Looking ahead to 2021, some Canadian farm producers are wrestling with their relationship with risk. While 2020 was the year of COVID-19, recent years have also focused attention on risks associated with climate change, trade-partner disagreements and changing consumer demands.
The Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) Board of Directors is announcing an upcoming transition in leadership.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in 2020-21, $469 million in 2021-22, and $468 million in 2022-23.
Brandon Yott explains the importance of geo-referencing soil sample locations and talks about A&L Canada Laboratories new TerraSiteRx data analysis platform.
Following the massive setback of an estimated 4.2% global economic contraction in 2020 due to COVID-19, 2021 will likely see a rebound of similar proportions.
