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New MLA Tara Sawyer appointed to Alberta Next Panel

Former Grain Growers of Canada and Alberta Grains chair appointed to Alberta Next Panel after victory in provincial byelection

Former Grain Growers of Canada chair Tara Sawyer was elected to the Alberta legislature for the governing United Conservative Party in a byelection June 23.




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Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending

Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech

Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.

Dori Gingera-Beauchemin served as Manitoba’s deputy agriculture minister for many years before retiring in 2023. She is one of the 2025 inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Photo: File

Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers and business leaders

The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers, agriculture advocates and food business leaders.






American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall said farmers want the opportunity to feed their families and the world. | Karen Briere photo

Farm leaders find common ground at Charlottetown conference

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Representatives from countries attending the North American European Union Agricultural Conference here Wednesday agreed they must be included in agriculture policy development. They said they face similar challenges, including policies that don’t reflect reality on their farms, labour shortages, non-tariff trade barriers and increasing demands from consumers who are far removed from […] Read more