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Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

When weighed for sustainability, the purported benefits and costs of organic agriculture can actually “vary heavily” from case to case, a new University of British Columbia study finds. The UBC study, titled “Many shades of gray: The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture,” published Friday in the U.S. journal Science Advances, sets out to “systematically review

Livestock

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 11, 2017

Reuters — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it was compliant with tax laws, a week after federal law enforcement officials raided three of the company’s buildings in connection with a probe into the heavy machinery manufacturer’s offshore tax practices. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has challenged the company’s taxes for the years 2007-2012, the company said

Southeastern Saskatchewan’s accumulated snowpack, as shown here east of Weyburn on March 9, i expected to lead to above-normal runoff in the area. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Weather

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 9, 2017

Saskatchewan has raised its expectations for spring runoff across the board, now predicting “near normal” levels for much of the province and “above normal” to “well above normal” levels in its southeast. The province’s Water Security Agency on Thursday released a March spring runoff forecast pointing to two “areas of concern” — the province’s far

Livestock

Paths seen open to post-TPP Pacific trade pact

By GFM Network News March 9, 2017

Santiago | Reuters — Countries that signed up for the failed trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will meet in Chile next week, seeking a way forward on a possible future regional deal, Chile’s head of international trade told Reuters. Representatives from the 12 countries that formed the TPP, plus China and South

Livestock

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

By David Lawder, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that substantial negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement likely will not get started until the latter part of this year and could take a year to complete. Ross, speaking to Bloomberg Television, said U.S. legal notification requirements with partners Mexico and

Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 8, 2017

Athens | Reuters — Greek farmers clashed with police in central Athens on Wednesday when a protest against tax and pension reforms mandated by the country’s multi-billion-euro bailout turned violent. About 1,300 farmers who had arrived in Athens from the island of Crete overnight headed to the agriculture ministry, which was sealed off by police

A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops

Saskatchewan ponders changes to ag extension model

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 7, 2017

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry is considering an overhaul of its delivery system for ag extension services, in time for a new federal/provincial funding framework next year. Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart on Tuesday announced a new online survey on the subject for farmers, ranchers and agribusiness operators, running until the end of the month. Extension delivery in

Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 6, 2017

The Alberta public will get about a month to speak its mind on proposed changes to provincial labour laws, with the goal of applying those changes to farms and ranches. The province on Monday released a pair of reports from technical working groups (TWGs) reviewing farm and ranch operations’ status under the Employment Standards Code

An anti-CETA protest in Vienna, Austria in 2016.

Opinion

CETA: A false solution to economic and political woes

By Jan Slomp March 6, 2017

Since Donald Trump took office as president of the United States, a shocking list of executive orders is making people around the world uneasy about unpredictable days ahead. Democracy and civil liberties are in peril. It is reasonable for Canadian and European officials to respond with concern to Trump’s aberrations. But it appears that, fearing

The Capitol Building in Washington DC at night, capital of the United States of America

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New boss, same brawls

The fate of the U.S. Farm Bill is far from certain in this new landscape

By Alan Guebert March 3, 2017

The Trump administration’s turtle-slow start with the Republican-led Congress bodes ill for what it and Republicans said would be a busy legislative year. Tax reform, replacing Obamacare, raising the debt ceiling, and a 2018 budget all await initial action. The GOP chairmen of the House and Senate ag committees, however, aren’t waiting on any White

Daily Network News

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

Dairy cattle

Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

Paths seen open to post-TPP Pacific trade pact

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

Saskatchewan ponders changes to ag extension model

Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

CETA: A false solution to economic and political woes

New boss, same brawls

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