Bunge’s $200-million US grain port at Longview, Wash. Below, U.S. police and strikers scuffle at the port. Back in 2009, when the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board was still just a twinkle in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s eye, work started …

Member of Parliament Greg Kerr (West Nova) will be at the Cook’s Dairy Farm Ltd. facility in Yarmouth on August 20 to make an announcement in support of dairy processors on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

By Laura Rance Winnipeg Free Press08/11/2012As the new marketing era dawned Aug. 1, Canada’s prime minister took his revisionist view of history and his ideological vendetta against the Canadian Wheat Board to a new level.He retroactively pardon…

David Swann in Alberta’s political root cellar, contemplating all those potatoes. Actual Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real David Swann, Alberta’s likely reaction to his quixotic efforts. Perhaps it’s just as w…

Scientists have long promised crops that would endure hot, dry weather. That weather has arrived; the crops have not. In a land where corn is king, the king is stunted and withered.

Potato producers received a boost today from the Harper Government, as Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Mike Allen (Tobique–Mactaquac) attended the Centennial celebrations at the Potato Research Centre and announced an investme…

Milking it for all that it’s worth – not how it’s done any more. Below: Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Member of Parliament for Edmonton St. Albert, has launched a third “attack” on the policies o…

An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) cherry cultivar that has led to number of new cherry varieties was honoured today for its “sweet” success. The American Society for Horticultural Science, during its annual conference this week, presented AAFC…

Un cultivar de cerises d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC) qui a donné lieu à un certain nombre de nouvelles variétés de cerises a été primé aujourd’hui en raison de son succès. Lors de son congrès annuel cette semaine, l’American So…

Swiss biologists are testing a sheep collar wolf-warning device that registers heart rate changes and alerts shepherds to attacks via text message, while simultaneously emitting a repellant.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Mike Allen (Tobique–Mactaquac) will be in Fredericton, New Brunswick on Wednesday, August 8 to celebrate the Centennial anniversary of the Potato Research Centre and announce a new investment in…

An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) cherry cultivar that has led to number of new cherry varieties was honoured today for its “sweet”success . The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), during its annual conference this week, present…

Americans love hamburgers — we each eat an average of three a week. But what are the hidden costs? An animated short calculates the toll of greenhouse gases.

The Government of Canada is committed to creating open markets that will attract investment, encourage innovation, create value-added jobs and build a stronger economy for all Canadians. To this end, on August 1, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper ann…

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that, as a result of the coming into force of Bill C-18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, Western farmers now have the freedom to sell their wheat and barley on the open market. He was accompan…

The Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly ends today. The Prime Minister is in Kindersley to…

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today marked the eve of marketing freedom for Western Canadian wheat, durum and barley growers. Minister Ritz was joined by Senator Donald Plett, local Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon Rosetown-Biggar) and rep…

By Gavin Fridell Socialist ProjectE-Bulletin No. 671July 27, 2012On August 1, 2012, the Conservative government will bring an end to a major Canadian institution and one of the world’s largest, longest-standing, and most successful “state tradin…

By Gavin Fridell Socialist ProjectE-Bulletin No. 671July 27, 2012On August 1, 2012, the Conservative government will bring an end to a major Canadian institution and one of the world’s largest, longest-standing, and most successful “state tradin…

Consumers can expect the worst US drought in 50 years to cast a shadow across food prices throughout 2013, according to fresh government data released Wednesday.