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Ottawa looking at alternative to CETA compensation for dairy producers
The move comes as a surprise to industry groups like the Dairy Farmers of Canada who were promised cash by the previous government
Grain sector hails transport reform
But some farm groups worry about the future of the maximum revenue entitlement
Farmers pay the freight
That’s the message Transportation Minister Marc Garneau heard two weeks before he unveils a plan to revamp Canada’s transportation system
Farmers get Garneau meeting
KAP’s Dan Mazier and other farm leaders were to get a face-to-face meeting with the transport minister October 20 in Saskatoon to discuss changes to the Canada Transportation Act
Much talk, no action on supply management border issues
A Commons trade committee meeting heard lots of words but little new information at a recent hearing
Canada, China canola talks end without deal
Temporary foreign worker program gets reprieve
Employers who have been in the program the longest are being exempted from further reductions in the proportion of their workforce that aren’t citizens
Meat, fruit and vegetable processors are welcoming a recent announcement that reductions in the temporary foreign workers programs have been frozen for now. Employment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk recently said employers registered in the Temporary Foreign Worker Programs (TFWP) prior to June 2014 will be able to continue to use up to 20 per cent non-citizens
Swine trucks will continue to be washed in the U.S.
PEDv concerns continue as agriculture minister refuses to reinstate emergency truck-washing protocol
Winnipeg home to new ‘bacon centre of excellence’
More of the bacon people bring home will soon come from an expanded Maple Leaf plant in Winnipeg
Trade key focus of agriculture policy framework
Manitoba’s agriculture policy priorities meld well with those of other provinces and the federal government