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The U.S.-Canada trade war has moved to the supermarket with a host of retaliatory tariffs from Canada on food products.
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Canada fights back with its own tariffs

The Trump administration charges Canucks have taken advantage, especially on agriculture

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For good or ill on July 1 Canada hit back in the U.S. trade war. The U.S. is now facing $16.6 billion worth of tariffs on many American imports ranging from kitchen appliances and lawn mowers, to ketchup, pickles, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, and toilet paper. It’s in retaliation to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to
People will soon have to decide which direction they want to take their farms, says one agricultural industry leader.
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The missing middle

Small farms will focus on domestic markets while the bigger ones will be eyeing foreign sales and mid-size ones will disappear

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It’s a tale of two kinds of farms in Canada, without much in between. The well-established trend to fewer farms will continue in the coming years as smaller operations focus on supplying local markets and the larger ones concentrate on export sales, says Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Small farms will
Transport modernization on hold
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Transport modernization on hold

Liberals and Conservatives blame each other for latest transport bill delay

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Liberals and Conservatives were quick to blame each other May 11 for the latest snafu in getting the transport modernization bill passed into law. Anxious farm groups will now have to wait until May 22 at the earliest for action. Read more: Grain groups rip lawmakers over derailed transport bill The Senate sent the bill back
The new committee will talk with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities to find out where issues may intersect with one another.
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KAP forms rural policy committee

Farm group raising numerous rural issues that need specific focus, says KAP president

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Keystone Agricultural Producers’ rural policy committee has met for the first time this month. This is a new committee and a new direction being taken by KAP, to look at issues and form policy around matters that aren’t directly related to farming but nonetheless impact the farm community, said KAP president Dan Mazier. “They impact
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau has said he will accept Senate amendments to the transport modernization bill.
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Garneau agrees to Bill C-49 amendments

The federal transport minister will put forward a motion to accept Senate alterations to the bill

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Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he will accept several amendments to his transport modernization bill proposed by the Senate and supported by farm and resource sector groups. A letter to shippers’ groups dated April 27 said the minister would present a motion in the Commons to amend Bill C-49 “to reflect changes the Senate has
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Crops, News

Lenders, government, railways all promise action on grain movement

With big expenses on the horizon some farmers are experiencing a difficult cash crunch because grain isn’t moving to market

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Lenders are lining up to help western grain farmers who are experiencing a cash crunch due to poor rail service and the looming costs of putting in this year’s crop. Both Farm Credit Canada and the Bank of Montreal issued statements last week saying they would stand by their customers as they suffer from a
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Calls grow for passage of transport bill to amend and quickly pass Transportation Modernization bill

As grain movement grinds slower shippers are calling for action on the transport file

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Calls for quick passage of C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act are increasing, as are requests for interim relief for farmers who can’t move grain because of poor rail service. And several groups want C-49 amended so a similar backlog doesn’t happen again. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission and the Agricultural Producers Association
Set an example for the younger generation during Ag Safety Week
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Set an example for the younger generation during Ag Safety Week

Canada’s agricultural population is now made up of more farmers over age 70 than under 35

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With an average age of 53.8 years, Manitoba has the second-youngest population of farm operators in Canada. That means this month’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a way to set an example for the next generation, says Manitoba’s minister of agriculture. “Everyone in our farming community, and especially our young farmers, has the opportunity to
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week’s 2018 focus is on supporting senior farmers to continue to contribute to the farm team in safe and productive ways.
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2018 farm safety week focuses on senior producers

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week will place special emphasis on keeping older workers safe on the farm

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Driving combine or truck into the wee hours of the morning never used to faze Paul Gregory. He knows he can’t put those long hours in anymore. “Evenings are tougher,” admits the Fisher Branch farmer and owner of Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd. He recently turned 60. “I’m definitely not feeling as much energy as I
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Alone again, naturally

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For a brief and shining moment, Canadian agriculture truly was “this year’s model,” to quote singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Just a year ago, the sector was the belle of the ball during the federal government’s annual budget, having for the first time in living memory, captured the imaginations of the nation’s policy-makers. At that point the

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