A national agricultural summit may be held Nov. 16-17 to examine how to restore profitability in Canadian farming.
Kieran Green of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said his organization will be proposing the summit of agricultural leaders when the CFA’s board of directors meet in Ottawa April 26-28.
“We’re thinking farm income issues. So far, CFA is taking the lead on this project, but it’s really early in the process. We’re still trying to decide whom to invite and that sort of thing,” Green said.
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“From the last couple of farm income projections we’ve seen, there isn’t any.”
Federal minister of agriculture Bob Speller said at an April 15 Saskatoon news conference that he is warming to the idea of a meeting of agricultural producer and commodity groups and provincial ministers.
“I have heard from (the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan) and (the Canadian Federation of Agriculture). They are in favour of the process and I have said we might look at it.”
The federal minister said such a meeting might review the agricultural policy framework.
Terry Hildebrandt, president of APAS, said the meeting is necessary in light of the problems in the agricultural economy.
