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Sollio outlines pandemic recovery plan for food sector
Support sought for automation, digitization, telecommunications
New tool to help Alberta food processors

Farmers need to be ‘heroes’ to win over consumers
People respond to powerful stories centred around people they can admire, says Monsanto official

Loonie value will determine 2017 ag outlook
FCC’s chief agricultural economist says a low Canadian dollar is expected to continue to benefit the sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes A low loonie is likely to continue to benefit Canadian farmers through 2017. That’s according to J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist, who added that will be the continuation of a trend seen throughout 2016. “There are certainly other factors that could influence Canadian agriculture, such as the global economy, the investment landscape, […] Read more
Farm and agri-food employers hail call for foreign worker reform
A new parliamentary report backs their recommendations to fix critical shortage of workers, but will the federal government act on them?

Food processing could be the next Alberta advantage
Despite hundreds of millions of investment, agri-food processing in Alberta is just ‘muddling along,’ says entrepreneur

Consumers driving changes in the food sector
Transparency in food labelling and no GMOs are among the top consumer food trends

Organic is booming — and the push is on to get more growers
Demand for organic grain is growing at a sizzling pace and the sector fears it will lose market share if it can’t up production

NOT WORKING: Alberta’s food processing industry needs a big fix
If the province wants a vibrant food industry, it will ‘have to do things differently,’ says expert
New food distribution fact sheets available from AARD
Sheets contains practical tips for agricultural food producers and processors
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