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Consultations begin online for replacing Alberta’s Bill 6

By GFM Staff 4 days ago

A new online survey and direct consultations this summer are expected to inform the new Alberta government’s plans to swap out its predecessor’s legislation on farm and ranch worker protection. Alberta’s governing United Conservatives — who made repeal and replacement of Bill 6 a core plank of their platform before unseating the NDP government back […] Read more

The new UCP government will act on farmers’ wishes when it replaces existing workplace safety legislation and sets research priorities, says Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen.

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New provincial government will ‘stick up’ for farmers, says ag minister

Defending modern agriculture, workplace safety, and research funding are top priorities, says Devin Dreeshen

By Jennifer Blair June 20, 2019

Alberta’s new agriculture minister is ready for a fight. “Standing up for modern Canadian agriculture is something that was a theme during the campaign,” said Devin Dreeshen. “There are elements out there that attack Alberta’s energy sector, modern agriculture, and the forestry industry, and I think it’s something we heard loud and clear during the […] Read more

Devin Dreeshen became Alberta’s new agriculture minister on April 30.

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Alberta’s new agriculture minister praised as smart, grounded, and ‘a stand-up guy’

Although just 31, Devin Dreeshen has extensive experience in politics and on the farm

By Alexis Kienlen, Jennifer Blair May 1, 2019

Premier Jason Kenney has chosen one of his youngest MLAs to be the province’s new agriculture minister. But although he’s just 31 and has only been an MLA for 10 months, Devin Dreeshen comes to the job with a robust resumé. The Innisfail-Sylvan Lake rep is the son of veteran Tory Red Deer-Mountain View MP […] Read more

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Alberta UCP’s trade critic named ag minister

By GFM Staff April 30, 2019

Alberta’s new premier has tapped a not-quite-rookie MLA with experience in farming, farm policy and U.S. politics as his new minister of agriculture and forestry. Jason Kenney, sworn in Tuesday as premier, named Devin Dreeshen, the MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake since last July, to handle the ag and forestry file. Dreeshen came to the UCP’s […] Read more

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U.S. to move BLM headquarters to Colorado

Ocean freight index hits five-and-a-half year highs

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

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U.S. to move BLM headquarters to Colorado

Ocean freight index hits five-and-a-half year highs

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on rains, crop ratings

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Consultations begin online for replacing Alberta’s Bill 6

New provincial government will ‘stick up’ for farmers, says ag minister

Alberta’s new agriculture minister praised as smart, grounded, and ‘a stand-up guy’

Alberta UCP’s trade critic named ag minister

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AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending July 12, 2019

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