Agriculture Canada
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Canada’s food industry leaders say $252M aid falls short of need amid COVID-19"Our industry is already one of razor-thin margins," the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said.CanadaMay 5, 2020
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Ottawa getting ready to launch multimillion-dollar ‘Buy Canadian’ food campaignThe multimillion-dollar campaign will aim to reach Canadians "on an emotional level."CanadaJan 20, 2020
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Dry weather withering crops, stressing farmers in southern SaskatchewanThere were 59 calls to Saskatchewan's Farm Stress Line in July — compared to 16 the same time last year.CanadaAug 6, 2017
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Humane societies hail new egg-industry code of phasing out cramped hen cagesUnder the new code, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies expects that half of Canada's egg-laying hens will be in cage-free barns within eight years or live in larger cages.ConsumerMar 27, 2017
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Feds renew commitment to wheat, barley researchFederal government announces $21.4 million in funding over the next five years for wheat and barley research.CanadaFeb 8, 2016
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Canadian beef industry reduces environmental hoofprintCanada's cattle industry is producing more beef with less greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study.CanadaJan 11, 2016
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Protein-packed pulses take prominenceProtein-packed pulses have been popping up on more menus since the United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses.CanadaJan 7, 2016
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Agriculture Canada to release the hounds on hungry geeseThe federal government plans to hire trained dogs this spring as a non-lethal means to protect its central experimental farm from hungry Canada geese.ScienceMar 29, 2014
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Prairie farmers want railways penalized for grain shipment backlogFarm groups on the prairies want the federal government to penalize railways for failing to get record crop to market.MoneyNov 28, 2013
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