The Canadian government plans to convene a meeting this fall between young and beginning farmers and representatives from the ag industry and Ottawa, toward what's expected to be a redesign of policy tools meant for renewal in the ag sector.   Read More...

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) today announced that it has issued a Stewardship Plan for Outdoor Power Equipment to comply with the requirements of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment’s (MoE) Recycling Regulation.   Read More...

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Canadian Minister for International Trade Ed Fast signed a two-year extension of the 2006 U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), extending the agreement through October 12, 2015 with no changes.   Read More...