On April 25, the QFA held its last Farm Food Forum of the year focusing on agricultural laws in Quebec. The event brought out 59 people from the farming community (more…)
Who Are We?
Chris Judd
QFA President
We are a not-for-profit, member-based organization that defends the rights and advocates on behalf of the English-Speaking agricultural community across Quebec. (more…)
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25 April 2013
QFA’s final Farm Food Forum proves popular
19 March 2013
QFA on Parliament Hill
The QFA represented all of Quebec farmers at the annual farm lobby day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 19, joining other farm organizations including the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and L’Union des cultivateurs franco-ontariens. (more…)
18 March 2013
QFA at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show
For the third year running, the QFA had a booth at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show, promoting farm safety and acting as a focal point for exhibitors and visitors with an interest in Quebec agriculture. (more…)
17 March 2013
QFA Promotes Farm Safety
QFA President Chris Judd and Director of Operations Dougal Rattray visited the Pontiac’s Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville on March 15 to raise farm safety awareness among rural youth.
16 March 2013
QFA acts to bring young people closer to farming
The QFA was an integral part of Quebec’s efforts for this year’s Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week, designed to increase awareness amongst young people about where food comes from and how to make healthy food choices. Seven of the 10 (more…)
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29 May 2013
PQ makes “food sovereignty” official
Quebec is going to get a lot more independent when it comes to food. And if Premier Pauline Marois is to be believed, Quebec agricultural producers will reap the profits.
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1 April 2013
Farming provides an economic boost, says Ag Canada
Recent months haven’t been easy ones for agriculture. At least not in the Canadian media. With critics of supply management waging a war against the nation’s protected industries—such as dairy, eggs, and chicken—and media pundits proclaiming that agriculture is unfairly protected with subsidies, it seems that farming is being unfairly pegged as a drain upon Canada’s economy.
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1 March 2013
International Passports to be issued
The Canadian government started talking tough this month when the United States announced a proposal that would make country-of-origin labelling (COOL) much stricter in supermarkets south of the border. Canadian beef farmers — and a few American cattlemen’s groups — are groaning at the prospect of the COOL debate being brought up once again at the World Trade Organization.
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28 February 2013
Japan relaxes ban on Canadian beef
Good news is a rare commodity in agriculture. With drought hitting many producers in central Canada, and input costs seemingly always on the rise, the beef industry has been especially hard hit in recent years.
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29 January 2013
Ottawa and Quebec foot the bill for transporting drought hay
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18 June 2013
Farm shows not to be missed
Read about two prime Canadian Farm Shows – the Outdoor Farm Show Outdoor farm show which takes place in September and the Dairy Farm XPO Canadian Dairy XPO happening next February.
18 June 2013
Latest Pest Management Centre Submissions and Registrations
Read the Pest Management Centre’s Minor Use Pesticides Program Project Status by Crop and the Submissions & Registrations ending June 17, 2013. PMC MU – Project Status by Crop- Jun 2013 EN, PMC MU – Sub & Reg Jun 2013 EN, PMC MU – Registrations Jun 2013 EN Read more about AAFC’s Pest Management Centre here: Pest Management Centre and about the minor use pesticides program here: Minor Use Pesticides Program
11 June 2013
Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued the following statement on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling (COOL):
Statement by Ministers Fast and Ritz on U.S. Country of Origin Labelling
11 June 2013
In Britain – Research shows children’s lack of knowledge about food origin
SOME children believe the meat in fish fingers comes from chicken, a new survey has revealed.
Research conducted by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has highlighted many children have a worrying lack of knowledge about where the meat and vegetables they eat come from. Read this article here: In Britain – Research shows children’s lack of knowledge about food origin
11 June 2013
Pig Welfare Set to Improve in Canada
After three years of intense negotiation, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) welcomes today’s release of the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs. Confidential until today, the CFHS worked tirelessly to negotiate directly with farmers for the past three years to improve the welfare for pigs in Canada. The draft Code of Practice sets standards for the care of the 27 million pigs raised on Canadian farms. Read more here: Pig Welfare Set to Improve in Canada
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