Members of the House of Commons agriculture committee from all parties expressed concern about the recently announced cuts and closures at federal research centres as they began an emergency study on the matter Feb. 10.
Agriculture department officials address research cuts; to hold emergency study
Grain Growers of Canada calls for clarity, transparency on AAFC research cuts
Grain Growers of Canada is calling for more clarity from the federal government following cutbacks to Agriculture and Agri-Food staff and research centres.
Canadian government got it wrong on public plant breeding
Nation building should deem agriculture essential, not a casualty
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cuts to Agriculture and AgriFood Canada will undermine Canadian agricultural productivity, says National Farmers’ Union member Dean Harder.
Lacombe research centre closure called ‘catastrophe’
Beef and forage sectors say industry will suffer due to deeply disappointing cuts
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cattle industry mourns loss of Agriculture Canada’s research centre included in sweeping cuts that were announced late last month.
Beef industry weighs in on AAFC research cuts
The Canadian Cattle Association and Beef Cattle Research Council said cuts to federal research centres and programs will have long-term debilitating consequences for the beef industry.
AAFC’s Lacombe Research and Development faces imminent closure
Industry experts say closure of Lacombe facility, other AAFC sites will be catastrophic to agriculture research
Reading Time: 5 minutes The closure of AAFC’s Alberta facility will have a lasting impact on the Canadian agriculture industry.
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Seven research sites to close, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada confirms
Saskatchewan agricultural research centres appear to be hard hit by job losses and closures announced Jan. 22, according to initial reports filtering out.
AAFC to cut more than 600 staff
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to cut over 600 positions
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.
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