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U.S. lawmaker sees early June vote to repeal COOL

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 19, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. House of Representatives agriculture committee chairman Mike Conaway said on Tuesday he expects an early June vote on legislation to repeal U.S. meat labeling laws, to avoid costly retaliation from Canada and Mexico. Canada and Mexico began preparing retaliatory steps against U.S. goods on Monday, after a World Trade Organization

Crops, News

Fiscal battles block work on new U.S. farm subsidy bill

By Charles Abbott February 6, 2013

Reuters / Fiscal battles in Congress could prevent lawmakers from writing a new Farm Bill for weeks or months, prolonging disputes over farm subsidy reforms and cuts in food stamps for the poor that together could save up to $35 billion. Agricultural leaders in Congress originally hoped for speedy work on the overdue Farm Bill

Crops, News

U.S. crop insurance a post-election target

By Charles Abbott November 30, 2012

The federal government will likely shell out $15 billion or more for its share of crop losses caused by drought

Reuters – Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for U.S. lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck session of Congress that opened recently after a status quo general election. But lawmakers aren’t expected to break their deadlock over enacting a five-year, $500-billion Farm Bill covering a wide range of

Livestock, News

U.S. Farm Bill could be delayed until April 2013

By Christine Stebbins November 21, 2012

Reuters / The U.S. Congress could delay passage of a new five-year Farm Bill until spring planting given the full plate of legislation needed after the election to avoid a fiscal cliff with its mandatory U.S. budget cuts, a top farm policy expert said Nov. 5. “My prediction is that we will get a Farm

Crops, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U.S. farm law expires amidst Congressional standoff

October 10, 2012

Reuters / Expiration of U.S. farm law on Oct. 1, shutting off dairy supports and putting 2013 crop subsidies in limbo, was expected to cause pain for some farmers and frustration for many, but programs like food stamps and crop insurance will roll on, analysts said. U.S. government funding is assured through March 2013 for

Livestock, News, Oilseeds

USDA opens idle land for livestock feed

July 30, 2012

washington / reuters / U.S. farmers facing the worst drought since the 1950s can use environmentally fragile land for livestock feed, the U.S. Government said July 23, as it also asked crop insurers to give growers more time to pay premiums. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced those steps during a teleconference from Iowa and called

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Supply management is in trouble

By John Morriss July 12, 2012

Good news. Canada is joining talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which will open lucrative new trade opportunities — if we give up supply management. Or so you’d think by reading national newspapers these days. Ever since Canadian participation in the TPP talks was announced last month, columnists in the Globe and Mail and National Post

News

Jets Have A New Bud

October 20, 2011

BRIEFS Co-operator staff They ve got an official potato chip, and now the Winnipeg Jets have an official brewski to go with it. Budweiser an official partner of the team is bringing out a limited-edition beer, dubbed the Welcome Back Brew, to celebrate the return of the NHL to Manitoba. The company brought large, water-filled

Opinion

What Do We Expect?

By Laura Rance-Unger October 13, 2011

While many in rural areas expressed dismay at Manitoba s most recent election results, no one should be surprised. The results underscore the deepening urban-rural split in this province, a polarization that is both political and geographical. It s a polarity that is gradually disenfranchising rural Manitoba, as it reinforces the reality that any party

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Jun. 30, 2011

By Reuters June 30, 2011

Symbolic vote:Amid pressure to cut yawning U.S. deficit and debt, the Senate voted overwhelmingly late last week to immediately repeal subsidies for the ethanol industry, first won in 1978, that now cost tax payers about $6 billion a year. The Senate’s vote was mostly symbolic, as it was attached to a bill that does not

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report

Feed Grain Weekly: Barley still the king of Canadian feed grains

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans chop up and down as traders assess China demand

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