Consumers wanting to reduce the carbon intensity of their food should advocate for better rural internet. Producers know most agricultural towns have broadband, but in the country, cell service fades. Telematics produced by farm equipment has to be stored, getting pushed to the cloud at the farmyards while IoT devices use networks, like LoRaWAn. Network-controlled […] Read more
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Early U.K.-Canada trade deal prospects not looking good
As prospects of a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union collapse, there is growing doubt that a post-Brexit pact involving Canada can be completed by the end of the year. The U.K. left the EU on Jan. 31 and nearing the end of an 11-month implementation period where essentially agreements remain […] Read more
COVID uncertainty continues to haunt global markets
Many countries implemented protectionist policies when the pandemic began, although the situation has been improving
The impact of COVID-19’s second wave is continuing to cause uncertainty in global trade markets. According to the World Trade Organization, between October 2019 and May 2020 G20 economies implemented 154 new trade or related measures, finding 95 to be trade-facilitating and 59 as trade-restrictive. “In the early stages of the pandemic, several of the […] Read more
Dairy farmers want compensation action
Canada’s dairy farmers are calling on the federal government to make good on its promise to compensate producers after giving up market share of the supply-managed industry to more foreign competitors. The Liberal government has told Dairy Farmers of Canada compensation is coming as a result of three major trade deals: the Comprehensive Economic and […] Read more
Supercluster defends against critical report
The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently found flaws with the research projects, including Protein Industries Canada
Protein Industries Canada remains confident in its pace of funding projects to grow the sector, despite a recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO reported that the governing Liberals 2017 Innovation Superclusters Initiative has been slow to select projects and spend money. In 2017, five superclusters were given a total of $918 million […] Read moreU.S. election winner won’t make it easy for Canadian farmers
No matter who wins the upcoming election in the United States, Canadian farmers can expect to continue facing tough competition from their heavily subsidized peers south of the border. Early in Donald Trump’s 2016 election bid, it became clear U.S. producers saw Trump as the favoured candidate for president. His nationalist rhetoric helped win farmers […] Read more
COVID uncertainty remains in global markets
The impact of COVID-19’s second wave is continuing to cause uncertainty in global trade markets. According to the World Trade Organization, between October 2019 and May 2020, G20 economies implemented 154 new trade or related measures, finding 95 to be trade-facilitating and 59 as trade-restrictive. “In the early stages of the pandemic, several of the […] Read more
U.K.-Canada trade deal prospects look grim
As prospects of a trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union collapse, there is growing doubt in a post-Brexit pact involving Canada being completed by the end of the year. The U.K. left the EU on Jan. 31 and is nearing the end of an 11-month implementation period where essentially agreements remain […] Read more
Ag committee resumes review of business risk management
Members of Parliament sitting on the committee studying agricultural and agri-food issues will have no shortage of topics to explore in the coming weeks. After months of not sitting, there is plenty of work to be done. The first meeting of the current parliamentary session was held Oct. 8. The last time the committee held […] Read more
Protein supercluster defends against critical report
Protein Industries Canada remains confident in its pace of funding projects to grow the sector, despite a recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO reported the governing Liberals 2017 Innovation Superclusters Initiative has been slow to select projects and spend money. In 2017, five superclusters were given a total of $918 million to […] Read more
