Small-scale manufacturers warned

If you’re a Canadian manufacturer and you import parts to use in assembling your equipment, don’t be surprised if U. S. customs agents come knocking at your door. They’re checking to see if you’re NAFTA compliant. NAFTA rules require a certain percentage of components in your manufactured product to be North American in origin. If

Turkey entrepreneur dies at 76

Milo Shantz, who began with 500 turkey poults and developed Hybrid Turkeys into one of four companies that dominated global markets, died of cancer Jan. 6 at age 76. Hybrid Turkeys of Kitchener, Ont., is now one of two global turkey-breeding companies, each with half of the market. After Shantz and his brother, Ross, sold


U. S. election raises protectionist fears

Canadian agriculture officials fear an increased wave of U. S. trade protectionism following last week’s election of a Democratic president and a heavily Democratic Congress. Fairly or otherwise, Democrats are viewed outside the United States as much more protectionist than free -trade Republicans. The temptation to protect jobs at home becomes especially strong as the