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PC shuffle sees Johnson in as Manitoba ag minister
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PC shuffle sees Johnson in as Manitoba ag minister

Agriculture also split off from resource development in cabinet shuffle

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Derek Johnson is Manitoba’s new minister of agriculture following a cabinet shuffle on January 18. He replaces Ralph Eichler, who had been sworn into the post mid-summer. Eichler also served as ag minister from 2016 to 2019. Johnson, who is MLA for Interlake-Gimli, previously served as the minister of municipal relations. He held that chair
When it comes to U.S. federal farm programs, silence is golden.
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Comment: Keep moving, nothing to see here

When the U.S. government slapped together a tariff-mitigation program, mistakes were made

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No one was shocked recently when the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had overpaid farmers billions of dollars during the slapdash tariff-mitigation scheme ordered by the Trump White House in 2018 and 2019. A couple of billion bucks in government waste is, evidently, chump change when — as
Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill Campbell.
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KAP makes budget pitch to provincial government

Group says tough year underscores importance of government’s role

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has released its wish list as the provincial government begins budget deliberations. KAP’s budget recommendations address economic competitiveness, the environment, labour and public trust. “Many farmers struggled in 2021 because of ongoing drought conditions in parts of Manitoba,” said KAP president Bill Campbell. “This has re-emphasized the fact that government policies, programs
“They’re saying provide the parts and the repair manuals to the repair place, and then you’re off the hook.”
Equipment, News

NDP proposes ‘right to repair’ bill for farm equipment, vehicles

Current laws need updating, but extensive research is needed, says industry expert

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Editor’s note: This article has been altered from its original form to clarify that Harvey Chorney was speaking as a farmer, rather than in his capacity as strategic advisor at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). [UPDATED: Jan. 25, 2022] An NDP private member’s bill proposes to give Manitoba farmers and independent mechanics the right
The RFS’s clearest success has been boosting income for corn and soybean farmers and related agricultural firms.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: U.S. biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little else

Research shows it does little for energy security and harms the environment

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If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold in the U.S. is required to contain 10 per cent ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn. With the recent
Payments to corn farmers were approximately US$3 billion more than USDA’s final estimated damages from the trade war.
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U.S. corn farmers overpaid in Trump trade aid

An impartial government agency said industry overestimated the value of lost export business

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Reuters – The Department of Agriculture overpaid U.S. corn farmers in 2019 by around US$3 billion for impacts from former president Donald J. Trump’s trade policies, in part because the agency overestimated the value of their lost export business, according to a non-partisan government agency report. The Market Facilitation Program in 2018 and 2019 distributed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Marie-Claude Bibeau after she was sworn in as minister of agriculture and agri-food during a cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall in Ottawa March 1, 2019.
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‘Pleased’ common reaction to ag-minister Bibeau’s mandate letter

But KAP says it wants Ottawa’s plans to encourage cuts in fertilizer and chemical pesticides to be based on science

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The word “pleased” comes up often in reactions to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s Dec. 16, 2021 mandate letter from Prime Minister Trudeau. The 1,921-word document instructs Bibeau to meet agricultural industry challenges, work on reconciliation with First Nations people and maintain constructive relationships with opposition MPs and journalists. “Canadians expect us to work hard, speak truthfully
Despite their frustration, Canadian policy-makers shouldn’t be surprised. The proposed legislation is among a string of protectionist measures pushed by several administrations.
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Comment: Canada should look inward to address American protectionism

The nation needs to enact policies that recognize the reality of the trade climate

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act shows that American protectionism existed before — and continues past — the Donald Trump administration. Canada must finally learn from this hallmark of American politics and calibrate its trade policy to have a stronger industrial focus. Under the proposed bill, consumers of electric vehicles can receive US$12,500
Geopolitical issues will always have an impact on business, especially a global industry like agriculture where China will continue to be the main factor.
Markets, News

Global factors key in changing ag landscape

China, Russia, biofuel trends among factors likely to affect future market risks

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I recently read The New Merchants of Grain: Out of the Shadows by Jonathan Kingsman. It’s like an updated version of the 1979 classic Dan Morgan book The Merchants of Grain. The book follows a series of interviews and discussions with senior executives from many well-known grain companies like ADM, Bunge and Glencore but also
A renewed commitment to the WTO — mainly by the U.S. — is necessary to reinvigorate global agriculture trade.
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U.S. leadership needed to push freer agriculture trade

Trade negotiation insiders say bilateralism won’t go away, but overarching rules enforcement needed

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Huge gains in freeing up global agricultural trade in the 1990s and early 2000s came about through American leadership — and it’s needed again. So says Mike Gifford, Canada’s chief agricultural trade negotiator before retiring in 2000. “I know it’s in some ways easier to do bilateral or regional trade agreements, but you’ve got to

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