Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Red tape hits farmers hard
Surveys highlight soaring energy costs
In one recent survey, 77 per cent of respondents identified fuel and energy costs, such as hydro, as the main cost pressures for their business
Ontario farmers doubt Canada’s ag policy boosts business, a new survey suggests
Canada’s ag industry welcomes CFIA changes
‘Agribusiness members had been telling us that CFIA needed to dramatically improve how it interacts with its stakeholders,’ says a Canadian Federation of Independent Business spokesperson
Group wants resolution on agricultural business risk management
So does Ontario’s minister of agriculture, who plans to push the issue at this week’s provincial-federal-territorial agriculture ministers’ meeting
photo: Carol Mitchell