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Feds plan to invest in processing projects

The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal

By GFM Network News, Karen Briere February 6, 2024

The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.

A farmer gestures during a protest against European agricultural policies, in Floriana, Malta February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as anger spreads across Europe

Polish farmers threaten closure of Ukraine border; France promises more farm measures

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 2, 2024

Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border on Friday and occupied roads in Greece while their Polish peers announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as protests for fairer prices and less red tape spread across Europe.

“The infected premises continues to make progress toward being eligible for release from quarantine.” – CFIA

Livestock, Poultry

Avian influenza control zone revoked

Manitoba's sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

By Co-operator Staff January 18, 2024

VETERINARY Manitoba’s sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

Manitoba’s poultry traffic could again flow normally after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Jan. 8 revoked the province’s only active control zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The control zone, which covered 14 square miles in the R.M. of Rhineland south of Plum Coulee, had been in place for two months. On Nov. 8, 2023, the CFIA announced that a premise in the area had broken

Livestock

Philippines bans poultry imports from California, Ohio to prevent bird flu spread

The country recently halted imports from Belgium, France on disease concerns

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 17, 2024

The Philippines' farm ministry said on Wednesday it has banned poultry imports from California and Ohio in the United States because of several outbreaks there of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

All provinces saw a rise in total receipts, with the strongest growth reported in Saskatchewan. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Livestock

Canadian farm cash receipts rise in 2022, but so do inputs

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 28, 2023

MarketsFarm – Canadian farmers brought in more money in 2022 compared to the previous year, but their expenses were also up resulting in a 7.7 per cent drop in realized net income to $11.8 billion, according to the latest farm income data from Statistics Canada. Data for the first three quarters of 2023 shows another

Manitoba ships millions of weanlings into the U.S. each year.

Hogs, News

Manitoba Pork pushes for VCOOL prep

Manitoba Pork wants retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if VCOOL goes ahead

By Geralyn Wichers November 24, 2023

Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of Canada to fight back,” said Cam Dahl, general manager

If Canada wishes to preserve domestic farms and enhance food security, officials must have limits on what they can give up to American and other foreign interests.

News

Comment: In defence of Bill C-282

Canada’s supply management supports farmers while safeguarding consumer

By Bruce Muirhead, Jodey Nurse November 8, 2023

The recent passage of Bill C-282, legislation that prevents Canadian trade negotiators from surrendering additional supply managed commodities like eggs and dairy in international trade negotiations, has reignited debates over Canada’s supply management system. Critics of the bill argue it may hamstring trade negotiators and raise food prices, claiming that Canada’s supply management system is

File photo of a desk in Canada’s Senate. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

Senate votes down C-234 amendments

Changes would have pulled barn and greenhouse heating from carbon price exemptions

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News November 7, 2023

The Senate voted today to reject amendments that would have seen barn and greenhouse heating removed from Bill C-234. In a sitting on the afternoon of Nov. 7, senators voted no to the adoption of amendments made by the committee for agriculture and forestry. Twenty-eight voted yes, and four abstained. The Senate then voted to

Carbon tax exemption bill C-234 clears Senate committee

Divided senators defeated an amendment to make it more difficult to extend the bill's sunset clause

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News October 25, 2023

In final committee deliberations on Oct. 24, an amendment that would make it more difficult to extend the bill’s sunset clause was defeated with a tied vote.

Senate committee pulls barn, greenhouse heating from carbon exemption bill

Groups expressed disappointment over the amendment, which will also slow the bill’s progress

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News October 20, 2023

Groups expressed disappointment over an amendment to Bill C-234, which will not only remove barn and greenhouse heating from a proposed exemption from the carbon price but will also delay the bill’s progress.

Daily Network News

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases

Canada-China roundup: Producer groups applaud tariff relief; pork left out; mix of criticism and praise from Trump administration

Opinion: Is a closer trade relationship with China a security risk?

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