The threshold for humane livestock transport standards still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough.
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Horse air export the latest flashpoint for livestock transportation standards tension
The threshold for humane animal transport still varies widely between what what industry wants, what animal rights groups want and what federal regulators decide is good enough
Past lessons have a role for farming futures
Old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture
Highlights from a holistic management conference show that old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture.
Ottawa swept away by Trump
Canada’s electoral landscape has been rapidly transformed
US president Donald Trump has rejuvenated the federal Liberals’ electoral prospects.
Trading away Canadian dairy, poultry and eggs won’t save U.S. trade
The trade landscape has changed between Canada and the U.S.; so must the discussion about supply management
Trade threats have changed the landscape between Canada and the U.S.; so must the discussion about supply management change.
The Port of Churchill plays into Canadian sovereignty
The Port of Churchill needs ongoing public investment to survive: With Canadian sovereignty a hot topic, the future of Manitoba’s Arctic sea port is important
The U.S.’s “51st state” rhetoric has made Canadian sovereignty a hot topic; the Port of Churchill should feature in the discussion, but it needs public investment to survive.
Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills
Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch during COVID-19
Tariffs threats out of the U.S. are reviving some livestock market concerns and consumer conversations that last hit a fever pitch early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The second Trump era is new; protectionism is not
Canada has faced U.S. protectionism before
The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.
Canada can’t afford to let its food sector be snatched in trade war
It will take political will and investment to maintain a sector vital to Canada’s national security
Canada's food sector was already under stress. Trump's tariff war is another nail in its coffin.
Donald Trump, tariff talk and the coming Amerexit
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric risks breaking down the continent-wide economy the U.S., Canada and Mexico have spent decades building
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric risks breaking down the integrated trade economy the U.S., Canada and Mexico have spent decades building.
The times —and technology —are a-changin’ for livestock production
The world just keeps evolving, and the cattle industry changes right alongside it
Technology that is standard for cattle producers today changed the game when is was first introduced. Chances are, the same will be true when tomorrow’s ranchers look back, decades from now.
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