Grain drying, transportation, heating and electricity could cost a 5,000 acre grain farm an extra $8,000- $10,000 this year
Saskatchewan farmers could lose, on average, eight percent of their total net income this year due to the carbon tax, according to numbers from the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Those losses will grow to 12 percent when the carbon price rises to $50 per tonne in 2022. APAS said federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau […] Read moreTag Archives carbon tax
Nutrien suggests paying farmers to sequester carbon
CALGARY — Nutrien chief executive officer and president Chuck Magro sees agriculture as a solution to help mitigate climate change, suggesting that paying producers for sequestering carbon would be a game changer. Magro said farmers already store massive amounts of carbon on their land, but if they sequester even more through monetary incentives, it would […] Read more
Carbon tax cost estimate made for corn drying
Keystone Agricultural Producers says Manitoba producers paid an extra $2 million because of the federal program
Manitoba farmers may have spent an additional $2 million on grain drying because of the carbon tax. The extra cost is unfair to producers, said Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, because Manitoba farmers have to dry their grain and they compete with farmers from around the globe. “Margins are very tight as it […] Read more
Manitoba sticks with rejected Green Plan
Manitoba’s premier isn’t backing away from his Made in Manitoba Green Plan. Despite the federal government refusing to accept the 2018 provincial plan, and imposing the federal carbon tax on the province, Brian Pallister is hoping to revive the Green Plan. “I want the federal government to see the opportunity for them in agreeing with […] Read more
Carbon tax cost on Man. corn drying pegged at $2 million
Manitoba farmers possibly spent an additional $2 million on grain drying because of the federal carbon tax. Based on survey data from the Keystone Agricultural Producers, the carbon tax added $3.69 per acre to the cost of drying corn following the harvest last fall. For the average producer, with 500 acres of corn, the cost […] Read more
Bibeau still unconvinced of carbon pricing impact
OTTAWA — Canada’s Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau says she needs more evidence of how the federal carbon tax is affecting farms. During an interview at the end of 2019, Bibeau questioned the impact of levies used to curtail carbon emissions in agriculture and said she will seek more information. “We want to make sure […] Read more
Sask., Man. work to prove carbon tax impact
OTTAWA — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government that its carbon tax puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the federal carbon tax may not be disadvantaging farmers. She has questioned the impact of the tax on agriculture and has said she will continue […] Read more
Carbon tax increasing on Sask. electricity
SaskPower has issued a reminder to customers that the federal carbon tax applied on its bills increases from $20 to $30 per tonne on Jan. 1. According to a news release, the crown utility expects farmers will have to pay an extra $60 in 2020. The year-over-year increase for residential customers will be about 1.5 […] Read more
Carbon tax raises grain drying costs: farmers
Producers say the rebates offered by the federal government won’t fully cover the costs that they have to pay
Farmers struggling to get their crops harvested in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will also pay more for drying those crops, thanks to the federal carbon levy. While the federal carbon price offers relief for gasoline and light fuel oil costs used in tractors and trucks, there is no exemption for grain drying or heating. The […] Read more
Sask. appeals carbon tax ruling
As expected, Saskatchewan has appealed the court ruling that found Ottawa had the constitutional authority to impose a carbon tax. Justice Minister Don Morgan announced May 31 that the official notice had been filed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Related story: Court: carbon tax constitutional – Moe confirms appeal The government has asked the […] Read more
