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Confederation Building, St. John’s, N.L. (Gov.NL.ca)

Newfoundland, in cost-cutting mode, scraps agrifood fund

A fund meant to support large-scale agrifood projects in Newfoundland and Labrador is a victim of spending cuts in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Cathy Bennett on Thursday mapped out an overall $8.48 billion provincial budget for 2016-17, with an expected deficit of $1.8 billion and a list of “measures to reduce spending.” For the

Livestock

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 14, 2016

Alberta’s farmers will be spared the new fuel levy planned for next year in the province’s latest budget, but can expect a number of farm agencies to close in the meantime as the province moves to curb spending. Provincial Finance Minister Joe Ceci on Thursday announced a 2016-17 budget with projected revenue of $41.38 billion,

Cattle being herded at the Southern Plains Experimental Range outside Fort Supply, Oklahoma. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef cattle, Livestock

Oklahoma senators seek tougher cattle rustling penalties

By GFM Network News April 12, 2016

Oklahoma City | Reuters — Oklahoma lawmakers sent a measure to the governor on Tuesday to increase penalties for cattle rustling, in an attempt to curtail a crime associated with the Wild West that has seen a resurgence from ranch hands stealing livestock to feed their drug habits. The bill approved by the Oklahoma Senate

Livestock

Bayer to consider shedding animal health unit

By GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger April 12, 2016

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters –– Bayer might look into selling its animal health division if it continues to struggle to find takeover targets for the business, the German drugmaker’s incoming chief executive said. “Animal Health is a business that we have been trying for many years to strengthen strategically, that is to say inorganically. That

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock

England’s farmland prices fall ahead of Brexit vote

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 11, 2016

London | Reuters –– Farmland prices in England fell by 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year — the largest quarterly decline since 2008, weighed partly by uncertainty ahead of the June 23 referendum on European Union membership, estate agent Knight Frank said. Knight Frank’s Farmland Index fell to 19,538 pounds (C$35,881)

Crops, Markets

Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 11, 2016

Having tracked more double-digit percentage increases in Canadian farmland prices through 2015, Canada’s federal farm lender sees factors lining up for those values to retreat. Farm Credit Canada’s latest Farmland Values Report, released Monday, logged a 10.1 per cent increase in average farmland values in Canada in 2015, down from a 14.3 per cent rise in

News

Census of Ag set for this May

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 11, 2016

It’s time for Canadian farmers to stand up and be counted — in the 2016 Census of Agriculture. The process kicks off in early May and Statistics Canada is reminding growers there are plenty of reasons they should want to participate. A recent email alert from the agency pointed out it’s the best, and in

Livestock

Investor group launches campaign to curb antibiotic use in food

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein, Martinne Geller April 11, 2016

Reuters — Fifty-four large investors managing one trillion pounds (C$1.84 trillion) in assets have launched a campaign to curb the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry used by 10 large U.S. and British restaurant groups. McDonalds and JD Wetherspoon were among those to receive a March 15 letter from institutions including Aviva Investors

Eileen Donan Castle, Loch Duich, Scotland. (Cia.gov)

Livestock

Scotland moves against wealthy gentry dominating land

By Chris Arsenault, GFM Network News April 8, 2016

Rio de Janeiro | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Centuries-old traditions that led to 430 people owning half of Scotland’s privately held land are soon to become history, as local communities seek to double their ownership in the nation known for its rugged landscape, sheep and fine whisky. While inequality of land ownership is more often

Local news

Election 2016: The parties’ response to rural and farm issues

The Manitoba Co-operator put five questions to Manitoba’s registered political parties. Here is how they responded

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 8, 2016

QUESTION: Each year, Manitoba producers pay tens of thousands of dollars in education tax on their farmland. While farmers are eligible for an 80 per cent education tax rebate, that rebate is capped at $5,000, meaning larger operations are unable to claim much of the rebate. What is your party’s policy on farmland education tax rebates?

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

Newfoundland, in cost-cutting mode, scraps agrifood fund

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

Oklahoma senators seek tougher cattle rustling penalties

Bayer to consider shedding animal health unit

England’s farmland prices fall ahead of Brexit vote

Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC

Census of Ag set for this May

Investor group launches campaign to curb antibiotic use in food

Scotland moves against wealthy gentry dominating land

Election 2016: The parties’ response to rural and farm issues

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