One of the most common topics of conversation today is the high price of consumer goods, particularly groceries. Everyone is feeling the pinch of inflated food prices. Unfortunately, consumers can expect those prices to keep rising. Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 predicts a 5% to 7% food price increase in 2023, with the most substantial … Read more
Dairy cows rest at a farm in Eastern Ontario on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over indications that Canada’s next food guide could discourage the consumption of beef, butter and cheese.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up … Read more
[Editor’s note: Under the White Gaze originally ran as an exclusive Tyee email newsletter last fall. We’re republishing the full series of essays on our site this month. This essay, the sixth in the series, was originally titled ‘Condescending Tropes that Canadian Foodies Must Try!’] All my life I’ve been spoiled by Vancouver’s Asian restaurants, … Read more
MONTREAL, Aug 17, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Sollio Cooperative Group, Quebec Agricultural Relay Federationand Desjardins Group are joining forces on the program Springboard for Agricultural Youth. This training and networking program offers tools and financial support to farmers aged 40 and under who want to start a new farm or take over an existing farm. … Read more
In late 2020, as part of its plan to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Trudeau government floated a target for the agriculture sector: cut emissions from fertilizers by 30 per cent. Some farmers feared it would mean that they’d be forced to use 30 per cent less fertilizer – which could mean farming 30 … Read more
The Canadian federal government is moving forward with its plan to reduce fertilizer use in the country by 30 per cent by 2030. It’s part of its overall emissions reduction plan. Chair of the standing committee on Agriculture and Agri-foods and Liberal MP Kody Blais says this is essential work to meet their decreasing climate … Read more
A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that if enacted, would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warning label.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that would … Read more
A Dal researcher whose work centers on sustainable diets, well-being, and systems analysis is currently helping lead the creation of a definitive guide on sustainable diets. Kathleen Kevany, an associate professor and director of Rural Research Collaborative with Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture, is co-editor of the first edition of the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Diets … Read more
Industry experts and academics are working together to make the future of Canadian agriculture more productive – and sustainable.Della Rollins What’s the future of our food? Farmers, climate and technology experts came together to answer that question at Sustainable Agriculture: Technology and the Future of Food, a recent Globe and Mail symposium sponsored by McCain … Read more
Britain is ready to reject Canadian hormone-treated beef in an early setback for trade talks due to formally start in April. Government sources said ending a ban on the use of hormones in beef production is highly unlikely after Canada’s trade minister signaled that Ottawa will push for the UK to ditch its tougher standards … Read more
