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August 16, 2021
Canada’s Agricultural & Food Industry Poised to Drive Pandemic Recovery – CFA lays out Canadian farmers’ priorities for the upcoming federal election
August 16, 2021, Ottawa – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is calling on the federal parties to prioritize agriculture in their election platforms as a means of spurring Canada’s economic recovery, while creating a foundation for... Read More
August 12, 2021
CFA at Beginning Stages of Facilitating Hay West 2021
August 12, 2021 - Ottawa ON - With farmers in the Prairie provinces facing a dire hay shortage due to devastating and prolonged drought conditions, CFA has begun work to facilitate a “Hay West” initiative to send surplus hay from farmers on the... Read More
August 9, 2021
CFA Applauds Federal and Alberta Governments Commitments to Drought Relief
August 9, Ottawa - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is pleased to see the announcement from the federal government initially earmarking $100 million for drought relief through AgriRecovery and the Alberta government’s announcement of... Read More
July 23, 2021
CFA Statement on Support for Farmers Facing Extreme Weather; Calls for Increased AgriStability Compensation Rate
July 23rd, Ottawa - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is encouraged to see yesterday’s announcement of support for farmers facing extreme weather as droughts continue to affect farmers across Canada and especially in the Prairie... Read More
July 9, 2021
CFA Concerned with Negative Impacts on Farmers due to Delay on Bill C-208
July 9, 2021, Ottawa – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is concerned about the negative impacts on family farms that will come from the unprecedented delay to enact Bill C-208 as legislation. The Finance Department has said that they... Read More
June 28, 2021
CFA Urges Provinces to to Raise AgriStability Compensation Rate
June 28th, 2021 - In light of the recent announcement that Ontario has decided to increase the AgriStability compensation rate from 70% to 80%, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is urging other provinces to follow suit so that farmers... Read More
June 23, 2021
CFA Pleased to see the Senate Pass Bill C-208
June 23rd, 2021 - Ottawa ON - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), representing 200,000 farm families from across Canada, is extremely pleased that the Canadian Senate voted in favour of Bill C-208’s adoption last evening. This private... Read More