The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wanted to take the pulse of stakeholders about the ongoing modernization process
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published a detailed report from recent consultations on modernized seed regulations. The agency, which administers Canada’s Seeds Act, launched the consultations earlier this year as part of its larger seed regulatory modernization process, which has been ongoing since 2020. The latest consultations sought input from stakeholders […] Read moreTag Archives survey
Survey participation has long-term benefits for industry
I encourage all producers to share their knowledge with cattle associations, researchers and related professional organizations because positive results are eventually returned. Accurate data going in leads to accurate data coming out. We may be inundated with surveys and questionnaires from industry groups but their ultimate goal is to gather information that will inform producers […] Read more
Most rural Albertans oppose provincial police force: poll
“Overall, most Albertans are not supportive of either the dissolution of the RCMP or the creation of an Alberta Police Service,” a recent report stated.
Trade, market access top priorities in Sask. APF survey
Saskatchewan producers say trade and market access are top priorities for the next agriculture policy framework. The provincial government said this morning that 887 people, three quarters of them producers, responded to a recently completed online survey on the non-business risk management components of the framework. Other respondents were consumers, organizations, processors, researchers and business. […] Read more
Standards developed for no-stun livestock slaughter
Public consultation is being sought on the practice of slaughtering animals without stunning them first. Animal slaughter processes for the halal and kosher markets do not allow stunning in accordance with religious belief. The market for such meat is growing, but there is no national standard in Canada for acceptable practices. “What is acceptable can […] Read more
U.S., Canada producing ample durum but quality may be in short supply
There may be production problems in France and possibly higher than usual demand in North Africa, but a large durum crop in North America will easily fill those market voids, says a market analyst. Consequently, it’s difficult to feel optimistic about durum prices. “I’m not very friendly on the durum market,” said Chuck Penner, owner […] Read more
Ag labour shortage getting worse
Agriculture has the highest job vacancy rate of any industry in Canada, and that labour shortfall may soon become much larger. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) released results of a labour market information survey of primary agriculture March 15 in Winnipeg. The CAHRC report, based on data from 2014, indicates the gap between […] Read more
Saskatchewan does right by farmers: survey
Saskatchewan farmers think their provincial agriculture department is doing something right. Manitoba’s producers think their department is doing something wrong. That’s the main conclusion of a compilation of three surveys the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has conducted in the past couple of years with farmer and agribusiness members. “In Saskatchewan, the government is much […] Read more
