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KAP president Dan Mazier says the farm organization got much of what it wanted from the “Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan,” including a carbon tax exemption on “marked” farm fuel.

Mazier defends KAP’s approach on ‘made-in-Manitoba’ carbon tax

He says the position was developed democratically and KAP got much of what it wanted to reduce the negative impact on farmers

By Allan Dawson November 9, 2017

A year after the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) opted to participate as the provincial government developed “A Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan,” some KAP members are asking why the farm organization doesn’t oppose a carbon tax. “I find this entire carbon tax thing to be a complete fiasco and I view our prime minister (Justin

“... clearly they’re experiencing some difficulties in their own markets and those
are issues that they have to resolve for themselves in a constructive way domestically rather than trying to blame other countries for their problems.” – David Wiens, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair

Dairy cattle, Local news

Manitoba dairy: Trump comments ‘not based on fact’

The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba is defending its industry’s supply management and pricing strategies

By Alexis Stockford April 27, 2017

As the U.S. and Canada trade verbal shots over supply management and protectionism while dairy groups in New Zealand and Australia say they’ll support any U.S. WTO actions, Manitoba dairy producers are standing pat. The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba (DFM) says it is still confidant that the federal government is behind it despite the fierce

Dairy cattle, National news

Canada’s supply management model for world: MacAulay

A new, national dairy ingredient strategy has yet to be implemented,  but that hasn’t stopped southern farmers from fretting

By Shannon VanRaes February 27, 2017

If American dairy producers are upset with new ingredient strategies north of the border, Canada’s federal government hasn’t heard about it — at least not through official channels. Speaking at a conference in Winnipeg last week, Canada’s Agriculture and Agri-Food minister said he isn’t aware of protectionist concerns coming out of the U.S. and that

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the EU-Canada Leaders’ Summit and CETA signing ceremony in Brussels, Belgium on Oct. 30, 2016.

News

EU trade deal moves forward but questions remain

CETA is bucking an international trend that sees countries pulling back from trade deals

By Alex Binkley February 24, 2017

With ratification by the European Parliament and the House of Commons, the Canada-Europe free trade deal known as CETA has taken a giant step forward. But questions remain about its full implementation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ratification is an important milestone. “Canada and the EU will now complete their respective legislative and regulatory

Markets

Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: You might be on your own

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News January 24, 2017

Calgary | Reuters — Canada will focus on preserving its U.S. trade ties during talks to renegotiate NAFTA and may not be able to help Mexico avoid being targeted by the Trump administration, Canadian government sources say. “We love our Mexican friends. But our national interests come first and the friendship comes second,” a source

Livestock

Protectionism game comes with raised economic stakes: Frum

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther January 11, 2017

As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day approaches, the business world is pondering how the new administration might affect the world economy. Trump’s pride in his unpredictability is troubling, given he’s the president-elect, said David Frum, political commentator, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and a senior editor for Washington-based magazine The Atlantic. However,

Francois-Philippe Champagne, shown here last month in a holiday video message to constituents, has been named federal minister for international trade. (FPChampagne.liberal.ca)

Markets

Trade lawyer named federal trade minister

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 10, 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest mini-cabinet shuffle puts a Quebec lawyer specializing in international trade into the trade minister’s chair. Trudeau on Tuesday appointed Francois-Philippe Champagne, the rookie MP for the Shawinigan-area riding of Saint-Maurice-Champlain, as minister of international trade, replacing Chrystia Freeland. Freeland, as widely expected leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, becomes minister of

Local news

KAP still working on carbon pricing policy

At the same time the Manitoba government is still consulting on a made-in-Manitoba plan to battle climate change

By Allan Dawson December 23, 2016

Keystone Agricultural Agricultural Producers (KAP) is fine tuning its carbon pricing policy even though Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister declined to sign a national framework to fight climate change at a federal provincial meeting in Ottawa Dec. 9. “It doesn’t change anything with our approach and what we are looking for in the system,” KAP president

Livestock, News

Meat industry excited about Ukraine trade deal

The deal will eliminate most tariffs for goods moving between the two countries

By Alex Binkley November 23, 2016

Lost in the hoopla of signing the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement (CETA), legislation has been introduced to implement a free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine. When it comes into force, it would immediately eliminate duties on 99.9 per cent of goods imported from Ukraine and would likewise affect 86 per cent of Canadian exports to

President-elect Donald Trump won a surprise victory Nov. 8, partly on promises to tear up trade deals like NAFTA.

News

Trump’s triumph turns to ag trade trepidation

The U.S. president-elect has threatened to tear up the $1-trillion-a-year  North American Free Trade Agreement and says he won’t ratify the  Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2016

Canada’s trade-dependent economy, including agriculture, could be collateral damage in Donald Trump’s battle to make America great again. The president-elect says he’ll pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if it can’t be renegotiated to give the U.S. a better deal. He also says he won’t ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which

Daily Network News

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada

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