Category Archives: Agriculture
B.C. company turning fly larvae into pet food gets $6M in federal funds
CALGARY — A British Columbia company that feeds food waste to insects to produce pet food has received $6 million from the federal government for a new plant just north of Calgary.Enterra Feed Corp. last year opened a 17,500-square-metre production
B.C. government says land matching program reaches milestone of 100 farmers
VICTORIA — The B.C. government says its land matching program, linking farmers to landowners, has reached a milestone with more than 100 connections. It says farmers in the province have used the program to grow crops and raise livestock on about
Canadian blueberries no threat to U.S. producers, embassy tells trade commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian blueberry farmers and embassy officials pushed back Tuesday against claims that U.S. producers are being driven out of business by cheap imports from north of the border. At the request of Trade Representative Robert Lighthi...
B.C. helps fund blueberry farmers against U.S. trade commission investigation
VICTORIA — British Columbia is making a financial contribution to help blueberry farmers fight a looming trade investigation in the United States over imported berries, including from Canada. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requested an inv...
COVID-19 has made its way to second B.C. mink farm, no workers sick
VICTORIA — Minks on a second farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Three minks that died on the farm tested positive for the virus, the Ministry of Agriculture said in
U.S. issues challenge to Canada’s dairy quotas in first test of new trade agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States opened a new chapter Wednesday in the book of trade tensions with Canada, formally complaining that U.S. dairy producers are being unfairly shut out of markets north of the border. An anodyne-sounding "request for...
Trudeau brushes off India’s criticism for standing with farmers in anti-Modi protests
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the diplomatic scolding Canada's envoy to India received on Friday for his recent comments in support of protesting Indian farmers. Trudeau was asked Friday about India's decision to call Canada's high co...
No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA — Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng was unable to offer a firm guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament is due to break for Christmas on Dec. 11. Ng
Feds unveil more funding for dairy, poultry and egg farmers hurt by free trade deals
OTTAWA — Canadian egg and poultry farmers who've lost domestic market share due to two recent free trade agreements will soon have access to $691 million in federal cash, Canada's agriculture minister announced Saturday.Marie-Claude Bibeau shared detai...
Canada, Britain ink new trade deal, beating Brexit, incorporating expiring EU pact
OTTAWA — Canada and Britain struck a new trade deal on Saturday, allowing the long-standing partners to trumpet a commercial triumph in the face of the economic devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim deal beat the looming Dec. 31