#agricultural-policy

#agricultural-policy

Swine life on Staples' sustainable family farm is a jarring contrast to the existence of a pig on one of America's "intensive" corporate-owned mega-farms, where some sows are confined to cages so small they literally can't turn around or take more than a step or two in any direction.

"If Canada wants generational change in agricultural innovation, we need to transform our policy around how we fund plant breeding," he says. The current system, heavily reliant on public funding and check-off dollars, is increasingly under pressure. Reinheimer points to signs that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is shrinking its breeding footprint-especially in wheat, where AAFC varieties still account for about 80 per cent of acres. The problem? There's no updated funding model to match that shift.

In 1971, the chemist Yoshiyuki Takasaki, working in Chiba City, Japan, patented the process to create high fructose corn syrup, revolutionizing sweeteners.

"We've asked for years quite frankly. We asked the last administration under Biden to terminate the agreement and I feel we were somewhat ignored," DiMare said.

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, citing the further north movement of the flesh-eating New World screwworm fly in Mexico.

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) utilizes ground rock such as basalt to capture CO2 from the atmosphere. This process could significantly aid in meeting climate goals.

There will be no amnesty for illegal agricultural workers in the U.S., and Americans on Medicaid should replace them, according to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.

Ten dollars is fine - I'm for it. But if the city's going to collect more from us, I want to see that money go into marketing. We need more foot traffic.

The proposed law scrapping some environmental rules was rejected, but farmers felt satisfied as they redirected their efforts to influence the more favorable Senate.

"We're suspending the mobilisation (...) Tractors are returning to their farms, even though we had planned to still be there this Tuesday and Wednesday," he said.