# Minister MacDonald concludes annual Federal, Provincial, and Territorial meeting with Ministers of Agriculture

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Podcast: [BC Food News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bc-food-news-7062911)
Published: 2026-07-20T01:57:45+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of B-C-Food-Newscast, Jennifer English gives an informative overview on the recent developments in the world of Canadian agriculture, as discussed during the annual meeting of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers in Halifax. Key topics included progress under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the launching of the Next Policy Framework, and strengthening the Business Risk Management programs. The ministers also discussed the importance of food security, reviewing the newly-launched National Food Security Strategy, and the progress of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Action Plan regarding pesticide management. Closing remarks from Minister MacDonald affirmed the Canadian government's commitment to invest in and support the growth and innovation of the agriculture sector. https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4734292-1&h=2777351081&u=https%3A%2F%2Fagriculture.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fdepartment%2Finitiatives%2Fmeetings-ministers%2Fhalifax-statement&a=Halifax+Statement POST data https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4734292-1&h=744347173&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fagriculture.canada.ca%252Fen%252Fenvironment%252Ffertilizers-and-pesticides%252Freport-agriculture-ministers-fpt-working-group-pesticides-management%252Ffpt-federal-provincial-territorial-action-plan-address-recommendations-fpt-working-group-pesticide%26data%3D05%257C02%257Clisa.scarizzi%2540agr.gc.ca%257Cc9b83d8dfc8e4fea6e0608decd7c0fde%257C9da98bb118574cc387519a49e35d24cd%257C0%257C0%257C639174129909428319%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257…

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