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Fictional nation Wakanda removed from USDA trade list

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Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it removed the fictional country of Wakanda from an online list of nations that have free trade agreements with the United States on Thursday. The Kingdom of Wakanda is the home of Black Panther, the Marvel superhero, and is portrayed in comic books and the 2018
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Fraser: Bibeau buying time, BRM not a federal priority

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The federal government is buying time when it comes to making drastic improvements to AgriStability and other business risk management (BRM) programs. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently announced minor, cost-free tweaks to AgriStability, during the same week the public was given an updated look at Canada’s fiscal situation. That update shows the Liberal government’s
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Markets

U.S. House passes CUSMA

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Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed a new trade agreement with neighbouring Mexico and Canada in a 385-41 bipartisan vote, sending the NAFTA replacement measure to the Senate for consideration early in 2020. Democrats, who control the House, approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (CUSMA) more than a year after
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Crops, Weather

Grain groups give low marks to AgriStability tweaks

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Ottawa — A recent meeting of the country’s agriculture ministers failed in providing effective support for farmers facing challenges, Grain Growers of Canada chair Jeff Nielsen says. Only minor changes were made to AgriStability, the main priority item on the agenda for the Ottawa meeting held Tuesday. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial
Agriculture ministers meeting Tuesday in Ottawa included (l-r) Devin Dreeshen (Alberta), David Marit (Saskatchewan), Bloyce Thompson (P.E.I.), Andre Lamontagne (Quebec), Marie-Claude Bibeau (Canada), Ernie Hardeman (Ontario), Blaine Pedersen (Manitoba), Lana Popham (B.C.) and Keith Colwell (Nova Scotia). (Photo courtesy AAFC)
Crops

Feds, provinces plan minor tweaks to AgriStability

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Ottawa — Minor changes are coming to AgriStability following Tuesday’s meeting between federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial counterparts. Major changes, however, will have to wait. A full review of federal business risk management (BRM) will be completed in April, with the findings discussed when the federal, provincial and territorial ministers meet again
With livestock diseases like African swine fever sweeping the globe, Canada is planning an industry-government partnership.
Livestock, News

Livestock sector setting stage for Animal Health Canada

Proposal to be presented to the federal-provincial agriculture ministers this summer

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A group of ‘CEO champions’ and senior livestock industry representatives will meet this month to pull together a governance model for Animal Health Canada (AHC) as an overseer of farm animal health across the country. The group aims to have a final report outlining how AHC would function ready in January, says Rory McAlpine, senior
A 2018 Ford Super Duty F-250 Lariat. (Ford.com)
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Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

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Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it would recall 547,538 of its Ford Super Duty pickup trucks across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, citing the risk of a post-crash interior fire. The second-largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers certain models between the years 2017 and 2019 with carpet flooring that could experience a
Martyn Donnelly, regional manager, livestock production, Atlantic Canada; Judy Cairns, accounting manager, finance; and David Ross, sales manager, livestock production (l-r) mark the rebranding of their division as Sollio Agriculture outside their Moncton office. (Photo courtesy Sollio Agriculture)
Crops

Atlantic Farm Services takes sister firm’s new name

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Corrected, Dec. 6, 2019 — The former ag retail distribution and feed milling businesses of Co-op Atlantic are set to take the new name of their sister company. Sollio Agriculture, the agribusiness arm of Quebec-based La Coop federee, announced Monday its Atlantic Farm Services business is officially rebranding with the Sollio Agriculture trademark, which La

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