Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten.
Farmer election wish lists miss the mark
Canadian farm groups are laser-focused on trade and tariffs as the federal election approaches, but the key role of food security in national security should not be forgotten
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
Canada’s soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the political shuffle as candidates bandy words on expanding housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s 2025 federal election is coming. Soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the shuffle as political candidates bandy words on expanding housing.
Policy institute calls for open review of ag spending
It’s been 13 years since agricultural spending was reviewed, and some programs may no longer meet producer needs
A full-scale review of Canadian agricultural spending should be a top priority in this time of global uncertainty, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Western party not on April ballot
The Maverick Party will not run candidates for the upcoming general election
Reading Time: 2 minutes There won’t be any Maverick Party candidates on federal ballots this election after Elections Canada de-registered the western-based party.
What do you want to know before voting in Canada’s federal election?
Looking for answers to the questions that concern you the most? Let us know
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia is dedicated to covering the 2025 federal election with your interests as farmers as our lens. Our team of reporters will be speaking with politicians across Canada during the five-week election campaign. What do YOU want to ask them? Have your say below and we’ll update this page with your responses at bottom. […] Read more
Blois in as agriculture minister
Kody Blois will take over the role of Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Mark Carney’s cabinet.
MacAulay bows out of coming election
Federal agriculture minister hanging up his skates after 36 years in office
Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay says he won't seek reelection in the coming election.
ADM quarterly profit falls on weak crush margins, announces layoffs
Chicago | Reuters – Grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, pressured by weak oilseed crush margins and uncertainty over U.S. biofuel policy, and said it would be laying off up to 700 employees globally this year. Chicago-based ADM said it aimed to cut costs by $500 million to $750 […] Read more
Funding, collaboration among ag priorities for NDP
Election 2025, party by party: NDP ag critic says Canada lags other countries in research and development
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our latest in a series outlining the ag policies of major Canadian federal parties: NDP ag critic says Canada lags other countries in research and development
Trump tariffs would weaken loonie, then U.S. dollar
Canadian government missing in action
With Donald Trump set to become President of the United States on Jan. 20, uncertainty continues to swirl about his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods the U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico as early as that Monday. Should Trump press ahead with his levies, the Canadian dollar would be caught up in the collateral damage.
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