Maple Leaf Foods president says farmers and corporations frustrated over the inability to measure sustainable farming
OTTAWA — Farmers hear a lot of talk about sustainability but that’s often all they witness — talk, but not much walk. It’s a frustration not only for farmers but also the commercial powers that see potential in sustainable agriculture but an inability to get it recognized. To Maple Leaf Foods’ president and chief executive officer […] Read moreTag Archives Canada’s Agriculture Day
VIDEO: Sustainability apathy high: McCain
OTTAWA — The public says it cares about climate change, but won’t pay for it in money or bother. Canada’s food, agriculture and farming industries need to accept that failure as their own, says the head of Maple Leaf Foods. “They care, but they’re not motivated by it,” said Michael McCain, who pushed his company […] Read more
Producers should not take Canada’s stability for granted
Some people in Canadian agriculture take Canada for granted. That does not include most immigrants, temporary foreign workers and people tightly connected with overseas communities. Those people, many of them working on western Canadian farms, in barns, in ag machinery manufacturing, in slaughter plants, driving trucks and providing professional services, tend to look back to […] Read more
VIDEO: FCC optimistic about agriculture sector’s growth potential
Farmers told they have a ‘generational’ opportunity to increase role in Canada’s economy if they invest in their business
OTTAWA — Farm Credit Canada’s president is bullish about Canadian farmers’ ability to take a leap forward. “Consumers around the world are counting on us to increase sustainable food production, and to do so, we will need to take on new risks, new beginnings, and form new partnerships,” said Justine Hendricks at Canada’s Agriculture Day […] Read more
