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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the EU-Canada Leaders’ Summit and CETA signing ceremony in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 30, 2016.
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Ratifying CETA was the easy part

Now comes the hard work of dealing with domestic effects, like opening markets to dairy imports

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Looks like we are going ahead with CETA after all. After a few meltdowns and temper tantrums, both sides are now willing to ratify the deal. In the aftermath of several anti-trade occurrences in recent months, having a deal with the EU is nothing short of a miracle. CETA was initially about growth and prosperity,
Holy cow, if today’s devastatingly low-and-going-lower cattle prices continue for two and, possibly, three more years, will any independent cowboys even be around in 2020?
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Livestock’s bleak industrial future

There’s not even a hint of light at the end of the tunnel

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The more the American meat and milk sectors industrialize — via integrated contract production, fewer bigger players, machine-centred scale — the more these key parts of American agriculture resemble industry itself: commoditized products, razor-thin margins, and extended periods of steep losses. This shift from what we once quaintly called animal husbandry has also shifted economic
soybeans and soybean pods
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Soybean yields may be major thorn in bulls’ sides: Braun

All signs are pointing to a bin-busting U.S. soybean crop that could upend markets

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Expectations surrounding the U.S. soybean crop keep growing. Not only is a reality check in order — in terms of whether such big yields are even possible — but the impact on domestic stocks may be of greater interest. Analysts were expecting soybean yields to rise to 51.5 bushels per acre in the U.S. Department
two men in doorway of barn
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U.S. farmers should vote like it’s 2018

The free enterprise rhetoric of U.S. farmers and farm groups may be about to catch up to them

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As this year’s harvest and general election roll into October, key Capitol Hill farm policy players are looking past both events to stake out negotiating territory in the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill fight. It’s not too soon. The Congress elected next month will rewrite the every-five-year law that divvies up nearly $100 billion a year
Farmer Types on tablet computer with combine in the background
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Innovation must continue to drive equipment manufacturing

Smarter government policy that reduces administrative costs and lowers trade barriers can play an important role

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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says he wants to make innovation a core Canadian value because it’s “the path to growth, the path that leads to a stronger middle class and higher-quality jobs.” Canada’s agricultural equipment manufacturers have known this for years. In fact, innovation is at the heart of Canadian agriculture,
Food deflation troubling
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Food deflation troubling

Consumers may welcome cheaper food, but it spells challenges for the food industry 
right through to the primary producer

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It is becoming cheaper to buy food in Canada. Canada experienced deflationary food prices in August for the first time in years. While consumers may be delighted to see food prices decline, August numbers are pointing to a significant challenge for the food industry. Making money in the food business is not what it used
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Comment: Closing the barn door after the fact

Sudden concern about mergers on the part of politicians is too little, too late

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One of the oldest truisms agriculture offers is the simple, rock-solid advice that the time to close the barn door is before the cows get out. Closing the door afterwards, as everyone knows, is pointless because the cows are already long gone. Everyone, except of course, the U.S. Congress which, on Sept. 20, hosted a
Weekly accumulated U.S. wheat sales
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U.S. wheat shippers putting lousy 2015-16 behind them: Braun

American wheat sales are rebounding after abundant low-cost supplies hit them hard last season

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Although it has been dogged by a lot of doom and gloom of late, the U.S. wheat market may be finally starting to see a break in the clouds. Last season, it seemed that the United States just could not sell any wheat, and without the sales, domestic wheat stocks ballooned to the largest volume
Comment: Port of Churchill is worth saving
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Comment: Port of Churchill is worth saving

Public ownership may be the best and only answer to preserve this national asset

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Most of us take for granted that the majority of our roads and highways is publicly funded and built at cost in order to serve the overall public good. There is no clamour asking why those roads are not being given away to private companies to let road barons profit from them. For good reason!
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Monsanto is dead. Now what?

The lightning rod for resentment won’t be there to kick around anymore

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It seems Monsanto is finally out of its misery. Arguably the most detested company in the world, it will likely cease to exist with Bayer’s acquisition. Monsanto’s own attempt to acquire Swiss-based Syngenta not only failed, but also was received with extreme prejudice. But now with Bayer’s acquisition of the St. Louis-based company, Monsanto, or

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