AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFood Security Push: Ottawa has unveiled a $3-billion National Food Security Strategy aimed at making food more affordable, boosting domestic production, and strengthening Canada’s food supply chain, including $1 billion for new and expanded food terminals and funding for competition enforcement. Supply Management Debate: A new Montreal Economic Institute report argues Canada’s supply management system adds about $224 a year to grocery bills, with milk, eggs and chicken priced well above U.S. comparison markets—raising affordability concerns for lower-income households. Local Food Access Pressure: Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank CEO Neil Hetherington says “one in 10” residents rely on food banks and urges city action ahead of municipal elections, pointing to grocery-store pilots and the federal strategy. Farm Education & Resilience: Saskatchewan students at the Estevan Exhibition got hands-on lessons on canola processing and other crops through Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan. Water-smart Farming: A BC poultry farm in Armstrong highlights how rainwater catchment and storage helped keep operations going when local wells ran dry. Ag Tech in Canada: Coverage also spotlights Canada’s move toward robotics and automation in farming and greenhouse horticulture.
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