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In 2019, the federal government appointed an interlocutor to assess the possibility of transitioning the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation to a harvester-led model.
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Report gives next steps to inland fishery transition

Interim committee dismissed a proposal for a First Nations-led fish marketing entity, says AMC

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Fishery leaders have shown the interest and capacity to transition the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) to a harvester-led marketing organization, according to a federal report released January 21. “The end structure of the FFMC has not been finalized, however, I look forward to working with the interim committee, and all harvesters, to explore this
“I think there is an opportunity for our farmers to be recognized for all the efforts they are doing to reduce their emissions... ” – Marie-Claude Bibeau.
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Bibeau announces Greenhouse Gas Offset System

The minister says this will be an opportunity for farmers to generate carbon credits

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The federal government is developing a Greenhouse Gas Offset System program for farmers. “It could offer important opportunities for farmers to generate carbon offset credits,” federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau told Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) online annual meeting Jan. 26. “Over the coming weeks we will publish regulations for comment, and one of the first offset credit proposals under development
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Travel restrictions won’t impact TFWs: federal sources

These workers are deemed essential by the federal government and can quarantine on farm

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New travel restrictions imposed on Canadians by the federal government won’t impact the arrival of temporary or seasonal foreign workers, according to sources. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Jan. 29 that Canada’s air carriers had agreed to suspend services to sunny destinations. Flights to tropical locations, like Mexico, are being cancelled by Air Canada, West Jet, Sun Wing and
Meat industry’s 2020 performance ‘phenomenal’: analyst
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Meat industry’s 2020 performance ‘phenomenal’: analyst

Kevin Grier lauded the tremendous effort from meat plant workers, management to safely bring packers back online after pandemic shutdowns

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Meat plant closures in the early days of the pandemic were hard to wrap his brain around, said analyst Kevin Grier. He recalled the moment he heard Cargill’s beef-processing plant in High River, Alberta had gone down to one shift. “I literally could not believe it because of the ramifications,” Grier said. “Shortly after it
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Germany finds 30 more African swine fever cases in wild boars

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Another 30 cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been found in wild boars in eastern Germany, authorities said on Jan. 20, in a continuing outbreak among wild animals which has halted German pork exports to Asia. The new cases were in the eastern state of Brandenburg and bring the number of confirmed instances of
In echos of the PFRA’s battle against Prairie desertification, Africa hopes a wall of trees will halt the march of the Sahara.
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Africa’s Great Green Wall aims for fresh growth spurt after sluggish start

Stopping the desertification of productive farmland is the goal of the program

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Reuters – Growing up in a village in Burkina Faso, Georges Bazongo remembers his parents and neighbours cutting down trees each year to expand their farmland so they could “grow enough food for our families to eat.” He also noticed some trees becoming drier in the drought-prone region, an indication too that the soil was
A changing climate could depress growth in global food production by up to 30 per cent by 2050.
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Step up adaptation to climate change now or risk ‘enormous toll’

Scientists warn of risks of ignoring issue as COVID measures cuts funding

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Reuters – More than 3,000 scientists have called for a far bigger global push to protect people and nature from the effects of a heating planet, even as researchers estimated funding to adapt to climate change has dropped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the scientists — including five Nobel laureates — warned
Students at the Keystone Centre doing the “Ag Hunt” portion of the Manitoba Ag Days Adventure in January 2020.
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Ag in the Classroom to pilot virtual Ag Days Adventure

Virtual game, videos and other e-learning activities supplement cancelled in-person event

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Agriculture in the Classroom’s new virtual learning program will allow more students to learn about food production around the world and their place in it, the organization says. The organization will pilot the virtual Manitoba Ag Days Adventure, which will replace this year’s cancelled, in-person event. “It’s not only going to be schools that are
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U.S. meat packer JBS offers $100 to employees who get COVID-19 vaccine

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Meat-packer JBS USA and chicken company Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Jan. 21 they will pay $100 to U.S. employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The bonus is intended to encourage employees to get inoculations, after thousands of U.S. meat-packing workers became infected with the coronavirus last year. Outbreaks of the disease temporarily shut slaughterhouses

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