The Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) congratulates the newly appointed federal cabinet and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau on her re-appointment as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

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The Safety & the Farmer course is now hosted by Fertilizer Canada as of October 1, 2021. You can access the course through this link to renew or obtain your TDG certification.

Frosty conditions could make a biting return weather wise in Canada this winter according to AccuWeather expert meteorologist Brett Anderson. His prediction was included as part of AccuWeather’s annual Canada winter forecast which was recently released.

CAAR is delighted to announce more speakers for the 2022 CAAR Conference which will be held February 8-10, 2022, in Edmonton.  The theme of the conference is Resilience: Adapt & Advance., and will feature Michael Kirwin, Senior Vice President of Business Development for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), the largest independent business association in Canada. Josh Linville, Director of Fertilizer for StoneX Financial Inc., has also been announced. Be sure to mark the conference dates on your calendar!

By now you and your team should have received the CAAR Communicator October issue.The October 2021 issue of The CAAR Communicator magazine is now available in print and online.

CAAR is delighted to announce two of the speakers for the 2022 CAAR Conference which will be held February 8-10, 2022, in Edmonton. Chuck Penner, from Leftfield Commodities, will give an overview of the Commodity Markets, and Karen Haugen-Kozyra, from Viresco Solutions, will discuss the Canadian Carbon Credit Market. One of CAAR’s greatest membership advantages is bringing CAAR members together so be sure to mark the dates on your calendar!

After a federal decision to halt the proposed increases to herbicide MRLs, CAAR gets to work to renew its efforts to ensure the ag retail industry has its say.

Save the Date: February 8th to 10th, 2022. It’s been a crazy 18 months, making it harder to connect and network with those in the agri-retail space. One of CAAR’s greatest membership advantages is bringing CAAR members together! The Conference Committee has been hard at work, preparing for the 2022 conference.