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Francois-Philippe Champagne, shown here last month in a holiday video message to constituents, has been named federal minister for international trade. (FPChampagne.liberal.ca)
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Trade lawyer named federal trade minister

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest mini-cabinet shuffle puts a Quebec lawyer specializing in international trade into the trade minister’s chair. Trudeau on Tuesday appointed Francois-Philippe Champagne, the rookie MP for the Shawinigan-area riding of Saint-Maurice-Champlain, as minister of international trade, replacing Chrystia Freeland. Freeland, as widely expected leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, becomes minister of
Boehringer Ingelheim, whose headquarters at Ingelheim, Germany is shown here, has formally brought animal health rival Merial into its own animal health business effective Jan. 1. (Boehringer-Ingelheim.com)
Livestock

Animal pharma firm Merial formally joins Boehringer

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Global pharma giants Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim have formally sealed their deal to merge Sanofi’s global animal health business, Merial, into Boehringer’s. The two companies last week announced their deal has “successfully closed in most markets” as of Jan. 1. Paris-based Sanofi will get Boehringer’s global consumer health care business plus 4.7 billion euros (C$6.6
The view of ruins that once formed the centre of the Roman Empire from the rooftop terrace of the UN FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The empire failed for many reasons, but declining health of its population was among them.
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Radical transformation of food system needed

The focus of future investments in the food system must be on nutrition — not calories

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From its offices overlooking centuries-old ruins of the fallen Roman Empire, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is grappling with an issue many consider a threat to modern civilization. Global rates of malnutrition are growing at an unprecedented pace, despite progress that has been made reducing hunger and poverty. Sandwiched between the two extremes
A sandwich built to this level of perfection could fetch quite a price premium in 2017.
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Average Canadian family’s food costs could rise $420 next year

Low Canadian dollar makes imported food far more expensive, causing an increase well above the rate of inflation

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Canadians will pay more to put food on their tables in 2017, according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2017. The report, from Dalhousie University, forecasts a rise in food prices between three per cent and five per cent higher than last year’s increase and considerably higher than the general inflation rate. For the average Canadian
(USDA.gov via Flickr)
Crops

Trump leaning toward Georgia ex-governor to lead USDA

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Washington | Reuters — Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidate to run the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a senior Trump transition team official said on Monday. Perdue, a Democrat-turned-Republican who founded a grain and fertilizer business, served on Trump’s agricultural advisory committee during his presidential campaign. The official
Blaine McLeod speaks to producers in Winnipeg during the annual Manitoba Dairy Conference.
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

New quality milk logo given prominence

Dairy Farmers of Canada have simplified their marketing to 
generate a greater impact on consumers

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What’s blue and white, but will soon be read all over? The new Dairy Farmers of Canada logo. First revealed in Ottawa last month, Manitoba milk producers got an in-depth look at what’s behind the updated logo — and streamlined marketing program it ushers in — at the annual Manitoba Dairy Conference in Winnipeg earlier
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Calves can safely consume more milk than thought

Feeding young calves more milk can cut down on antibiotic use and have other benefits

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Feeding dairy calves more milk early in life might not be a cheap proposition in the short term, but with a longer view the benefits are clear. It’s also a safe practice, according to one dairy researcher who spoke at the recent annual general meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. “Based on the research
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CRTC makes broadband a basic service

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Gatineau | Reuters — Broadband internet access will be considered a basic service in Canada, the country’s telecom regulator said Wednesday, setting a higher target for download speeds and creating a fund that could see providers paying more to help meet those goals. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said it was establishing a
(CBSA via YouTube)
Crops

Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

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Canadian farm groups are among the sectors hailing Ottawa’s decision to axe the cumulative duration rule, or “four-in, four-out” policy, which stood to sideline temporary foreign workers from the Canadian market. The federal government announced last Tuesday (Dec. 13) it would lift the restriction, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule had been in place in
CFIA expects the livestock industry won’t find any surprises in proposed amendments to humane livestock transportation regulations.
Livestock, News

CFIA proposes new humane livestock transport regulations

The proposed regulations cover everything from assessment of livestock’s fitness for transport to dealing with unfit and compromised animals and hot and cold weather

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released proposed amendments to its humane livestock transportation regulations, the first significant update of rules that date back to 1997. The regulations are available for comments from farm and other organizations until Feb. 15. Livestock groups say they’re studying the lengthy documentation and would offer any suggestions by the

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