Bilateral beef trade and Canada's dairy supply management system are top trade issues Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is prepared to confront with the incoming Trump administration, he said on Monday.
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Canada agriculture minister says beef, dairy in focus with Trump
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries tags grassland partnership for carbon offsets
The Crown corporation has slated funds for grassland preservation in western Manitoba
The partnership between Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and the Manitoba Habitat Conservancy aims to maintain unbroken grassland in western Manitoba.
Commodity groups back diversification centres
The Manitoba Crop Alliance and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers have announced funds for Manitoba's four diversification centres
The Manitoba Crop Alliance and Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers have announced funds for Manitoba’s four diversification centres.
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.
Unifor’s Canadian National Railway members vote for strike authorization
Unifor said on Monday its members at Canadian National Railway have authorized a strike action at the railroad if the parties fail to reach an agreement by Jan. 1.
Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary.
Group sheds light on companies’ use of farmer data
Ag Data Transparent represents farmer interests in the world of agriculture data collection
U.S.-based Ag Data Transparent is working to shed light on what agri-business companies do with Canadian farmers’ data.
‘Nothing groundbreaking’ in throne speech
The throne speech, which opens the newest legislative session, included plans for healthcare and policing
Crime and health care took up good chunks of the provincial throne speech Nov.19; agriculture also got a few crumbs.
Trump expected to offer Loeffler agriculture secretary role
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler the agriculture secretary job in his administration, CNN reported on Friday.
Ten tips to ramp up your farm’s social media game
Social media can connect consumers with the farm and the farmer, if it's done right
Farmer couple who have made their name on social media share 10 tips to help their fellow producers do the same.