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The World is Getting Hungrier -and that's Good News for Canada's Agriculture Industry!

You’ve probably heard it before, but the numbers are worth repeating. The OECD Observer notes that the size of “the global middle class” ... at breakneck speed. In fact the number of people fitting into the middle class is expected to increase from 1.8 billion in 2009 to 3.2 billion by 2020, and up to 4.9 billion by 2030. Over that period of time Asia’s share of middle-class consumption will more than double from 23% to 59%.

No surprise: Appetites Grow with Incomes

It makes sense that a rise in incomes brings with it a rise in appetites, not just in food but for pretty much everything. But while Asian demand for luxury goods may be fettered by global economic decline, demand for food is much less elastic. Want proof? Over the latest economic downturn Canada’s food exports to emerging markets has grown from a mere 14% of agricultural exports in 2002 to over 30% today, according to a recent video released by the Export Development Canada’s (EDC) to.... Now with global growth set to pick up steam, analysts are expecting Canada’s agricultural exports to make significant gains.

Exports to China Account for 1/3 of Canada’s Agricultural Sector

Mr. Hall also notes that with 40 million people in China being vaulted into the middle class each year, exports to the country have been increasing by approximately 16% each year, and growth will continue to accelerate in years to come. Nonetheless, that’s not to understate the growth being seen in other emerging markets as well. In fact, statistics shared by the EDC list the next ten emerging markets (including Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam among others), all showing double-digit increases in imports of agricultural goods from Canada.

Canada’s Agri-Food Sector Receive Boost from EDC and the Fed

The EDC pegs Canada’s primary and processed food exports at 11% of the total goods leaving Canada each year. As a nation that is consistently a net exporter of food, the Federal government and Export Development Canada (EDC) has targeted the sector for a number of support programs to help small to mid-sized businesses reap the benefits of trends in emerging markets including China; making Canada’s agricultural sector of greater interest to business owners and investors.

Free Webinar: Learn More about Government Funding Programs for Agriculture and Agri-Food

If you are an established small to mid-sized business that has been incorporated for more than 2 years, with more than 15 employees you are invited to attend a Free Government Funding for Agriculture and Agri-Food Webinar, presented by Mentor Works.

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OFCAF Producer Perspective on Virtual Fencing – Cody Claypool

On a cold Alberta night, few jobs are less appealing than heading out to move polywire so cattle can keep making the most of a swath-grazing field. For producer Cody Claypool, virtual fencing offered a way to reduce that winter labour while still controlling how his herd accessed feed and helping capture the full value of swath grazing. Instead of bundling up in the dark to shift electric fence, Cody could check his cattle’s movements from the comfort of home — even in the middle of the night — and make management decisions from his phone. That practical fit is what made the technology worth trying on the Claypool operation, where Cody manages a herd of approximately 400 cattle and is always looking for ways to make grazing more efficient without adding more hours to already full winter days. Cody’s parents first learned about virtual fencing at an Alberta Stockgrowers meeting, where RDAR CEO Mark Redmond and Olds Researcher Briana Elliot gave presentations. Their interest was piqued

British Columbia organizations coming together to boost skills and talent training in Canadian food and ingredient ecosystem

As Canada works to reach its full opportunity to do more with what it grows, there’s an increasing need to train and produce skilled workers across the food production and value-added agriculture value-chain. Today, to help address this need, Protein Industries Canada is announcing a new project with BC Food & Beverage (BCFB), the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Cultivated Food Labs (CFL), to develop and deliver a new coordinated skills training program. Canada’s ability to Make More Here presents an opportunity to unlock $25 billion in GDP and upwards of 17,000 new innovation-based jobs. BCFB, UBC and CFL are combining their expertise to ensure enough skilled talent is ready to fill these jobs, providing companies across Canada with the workforce needed to help reach new growth potential and new markets. “A strong and resilient agri-food sector depends on a highly skilled workforce,” said the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

One morning when we still lived on the farm, I looked out the front window and saw the barn door was open. A horse was standing by the corn crib not 10 feet from the road. It wasn’t my horse, but still I had that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. We had rented out a stall to an Amish neighbor to board his horses for a month while he was doing some logging nearby. He paid the rent with several loads of firewood. As a bonus he spread some of that high-octane Percheron exhaust on the garden, so it was a good deal all around. The neighbor arrived within a few minutes to tend to the wayward horse, so it all ended well. But that sinking feeling brought back memories of all those times in my youth when somebody left a door or a gate unlocked and the cows got out – usually onto the road and almost always at the most inconvenient time. Chasing cows at three o’clock in the morning is not fun, especially when your school bus is due to arrive at 7 a.m. We came home recently after being

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