Statement on the Feast or Famine report
December 11, 2018
OTTAWA, December 11, 2018 – Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the release of the Feast or Famine report on the impacts of climate change and carbon pricing, released on December 11th by the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. “The Canadian ...
Learn MoreGood news for farmers in Fall fiscal update
November 21, 2018
Ottawa, November 21 – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was very pleased to hear the Fall fiscal update delivered by Minister of Finance Bill Morneau on November 21st. Many of the recommendations that CFA made in the 2019 Pre-budget submission to help Canadian farmers were addressed, as well as recommendations by the agri-food ...
Learn MoreStatement on the ratification of CPTPP
October 26, 2018
OTTAWA, October 26, 2018 – Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the formal ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) “The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is very pleased to see the CPTPP receive royal assent so quickly, as ...
Learn MoreFarmers seek investments to adapt to proposed carbon pricing
October 24, 2018
OTTAWA, October 24, 2018 – Draft regulations announced yesterday concerning fuel costs and GHG emissions have addressed some of farmers’ concerns, but gaps remain, and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is keen to work with governments to develop new programs that will support the agriculture sector going forward. ...
Learn MoreFarmers are disappointed with the USMCA
October 2, 2018
OTTAWA, October 2, 2018 -The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is deeply disappointed with the agricultural concessions included in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). While the government did achieve beneficial results for some sectors within agriculture, such as increased U.S. market access for Canada’s sugar ...
Learn MoreCFA welcomes report from Agri-Food Economic Strategy Table
September 27, 2018
OTTAWA, September 27, 2018 – Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Ron Bonnett made the following statement in reaction to the report released earlier this week by Canada’s Agri-food Economic Strategy Roundtable. “The Canadian Federation of Agriculture welcomes the Agri-food Economic Strategy Table’s report as a ...
Learn MoreEconomic strategy explored at annual industry-government FPT roundtable on agriculture
July 19, 2018
OTTAWA, July 18, 2018 – Agriculture industry leaders highlighted several options for economic strategy in their meeting today with federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s (CFA) annual industry-government FPT Roundtable took place in Vancouver, BC, where farm leaders ...
Learn MoreMedia Advisory: Farm leaders to meet with Canada’s agriculture ministers at annual Industry-Government FPT Roundtable
July 13, 2018
July 12, 2018 – Economic strategy will be a key discussion topic as Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) board directors meet with Canada’s agriculture ministers next week in Vancouver, BC. CFA’s annual Industry-Government FPT Roundtable, set for July 18th, brings industry leaders together with elected officials and ...
Learn MoreAgGrowth Coalition supports continued National Business Risk Management review
July 9, 2018
Ottawa, ON (July 9, 2018) – Canada’s AgGrowth coalition and our members believe it is critical to continue the Business Risk Management (BRM) review with a comprehensive mandate, and encourage the Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers to extend the review process without delay. In summer of 2017, the FPT Agriculture ...
Learn MoreU.S., Canadian Farm Groups Support Strong Trading Partnership
June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018 U.S., Canadian Farm Groups Support Strong Trading Partnership WASHINGTON – The leaders of the U.S. National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) in a joint statement today urged Canadian and U.S. officials to preserve the strong, longstanding trade relationship between the two countries. CFA ...
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