Tag: Kyle Larkin

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Koch Agronomic Services. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Kyle Larkin with Grain Growers of Canada to discuss the potential rail strike; Greg Northey with Pulse Canada on how to stop the rail strike; Justin Funk with RealAgristudies on the… Read More

A delayed railway strike seems nearly a certainty now, after the Canada Industry Relations Board (CIRB) cleared the public safety assessment hurdle that had paused the strike threat. Now, if members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and CN and CKCP railways don’t come to an agreement before August 22, the railways have announced they’ll… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to Tuesday with Lyndsey! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Greg Northey with Pulse Canada to discuss how labour challenges are taking a toll on Canada’s export potential; Myles Immerkar with the Canadian Angus Association on new genetic selection tools; Kyle Larkin of Grain Growers of Canada on the impact of… Read More

The federal government’s plan to raise the capital gains inclusion rate in less than two weeks will increase the tax bill on the sale of a typical Canadian grain farm by 30 per cent, based on research conducted by Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). Grain Growers has written a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland… Read More

After two years of consultations, meetings, and research, Grain Growers of Canada has published a 10-point plan for moving the Canadian grain industry forward on its “Road to 2050.” Grain Growers executive director Kyle Larkin says his organization has laid out what policy issues are most important to the success of the Canadian grain industry,… Read More

The federal budget introduced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday featured changes to how capital gains are taxed, as well as federal funding to develop biofuel production and artificial intelligence, but did not mention many topics and programs farm groups were hoping to see addressed. It also included many previously-announced measures, such as the… Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Kyle Larkin with the Grain Growers of Canada on their sustainability recommendations “Road to 2050”; Mac Ross with the Canada Grains Council on an update on PMRA transformation; Haney then discusses some listener feedback; and, Don’t… Read More

The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) and many of its farm group members are voicing strong disappointment with the Senate’s adoption of a previously-rejected amendment to Bill C-234 at the final stage before it would have become law. The bill, which would have removed the federal carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms,… Read More

The federal government plans to move ahead with changes to the Competition Act to support Canadians’ right-to-repair. This was one of many commitments made in the fall economic statement tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday afternoon. The government says it will amend the act “in order to prevent manufacturers from refusing to provide… Read More

The chair of the House of Commons’ agriculture committee has introduced a private member’s bill aimed at speeding up regulatory approvals of new seed genetics, feed products, and crop protection products for Canadian farmers. Kody Blois, Liberal MP from Nova Scotia, tabled Bill C-359 — An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Seeds Act… Read More