Did you know that Canada is one of the world's largest pulse producers and exporters? Canada ships more than 80% of pulses grown domestically to buyers abroad – a testament to how much Canadians contribute to global food security. Four main types of pulses are grown in Canada, including dry peas...
Did you know that Canada is one of the largest pork producers in the world? Home to more than 14 million hogs on over 7,100 farms nationwide, pork farming in Canada is a big deal. The agricultural sub-sector supports tens of thousands of jobs and generates billions in economic activity every yea...
Bright yellow canola fields are an iconic summer scene experienced by locals and tourists across Canada, particularly in southwestern Manitoba and the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta. But what not many people know is that the canola plant is so much more than part of the beautiful ...
With all the kafuffle surrounding egg supply and prices south of the border, it's a great time to share fun and interesting facts about eggs in Canada. Often overlooked, the egg farming sector is a critically important part of our agricultural industry and plays an instrumental role in feeding C...
Canada’s vast and fertile lands have allowed it to become an absolute agricultural powerhouse. Exporting more than half of our total annual food production, Canadians consistently rank among the top five global agricultural exporters [1] while playing an oversized role in helping to feed the wor...
Saskatchewan is well known as an agricultural powerhouse. Home to more than 40 per cent of Canada's cultivated farmland and responsible for 20 per cent of its annual agri-food exports [5], the prairie province is recognized as one of the most productive farming regions in the world! Farming in S...
Canada is well known as an agricultural powerhouse, exporting various food products to more than 190 countries worldwide. But not often do we give our blueberry farmers the recognition they deserve; the sector is an essential part of our domestic agriculture industry, accounting for 57% of our na...
Agriculture plays an incredibly important role in the lives of Canadians across the country. Whether it be the cherry farms of British Columbia, grain mills of Saskatchewan, corn fields of Ontario, maple syrup harvesters of Quebec, or lobster fisheries of the Atlantic provinces, the agriculture ...
This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 As Canada’s most valuable seafood export, lobster is an incredibly important food source for local fishermen in the Atlantic provinces. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the volume of lobster caught every year is an indicator of prosperity, show...
This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 Like other Canadian provinces, British Columbia is home to many farms that grow a wide variety of crops. From fruits to vegetables to aquaculture to fishing to grains to meat, B.C. farmers do it all, playing a significant part in feeding Canadians and t...