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Non-tariff trade barriers remain major obstacle
Crops, Livestock

Non-tariff trade barriers remain major obstacle

They’ve become a favourite tool to block trade now that tariffs are out of fashion

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While tariffs on agri-food products are declining around the world, non-tariff trade barriers are sprouting up like weeds, the Commons agriculture has been told. “While we are seeing progress in lowering tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers are frequently waiting, or newly created ones are set in place to be the next wave of protectionism that we
Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!
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Happy anniversary, Canada — and canola!

This is a year to celebrate our own ‘Made in Canada’ crop

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If you’re still pondering new year’s resolutions, a good one for 2017 would be spend more time learning more about our wonderful country’s history, geography, culture and its innumerable accomplishments. 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It’s a year for plenty of parties, festivals, and commemorations. Canadian agriculture is reaching an important milestone of
Farmers from the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Keystone Agricultural Producers toured the Port of Vancouver last week, including Cargill’s grain terminal.
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Western Canada’s publicly owned grain cars need replacing

Who will own the new ones and who will pay for them?

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One thing most farmers and the railways agree on is the current fleet of aging government and publicly owned grain hopper cars soon needs to be replaced. Doug MacDonald, CN’s vice-president of bulk commodities, told representatives from the Alberta Federation of Agriculture (AFA), Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) Nov.
Crops, Local news

Unharvested grain cash advance option available

Alteration of program makes advances for unharvested grain available for the first time

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If you’ve been unable to harvest your crops this fall, you may still be eligible for a cash advance under a revised application deadline. For this program year the Canadian Canola Growers’ Association (CCGA) will accept new seeded cash advance applications until March 2017. “The deadline extension means farmers have a new option for generating
“Look, I grew up on a farm and I know that for a lot of farmers, just like for anybody else, change is a little disconcerting." – Robert Fraley
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Consolidation won’t reduce innovation: Monsanto

No word yet on whether a Monsanto-Bayer merger will affect canola growers

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Fewer companies means more innovation. That’s the world according to Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s chief technology officer and executive vice-president, who says biotechnology companies need to consolidate to remain effective. “Consolidation is both needed and healthy in order to be able to provide the kind of investments that you need in cutting-edge biology and data science
This isn’t an exact replica but an example of the kinds of mobile units already in use in the U.S. offering farmers farm safety education on the dangers of grain entrapment.
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Grower groups kick in cash for grain safety

Funds will help launch a mobile unit for farm safety education at farm shows and offering training for first responders

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A large cash contribution is going to help the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) warn farmers and their families about the dangers of working in and around stored grain facilities. Four grower organizations including the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), Alberta Pulse Growers (APG), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), and Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) have
University of Saskatchewan’s Richard Gray says there’s plenty of reason to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger.
News, Oilseeds

Canola farmers worried about Bayer-Monsanto merger

The fear is the new company’s market power will result in higher seed prices and less innovation unless regulators order some divestiture of assets

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Farmers who are worried about chemical and seed giants Bayer and Monsanto merging should be, according to one prominent agriculture economist. With 94 per cent of western Canadian canola containing Bayer’s Liberty Link or Monsanto’s Roundup Ready traits, the new company will have tremendous market power resulting in higher canola seed prices for farmers, said
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On paper whole-farm revenue insurance has a lot going for it: Rick White

The ideal farm safety net program is simple, predictable, non-distorting and effective. Could this be it?

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Critics say AgriStability is so complex, its biggest beneficiaries are the nation’s accountants. Most farmers pay a lot of money to accountants to help with their applications and even then they’re none the wiser about possible payments, says Rick White, chief executive officer of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA). The CCGA has come up
Frieda Krpan, the former chair of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), has some advice for Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s new agriculture minister.
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Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation chair Frieda Krpan resigns

But she’s urging the new government to make sweeping changes

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Frieda Krpan has resigned from her role as chair of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), but she’s leaving behind some ideas for how the new government can save money. “I think as a new minister, Ralph Eichler has an opportunity to look at some bigger changes,” Krpan said from her home near St. Laurent
Bags Of Money On A Farm Field
Crops

Cash advance programs highly competitive, CCGA executive says

Rick White says managing the advance payment program to farmers’ best advantage is a sensitive business

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Administering cash advances is a competitive business, which is why farmers can’t take a look at the Canadian Canola Growers Association’s (CCGA) books, the organization’s CEO says. Rick White told the Manitoba Canola Growers Association annual meeting at Crop Connect Feb. 11, the CCGA handles more than a billion dollars a year, but unlike other

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