The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is calling on the federal government and the Major Projects Office to designate the Port of Vancouver and its connecting rail infrastructure as a project of national significance. The first list of projects being considered was released Sept. 11.
Grain Growers call for Port of Vancouver to be included in federal major projects
Anti-separatist movement targets rural Alberta
Alberta Forever Canada petition campaign expects to be full steam ahead as it makes it way to agricultural areas
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Alberta Forever Canada campaign has gained plenty of momentum throughout the province, especially in rural areas, and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk wants to make sure agriculture is a key part of the conversation.
Separatist leader says agriculture would prosper
Current canola tariffs another sign of West alienation by Ottawa, says Republican Party of Alberta leader
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta separatist party leader Cameron Davies outlines what he thinks are the benefits to the agriculture industry if the province were to become sovereign
Government to invest in biofuel production
Carney announces $370 million to biofuel production
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive.
Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
The Conservative leader’s Saskatchewan pit stop named the gas vehicle ban and canola tariffs as rural threats.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation
Tara Sawyer, former Alberta Grains chair, wins provincial byelection
Sawyer far outpaces nearest NDP competitor for MLA seat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tara Sawyer, former chair of Alberta Grains, has been elected to the provincial legislature in the riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
Two Chinese researchers accused of smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ into U.S.
Fusarium poses threat
U.S. federal prosecutors have accused two Chinese nationals of smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen that had the potential to be used as an agricultural terrorism weapon into the United States for research.
New agriculture minister hopes to engage farmers
Heath MacDonald says interprovincial trade and Pest Management Regulatory Agency reform are among his priorities
New federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald hopes to engage farmers across Canada on the issues that matter most.
Farmers ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Carney government
Producer groups hopeful Liberals deliver on promises
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mark Carney’s Liberal party will form a minority government after the 2025 Canadian federal election. And while many producers were hoping for a different result, Canadian producer groups are cautiously optimistic about what the new government could mean for the industry.
Electioneering overload
This has been a more-bruising-than-usual national campaign
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grainews editor Dave Bedard says farmers might not like politics, but they need to engage in it if they want to be heard - even with candidates they might not personally support.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
