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File photo of a pineapple field in Taiwan. (Bing-Jhen Hong/iStock/Getty Images)
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Taiwan applies to join Pacific trade pact week after China

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Taipei | Reuters — Taiwan has formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the government said Wednesday, less than a week after China said it too had submitted an application. Taiwan has been angling to join the grouping for a while and had already been discussing the issue informally
Aurora Cannabis in November 2019 opened a flagship retail store at the West Edmonton Mall, describing the 11,000-square foot shop as “both a retail cannabis store and an immersive experiential space.” (CNW Group/Aurora Cannabis Inc.)
Crops, Other

Aurora Cannabis to shut one Edmonton plant

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Reuters — Aurora Cannabis said Tuesday it will shut down a facility at Edmonton, adding to the woes of the cash-strapped Canadian pot producer which has been reeling under the impact of the pandemic since last year. The company said medical distribution from the Aurora Polaris facility that is being shut down will move to
Many restaurant operators have next to no cushion to increase wages.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Labour issues in food industry nothing new

Our labour market has been broken for years — the pandemic and recovery are just revealing it

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“We’re hiring” signs are simply everywhere. Some blame overly generous employment insurance programs which are keeping many highly capable individuals in their homes. Others will point to the younger generation not willing to work or are blaming the virus itself, because people are in fear of it. Rumours of agism have also emerged to explain
Date of average first fall frost.
Other, Weather

Fall frost and the frost-free season

Temperatures at thermometer level can be warmer — or cooler — than at crop level

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Due to a busy start to my school year, I need a bit more time to dig deeper into last summer’s weather numbers. So, for this article I had a choice of a couple of questions that were sent to me over the last couple of weeks. The first one had to do with why
The United Nations will be the scene of the Food Systems Summit later this month.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Ticking down to the UN Food Systems Summit

The livestock sector will ignore the UN Food Systems Summit at its own peril

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The beef sector cannot ignore the possible ripples when delegates arrive in New York later this month for the first UN Food Systems Summit. That’s the message Robynne Anderson, director general of the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN), had while addressing the 2021 Canadian Beef Industry Conference in early September. Why it matters: Livestock producers should
EU parliament committee approves farm subsidy reforms
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EU parliament committee approves farm subsidy reforms

The deal signals a substantial shift to funding greening projects

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The European Parliament’s agriculture committee has approved a deal to overhaul the European Union’s huge farming subsidies, including new measures aimed at making agriculture greener. The committee approved three pieces of legislation, which from 2023 will govern spending from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) — a scheme that will spend 387 billion euros from the EU’s 2021-27 budget
News, Other

U.S.-Canada study makes recommendations for Souris River Basin

A 32-year-old agreement with the U.S. is working well but a few tweaks could improve flooding and water supply issues

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An international joint commission will recommend several changes to how the Souris River Basin is managed. The International Souris River Study Board finished its public consultation on its report on the basin on September 7. The board studied a 1989 treaty between the United States and Canada on how they will manage the basin, which
An information label is seen on packaging for a CO2 cylinder for a fizzy drinks machine in Manchester, Britain on Sept. 20, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)/Phil Noble)
Livestock, Markets, Other

U.K. meat industry warns of threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

CO2 shortage is caused by closure of fertilizer plants

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London | Reuters — Some of Britain’s meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry’s lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and
File photo of the Port of Montreal. (Guy Banville/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Other

Baltic Dry Index hits 12-year high

Canadian grain exports slow either way

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MarketsFarm — Strong demand to move cargo coupled with weather-related shipping constraints in a number of key corridors has helped take ocean freight rates to their highest levels in more than a decade. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, settled Friday at 4,275 points, marking its highest level since November
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, left to right, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole take part in the federal election English-language leaders’ debate September 9.
News, Other

Trudeau tries to boost re-election campaign after inconclusive debate

The debate, widely criticized for its format, was largely seen as inconclusive

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the crucial last stage of his re-election campaign after an inconclusive leaders’ debate late last week, in which he failed to land many blows on his main rival. Trudeau, who heads a minority government that depends on the opposition to pass legislation, called the Sept. 20 election, two years

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