These farmers want cost of living, cutting taxes and tariffs to be the focus this election. Here's why

These farmers want cost of living, cutting taxes and tariffs to be the focus this election. Here's why

What do farmers want this federal election to be about? Here's why affordability, cutting taxes and dealing with tariffs rank high. CBC News visited an Agricultural Expo in Lethbridge as part of a listening campaign ahead of the federal election campaign.

Farmers want strategic investment in budget in the face of uncertainty - National Farmers' Federation

Farmers across the nation are calling for the Federal Government to work with Australian famers in the face of increasing global uncertainly by making strategic investment to drive agricultural productivity and boost national economic growth. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said uncertainty in global markets and rising household costs were weighing heavily on Australians, but targeted investment in the farm sector would hav…

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Sam Van Uden, 21, runs the seeder on a prairie farm in southern Alberta. It’s good hours, but the paycheque doesn’t stretch the way it did for young adults who used to start this way. That’s what he wants this federal election campaign to focus on, and he’s not alone.  “Talking to my parents, the money that I’m making now would have done them really well 15 or 20 years ago. But now it’s nothing,” he said. “Grocery prices are through the roof, ga…

Rural residents are severely affected by indifference on the part of state, local authorities and the European Union. Seventy percent of Polish farmers feel tired, and 62 percent think they are left to their own devices, according to a survey conducted among those who earn their living from work on the field and livestock. Thirty-eight percent said their farms were affected by drought and 16 percent said they were affected by floods. The survey …