Federal agriculture minister Marie Claude Bibeau has recently provided a funding offer to the provinces that would provide enhancements to the current AgriStability program. This was welcome news to many agricultural producers across Canada. AgriStability has always had design flaws and was, in the opinion of many, rendered almost useless when cuts were made to […] Read more
Stories by Lynn Jacobson
Moment of opportunity in Alberta ag?
In the aftermath of the shift from the Progressive Conservatives to the NDP as the party in power in Alberta, speculation was widespread about who among the new caucus had the background to lead the agriculture industry through the transition and into the future. Many also foretold changes among the public servants charged with shaping […] Read more
