Source: OMAFRA
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $8 million, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), to create or increase processing efficiencies and enhance food safety in the province’s dairy processing sector.
“Ontario’s dairy processors...
Source: FCC
As we start the new year amid elevated inflation and major headwinds facing the economy, here are our top charts to help make sense of the economic environment for farm operations, agribusinesses and food processors.
Economy: Consumption slowdown, inflation...
Source: Government of Alberta
“Agri-businesses utilize depreciable assets, and they acquire new capital assets or replace old ones as their business expands and evolves,” says Azam Nikzad, market analyst/coordinating researcher with the Alberta government. Canada Revenue Agency defines depreciation as...
Uncertainty in taxation policy lies ahead for Canadian taxpayers. The financial impact of COVID-19 combined with the recent fiscal budgets has resulted in historic levels of government spending. The federal debt has doubled from $619.3 billion in 2015-16 to...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a total of $14.7 million to support crop-related research in 2024.
Invested through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and the...
Source: Alberta Grains
Seed tests are a great way for producers to find out what they are dealing with when it comes to seed quality and health. Whether you are a seed grower or saving your own seed, testing seed...
Source: Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the dispute...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
B.C. farmers looking to grow their businesses in the face of rising costs are getting support for accessing new technologies from items such as robotic and automated equipment, farm management software and digital sensors, which...
Source: Government of Alberta
AI use has accelerated in recent years and significantly transformed numerous industries, including the grocery and food service industries.
“Artificial intelligence (AI) use in the retail and service sectors has created many opportunities as well as challenges,”...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Reducing methane emissions requires new and innovative ideas, including in the agriculture sector. It is a key part of the Government of Canada’s plan to tackle climate change and mitigate the impact on farmers, who...
