Lobbying on Agri-Food - Ottawa (January 2026 edition)
Chicken Farmers of Canada; Canola Council of Canada were unusually active lobbyists last month.
Agri-Food (Ottawa)
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This Week in Agri-Food — Ottawa (#1, 2026)
CFIA pauses livestock traceability regulations; $9.7M crop research investment announced; PEI halal beef project funded; New StatsCan farm prices, input indices released; Climate adaptation projects get federal backing.
Lobbying Landscapes in Agri (December, 2025)
National Cattle Feeders' Association; Canadian Canola Growers Association
QSA's Week in Agri-Food (#50, 2025)
Canada secures ASF zoning for pork exports to Philippines; CFIA and UK sign MOU on animal vaccines; Buy Canadian Policy takes effect; Finance Canada selects Canadian Climate Institute for investment taxonomy; ECCC launches engagement on industrial carbon pricing; EPA sets thiamethoxam tolerance f...
QSA's Week in Agri-Food (#49, 2025)
Senate committee reviews Bill C-15 changes to FCC and equivalency in CEPA; Alberta launches $10M greenhouse expansion program; Prairie Partnership Initiative backed by $200M; US executive order targets anti-competitive behavior in agri-food supply; USDA and EPA propose major updates to pesticide ...
QSA's Week in Agri-Food (#48, 2025)
CFIA repeals outdated regulations; Minister MacDonald meets Quebec producers; targeted Salmonella controls on pistachios; principal field crops up, potatoes down; Farm Product Price Index rises; US EPA seeks pesticide registration comments; USDA delays Salmonella sampling in chicken; major Ontari...
QSA's Week in Agri-Food (#47, 2025)
Senate examines agri-food’s food security role; StatsCan reports farm income decline, poultry and aquaculture data; Canada launches electronic grain export certificates for Mexico; Grocery Sector Code of Conduct moves forward; U.S. revises crop insurance rules, Executive Order modifies agricultur...