Farms.com Home   News

Ag Sector May Qualify For Essential Pay Top-Up

The agriculture sector may be eligible to receive part of the three billion dollars recently announced by the federal government to top-up wages for low-income essential workers.
 
It's up to the provinces and territories to determine whether agriculture qualifies as an essential service.
 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the government is waiting to see plans from the provinces, which are also expected to contribute dollars to the fund.
Click here to see more...

Trending Video

$5 Corn, $12 Soybeans, $7 Wheat & $750 Canola! Is the Top In/Party Over?

Video: $5 Corn, $12 Soybeans, $7 Wheat & $750 Canola! Is the Top In/Party Over?


$5 corn, $12 soybeans, $7 wheat & $750 canola! Is the top in and the party over with lower crude oil and an end to the Iran war?
The 2026 USDA May report could see ending stocks fall further due to red-hot U.S. corn exports, lower HRW production and lower Brazil corn production?
OK HRW wheat tour sees crop down 50% + Kansas Quality Council Wheat tour next week.
Headline news that U.S. could import Brazilian beef weighed on cattle futures.
Headline news of pseudorabies disease found in hogs in Iowa and #1 buyer Mexico may restrict exports weighed on hog futures.
Stocks are on fire.
5 senators are in China planning ahead of the Trump/Xi meeting on May 14/15. CFTC.