By Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canada's new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald arrives at a time when farmers and processors are facing more uncertainty—and more opportunity—than at any point in a generation. Prime Minister Carney has said his new cabinet reflects Canada’s “hinge moment.” Agriculture may... Read More
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Canada's new agriculture minister has proposed making changes to the AgriStability farm business risk management program to support farmers affected by tariffs from China. Kody Blois announced the measures late Saturday, on the eve of the election call on Sunday, when the Carney government will no longer be able to make funding announcements as it... Read More
After spending the past five episodes exploring what drives decisions around how land is used across Canada, we're looking to the future, highlighting the people and research shaping land-use policy in the next generation. The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has selected four PhD candidates/doctoral fellows at schools across Canada to develop their skills and expertise... Read More
When it comes to doing business in Canada, the agriculture and agri-food sectors have distinct labour needs, skill gaps, and infrastructure requirements. However, when drilling down to the core solutions to these issues, many of the differences converge under a few pillars: coherent policy and a better functioning government sector, for example. The Canadian Agri-Food... Read More
With farmland under pressure from urban expansion, conservation needs, and economic development, it raises the critical — and contentious — question: who should decide how land is used? Private landowners' rights are essential and rightfully expected in Canada, but there's also an argument to be made that the public has a stake in land-use decisions... Read More
Even the most seasoned of policy analysts, trade negotiators, and industry leaders are feeling the pressure of the last six weeks. On-again, off-again tariffs threatened by the U.S. president are having direct and in-direct impacts on Canada's economy, with companies pro-actively trying to manage risk by downsizing, cancelling expansion plans, or shuttering all together. But... Read More
Some parts of the country have seen more success protecting farmland than other regions, but when you add it up, Canada continues to lose an astonishing amount of farmland to urban expansion. The oft-cited statistic from the most recent Census of Agriculture is that Ontario alone loses an average of 319 acres of farmland every... Read More
When it comes to land use, some ways that land provides value are easy to measure and monetize, such as growing crops, raising livestock, or developing real estate. But other types of value, especially those that benefit broader society, like providing biodiversity, wildlife habitat preservation, carbon sequestration, and flood or fire risk mitigation, are much... Read More
Land is a fundamental and finite resource, yet it is easy to overlook its value in our everyday lives. Canada may have an abundance of land, but those acres are under immense pressure to serve multiple purposes—residential and industrial development, food production, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, solar and wind energy generation, recreation, and more. As we... Read More
Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Guest host Lyndsey Smith discusses some of the top news stories including cabinet changes, and is joined by: Chris Vervaet with Canadian Oilseed Processors Association on canola into U.S. biofuel; Hear from Amy Crozier in a spotlight interview for Nutrien Smart Nitrogen; Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture discusses... Read More