GIBBONS, Alta. — Sweeping changes are coming to Alberta farms and ranches and their workers. As of Jan. 1, workers compensation board coverage will be mandatory for all farms and ranches. Farms and ranches will also be subject to Occupational Health and Safety legislation at the beginning of the year, said Lori Sigurdson, minister of […] Read more
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Liberals review TPP agriculture compensation for dairy, poultry
MANILA, Phillipines (Reuters) — The federal Liberal government is reviewing a $4.3 billion package designed to compensate farmers for losses they might incur under a new Pacific trade deal, trade minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters today. Freeland’s remarks add to the uncertainty over whether the Liberals will ratify Canada’s participation in the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership […] Read more
Liberals review TPP compensation agreement for dairy, poultry
MANILA, Phillipines (Reuters) — The federal Liberal government is reviewing a $4.3 billion package designed to compensate farmers for losses they might incur under a new Pacific trade deal, trade minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters today. Freeland’s remarks add to the uncertainty over whether the Liberals will ratify Canada’s participation in the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, […] Read more
Farm safety, labour changes could overhaul Alberta farms
GIBBONS, Alta. — Sweeping changes are coming to Alberta farms and ranches and their workers. As of Jan. 1, workers compensation board coverage will be mandatory for all farms and ranches. Farms and ranches will also be subject to Occupational Health and Safety legislation at the beginning of the year, said Lori Sigurdson, minister of […] Read more
New report says Alta. should consider selling off public land
The Alberta government should consider selling off public land as one way to end conflicts and ensure better conservation, says a new report from the Fraser Institute. “People generally take care of their own property better than if it is simply left,” said Mark Milke, one of the authors of Ranching Realities in the 21st […] Read more
Sask. breeder tops at Royal Winter Fair
When Corrine Gibson saw OSU Empress 3100 walk into the show ring at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair she was determined to buy the young black Angus female. “I saw her and I had to own her,” said Gibson, who with her husband Clayton owns Six Mile Red Angus at Fir Mountain, Sask. She made […] Read more
Canadian International Grains Institute considers move or expansion
The Canadian International Grains Institute has outgrown its current space in downtown Winnipeg and is looking at options that could include expansion or relocation. Chief executive officer Joanne Buth said the institute has been assessing its space requirements for some time, and a decision on securing more space or a new location is likely to […] Read more
Canola makes little movement
Staying flat at the bottom is better than falling, soybean growers probably think. And a slight gain in canola is better than the opposite, growers are likely to feel. That was what farmers were left looking at after the close of trading Monday, with soybean futures skidding along at what might be the end of […] Read more
Trudeau government removes muzzle from federal scientists
An Agriculture Canada researcher says the Conservative government policy of muzzling federal scientists was embarrassing because taxpayer-funded science should be public. The new Liberal government has signaled it is changing course and says it will permit federal scientists to speak openly with Canadians. Prime minister Justin Trudeau made the policy more official in a Nov. […] Read more
Wheat, barley commission votes draw near
Saskatchewan wheat and barley producers have two weeks to cast their ballots in director elections being held by the province’s wheat and barley commissions. The deadline to cast votes in elections at the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SaskWheat) and the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is Dec. 2. A total of 14 candidates, seven at […] Read more
