A member of 4-H BC took top spot at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto on November 4. Janel van Dongen of Nanoose Bay was one of 12 speakers from across Canada and Scotland who shared their thoughts and perspectives on the Canadian agriculture industry. Van Dongen, …
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
New federal minister
What’s old is new again as Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet in what many say sets the stage for a general election. Lawrence MacAulay was reappointed to the agriculture portfolio following a four-year stint as minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence. He succeeds Marie-Claude Bibeau, who was transferred to be minister …
Livestock health in spotlight
The health of Canada’s livestock took centre stage as federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture emerged from their annual meeting in Fredericton last week. During the closing press conference where ministers summarized their work, federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the establishment of a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. The most recent federal budget …
National celebration of agriculture
A national initiative designed to celebrate Canada’s food producers marks its seventh year today. Canada’s Agriculture Day, February 15, was initiated in 2017 by the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, which also leads the online forum Agriculture More Than Ever. Designed to celebrate Canadian agriculture, food and everyone who works in the industry, the national …
Universal broadband fund cheers farmers
The recent announcement of an additional $750 million for the universal broadband fund by the federal government is pleasing farmers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially launched the Universal Broadband Fund on November 9, which was originally announced in the 2019 federal budget. The fund, now worth $1.75 billion, aims to provide high-speed Internet access to …