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John Barlow in July 2015. (JohnBarlowMP.ca)

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

Calls from farm groups and federal opposition politicians for further consultations on a proposed overhaul of the private corporation tax system have been shut down in the House of Commons. A motion Tuesday from Ontario Tory MP Pierre Poilievre, vice-chair of the Commons finance committee, calling for consultations to continue beyond their Monday deadline through

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

By GFM Network News, Tom Miles October 3, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade

Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

By GFM Network News, Reuters September 28, 2017

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Historic black communities in Nova Scotia will be given funds to establish legal ownership of land where they have lived for generations, the government said, in a drive to solve what critics call a case of long-running discrimination. The provincial government will spend $2.7 million over two years to

Markets

Top U.S. NAFTA negotiator sees no problem with pace of talks

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News September 25, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — The top U.S. negotiator at talks to modernize the NAFTA trade pact on Monday dismissed questions about why his team had so far failed to produce specific proposals on key issues, saying “I don’t see a problem.” Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are in Ottawa for the third of

James Allum, shown here at a winter carnival in Winnipeg’s Fort Garry district, is the new agriculture critic for Manitoba’s opposition NDP. (YourManitoba.ca)

Manitoba NDP names new ag critic

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 21, 2017

Manitoba’s former education minister has been pressed into service as the new agriculture critic for the provincial legislature’s official opposition. Wab Kinew, who was elected Saturday as the leader of the opposition New Democrats, on Thursday named James Allum, the MLA for the Winnipeg riding of Fort Garry-Riverview, as the critic for agriculture. Allum will

Livestock, Other

UFA to shut down outdoor outfitter business

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 16, 2017

Alberta farmers’ co-operative UFA is set to get out of an “increasingly competitive” space in the retail sector by closing its outdoor supply chain Wholesale Sports. The co-operative, which bought what was then a seven-store chain in 2008, announced Thursday it would start inventory liquidation sales Friday at all 12 of its remaining Wholesale Sports

Markets

U.S. wants NAFTA five-year sunset provision

By David Lawder, GFM Network News September 14, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday that the United States was seeking to add a five-year sunset provision to the North American Free Trade Agreement to provide a regular, “systematic re-examination” of the trade pact. Ross told a forum hosted by Politico that both he and U.S. Trade Representative Robert

Horses that escaped from an enclosure onto a road near an RCMP checkpoint in an evacuated zone at Williams Lake are calmed and walked to safety on July 17. (WilliamsLake.bc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca)

Livestock, Weather

AgriRecovery in place for farms in B.C. wildfire zones

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

Farmers and ranchers whose operations were hit or evacuated during British Columbia’s particularly destructive wildfire season can expect up to $20 million in AgriRecovery funds toward repair, rebuilding and livestock feeding costs. The federal and B.C. governments on Tuesday laid out more details for the 60-40 cost-shared program, which was announced in principle in mid-August.

Markets

NAFTA ministers claim progress in talks

By Anthony Esposito, David Lawder, GFM Network News September 5, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Trade Ministers from Canada, Mexico and the United States on Tuesday said they made progress in weekend talks to update the NAFTA trade pact, consolidating language for some proposals and reaffirming their commitment to complete negotiations toward the end of 2017. A trilateral statement issued by U.S. Trade Representative Robert

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, shown here at a Hunter River, P.E.I. farm in July, proposes a major overhaul to Canada’s tax code affecting private corporations. (Fin.gc.ca)

Markets

Farm groups line up against feds’ tax proposal

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 2, 2017

National, regional and sector farm groups are forming up with several major business associations on the offensive against a proposal to reform how incorporated businesses are taxed in Canada. The federal finance department tabled a series of proposals July 18, opening them for public comment until Oct. 2 for a proposed effective date of Jan.

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California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

Horses

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

Top U.S. NAFTA negotiator sees no problem with pace of talks

Manitoba NDP names new ag critic

UFA to shut down outdoor outfitter business

U.S. wants NAFTA five-year sunset provision

AgriRecovery in place for farms in B.C. wildfire zones

NAFTA ministers claim progress in talks

Farm groups line up against feds’ tax proposal

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