Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Op/Ed
Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills
Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch during COVID-19
Concept of Canada hard to define, but worth defending
It doesn't matter if 51st state rhetoric is ‘trash talk’ or not, we should all be behind the Canadian flag
It doens’t matter if 51st state rhetoric is ‘trash talk’ or not, we should all be behind the Canadian flag.
The second Trump era is new; protectionism is not
Canada has faced U.S. protectionism before
The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.
Canada can’t afford to let its food sector be snatched in trade war
It will take political will and investment to maintain a sector vital to Canada’s national security
Canada's food sector was already under stress. Trump's tariff war is another nail in its coffin.
Donald Trump, tariff talk and the coming Amerexit
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric risks breaking down the continent-wide economy the U.S., Canada and Mexico have spent decades building
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric risks breaking down the integrated trade economy the U.S., Canada and Mexico have spent decades building.
The times —and technology —are a-changin’ for livestock production
The world just keeps evolving, and the cattle industry changes right alongside it
Technology that is standard for cattle producers today changed the game when is was first introduced. Chances are, the same will be true when tomorrow’s ranchers look back, decades from now.
Manitoba Pork reflections and predictions for 2025
Manitoba's pork producers have some uncertain waters ahead to navigate, not least of which being an incoming Trump administration in the U.S.
Manitoba’s pork producers have some uncertain waters ahead to navigate, not least of which being an incoming Trump administration in the U.S.
Our relationship with horses, and horse slaughter
Banning horse transport for slaughter neglects the reality faced by many older horses
Banning horse transport for slaughter neglects the reality faced by many older horses in Canada.
Reaching farmers through the arts
It can be a way to have personal reflection in a communal environment
Farming and the arts don’t usually appear in the same sentence, but they can offer a chance for personal reflection and outreach in a communal environment
We’ve seen trade wars before, but this time is different
Canadian farmers are both being caught in the crossfire and, at the same time, targeted by looming trade spats
The U.S. and China are squaring up for a trade showdown while also taking aim at Canada, and that makes for a different kind of trade war than Canadian farmers have weathered before.
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