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CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting

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“I’ve been at meetings for years where CFA people have been around and I may be forceful and make my points but I’m certainly not confrontational. I think I know the difference.” – TERRY BOEHM The National Farmers Union (NFU) didn’t get to meet with provincial agriculture ministers last week because the Canadian Federation of
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New CAFTA Head Wants To Get Along

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“I’m positive that with some discussion, we get a better understanding of each other. It works around here.” – STAN EBY Stan Eby hopes to replace the long-standing tensions between export-oriented farm groups and the supply-managed sector with a more positive relationship that respects the goals of both sides. Eby, a longtime Ontario cattle producer,
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EU FTA Talks Resume

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Asecond round of negotiations with the European Union on a proposed free trade agreement resumed in mid-January with little more than a government press release. The tranquil reaction from farm groups was in contrast to the usual excitement surrounding trade negotiations. Federal officials have held extensive discussions with farm and other business groups on the
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Research, Trade Top Priorities For Farmers

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“There just simply isn’t the return in cereals and pulses under our system to spur private research at the levels necessary.” – DOUG ROBERTSON, ALBERTA GRAIN FARMER AND GGC PRESIDENT More basic agriculture research and improved trade deals will go a long way toward helping Canadian farmers be competitive internationally, farm groups say. Grain Growers
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Possibility of renewed WTO talks

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The moribund World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that collapsed in Geneva in July might yet be resurrected this month – if only there’s a solid chance for a deal. “If it doesn’t work in December I think the general opinion is it won’t happen again for another six months,” Graham Clarke, acting executive director of
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Grain Growers of Canada enjoy lobbying success

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“I personally cannot remember a time over the last decade that our issues have been the government’s issues.” – Ross Ravelli Grain Growers of Canada members revelled in their lobbying successes and plotted strategy for ongoing battles at their recent annual meeting here. “I personally cannot remember a time over the last decade that our
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Can Stockwell Day slay the supply management dragon?

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Canada’s agricultural supply management sector may meet its match in Stockwell Day, the new federal minister of international trade. At least that’s what the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) is hoping. “I think he comes from the right side of the political spectrum,” to get Canada to be a stronger supporter of trade liberalization through
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Doha not dead yet

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Resource News International Left for dead back in the summer, the World Trade Organization’s struggling Doha round is slowly being prodded back to life through a series of informal consultations in Geneva. Canadian agriculture groups welcomed the news. Ambassador Crawford Falconer, chair of the WTO’s agricultural committee, has been meeting informally with countries since early

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