Canadian aquaculture organizations say aquaculture should be classed as agriculture and overseen by Agriculture Agri-Food Canada so the sector can get more support from the government.
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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say
B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding
Anodyne Chemistries Inc. from Burnaby, B.C. received $1.2 million from the federal government for its process turning carbon dioxide and water to hydrogen peroxide and formic acid.
Farm groups call on agriculture minister to pause federal research cuts
Twenty farm and commodity groups are calling on the government to pause cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) research for two years.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois
Agriculture must be pushed as a sector of expansion and investment opportunity in Canada said Kody Blois ahead of the Future of Food conference in Ottawa on Feb. 9.
New federal funding to open for agriculture, agri-food market diversification
A total of $75 million over five years will be available under the AgriMarketing program’s market diversification streams, federal Agriculture Minister Heath Macdonald announced in a news release on Feb. 10.
AAFC makes few changes to November S/D report
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada made only a handful of alterations for its November report on principal field crops. The only changes AAFC made were with all wheat and durum exports plus domestic use for all wheat and corn in the estimates released on Nov. 24. The report had been initially scheduled for Nov. 19, but AAFC said they chose to delay it until after the United States Department of Agriculture issued its November supply and demand estimates following the U.S. government shutdown.
Pulse Weekly: AAFC forecast stands pat
There were no changes to the pulse numbers for 2025/26 in the October supply and demand report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Oct. 17. So far it has translated into Western Canadian pulse prices holding steady.
Pulse Weekly: AAFC raise dry pea, lentil production numbers
Ending stocks higher as well
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada raised its 2025/26 production calls for dry peas and lentils from its July report. AAFC issued its latest monthly report on Aug. 20, and adjusted exports, domestic usage and ending stocks.
2025/26 canola production jumps nearly 13 per cent
AAFC issues August S/D report
There were sharp changes in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s estimates for the 2025/26 canola crop when it came to production and ending stocks. AAFC has now pegged canola output at 20.10 million tonnes, up 12.9 per cent from its July forecast. Also, the oilseed’s carryout was doubled from last month to now 2.20 million tonnes.
