Manitoba Pork and the Canadian pork council are lobbying the Canadian and Manitoba government for strategies to protect the sector from U.S. tariffs.
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Pork sector worries tariffs will hit labour pool
Keeping workers available for post-tariff recovery a key goal
U.S. port strike ends leaving cargo backlog
Reuters — U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo backlog will take time. The strike ended sooner than investors had expected, weakening shipping stocks across […] Read more
Metis struggle to resume vital agricultural role
Indigenous group has an important historical connection to Prairie farming, but opportunities remain elusive today
This is the last story in a series looking into the pools of human talent within Canada’s population that could help fill the growing labour shortage that is crippling many farms. David Beaudin has a joke that combines his two responsibilities in the Manitoba Metis Federation: “Our kids can be involved in any work they […] Read more
Injuries, health problems worsen labour shortage
I texted a neighbour at the farm asking if he could help me out. We work back and forth a bit on various projects. “I have a buyer that wants two loads of maple peas next Tuesday, but I’m away next week,” I texted. “If I get the conveyor all set up, could you load […] Read more
University internship designed to show gamut of ag jobs
Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph has developed an internship course for graduate students in masters’ programs
WINNIPEG — Agricultural workers are getting old. The average Canadian farmer is in their late 50s, which is problematic, but the demographic challenge in agriculture is much bigger than grain, livestock and vegetable production. Companies that provide services and products to Canada’s ag industry have employees that are planning to retire soon. Those firms need […] Read more
A third of agricultural jobs could be automated in next decade, report says
Glacier FarmMedia – One third of agricultural jobs could be automated in the next decade according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada. “While these technologies [automation, data analytics, etc.] hold the potential to optimize production and enable data-driven decision-making,” the report said, “their adoption has led to increased demand for workers […] Read more
Employment legislation exempts many farming activities
The Saskatchewan Employment Act governs many aspects of the employer-employee relationship in Saskatchewan. Part II of the act sets minimum employment standards that employers are required to provided to their employers in most circumstances. However, these minimum standards do not apply to certain employees, depending on the nature of their employment. For example, Part II […] Read more
GSU accepts Viterra offer
REGINA — Members of the Grain and General Services Union who work for Viterra have voted to accept the company’s latest contract offer. The GSU announced the decision today, saying the support wasn’t overwhelming but enough to accept the offer. Local 1 voted 63 percent in favour and Local 2 voted 68 percent to accept. […] Read more
Taking the long-term approach to recruitment
Case IH’s partners with technical schools in Canada and the U.S. to identify and train future employees
LANGHAM, Sask. — Nobody needs to tell farmers that today’s ag equipment has gone high tech, making modern equipment capable of remarkable efficiencies that improve a farm’s bottom line. However, it also means that the days of expecting to fix a breakdown with a small toolbox full of wrenches and a tube of grease have […] Read more
Frustration evident in labour report
After hearing from hundreds of farmers, agricultural and food employers and farm workers, the federal government sees widespread challenges in the labour market and few easy solutions. “The sector requires a reliable and sustainable agricultural workforce and innovative technological solutions for the labour challenges of today and the future,” said federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau […] Read more
