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Canadian farmers have spring in their step from strongest commodity prices in years Business Related Independent Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground as a deer stands in a canola field near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh TORONTO – Farmers like Andre Harpe have a little extra spring in their steps these days as agriculture crops fetch their highest prices in years, joining a boom in commodities such as lumber and base metals that is good news for the C...

TORONTO - Farmers like Andre Harpe have a little extra spring in their steps these days as agriculture crops fetch their highest prices in years, joining a boom in commodities such as lumber and base metals that is good news for the Canadian economy.

Article content OTTAWA – While the 2021 federal budget is full of references to farmers and agriculture, it will take time to figure out the implications of some of the proposals announced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The budget did brand farmers as “major players in Canada’s fight against climate change”, which suggests all the effort by farm groups to educate the government on what has been happening on many farms across Canada wasn’t in vain. We apologize, but this video ...

Olds, AB, Canada / ckfm.ca Dec 16, 2020 5:00 PM The Board of Directors of the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has elected Andre Harpe as the new chair with William van Tassel and Brendan Phillips as vice-chairs. Following the 2020 annual general meeting on December 8th, the GGC Board would also like to thank outgoing vice-chair Shane Stokke and chair Jeff Nielsen for their service to the organization.

iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Dec 9, 2020 11:47am Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks to the American Legion in February 2012. Vilsack is set to return to his old cabinet post in the Biden administration. USDA Photo by Johnny Bivera White Christmas, her absolute favourite. Who’s with her? (P.S. It’s National Pastry Day.) Here’s today’s agriculture news. The Lead We start with some developing news out of the United States. A familiar face is ex...