Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute

The Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute issued a statement on concern and confusion surrounds Canadian Wheat Board privatization. “Farmers are telling us that they are deeply disturbed about the CWB privatization process. Recently, FNA learned that their bid to acquire the CWB, backed by strong farmer-interest, was rejected. This is a clear message that there is no interest … Read more

The FNA Strategic Agriculture Institute (FNA-STAG), a not-for-profit informational research organization, has launched a mobile application that could have a major impact on how farmers price inputs and researchers’ ability to find reliable farm input price data. The application, called AgPriceBook, is available to all farmers free of charge through either the Apple or Google … Read more

The Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute congratulates the Government of Canada on the re-appointment of Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) to the ministry of agriculture and the appointment of the Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) to the ministry of health. The institute said that both departments have significant roles in the profitability of farmers … Read more