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A gravel road leading into Riding Mountain National Park in western Manitoba.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The road to success

Federal policy cannot ignore the very real needs of the nation

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When Steven Guilbeault recently mused about no longer funding new road infrastructure, I was curious. How does the Minister for Environment and Climate Change have jurisdiction over transportation infrastructure? There is no mention or reference to roadways in his mandate letter from the prime minister. It is a mystery as to why he would suggest,
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s growing isolation could translate into growing paranoia, economic analysts warn.
Markets, News

Rising U.S.-Chinese tensions raise concerns about trade

Market observers point to moves over the past few years by China and the West to disengage

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Glacier FarmMedia – The trade relationship between China and the United States is deteriorating and poses a threat for U.S. farmers, say analysts. “They are shifting away from the United States rather than sending their money here,” StoneX chief economist Arlan Suderman said during a live taping of the U.S. Farm Report at the 2024
Opinion: WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism

While farmers are protesting, the WTO continues to twiddle its thumbs

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On March 2, the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial ended the same way most previous ministerial gatherings have. Member ministers discussed the burning need to change two key international trade rules (on ag trade and overfishing), and then everyone went home without changing any key international trade rules. This time around, the actionless talkfest carried
An aerial shot of the Port of Churchill.
News

Port of Churchill charts new course

Grain shipments take a back seat as the port gears up for the future

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It’s been decades since there’s been this kind of optimism about the Port of Churchill and how it could be developed as a transportation hub. The money is flowing. On Feb. 23, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced $60 million in provincial and federal funds to get the Hudson Bay Railway between The Pas and Churchill
The global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs says farmers want governments to listen to them and consider them a priority.
News, Other

Farmers urged to find political allies in the suburbs

Pollster says suburban voters hold sway in elections and could advance farmer interests, if they know what those are

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Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers should build alliances with suburban voters if they want stronger political representation in the House of Commons, according to a leading pollster. Darrell Bricker, global chief executive officer of Ipsos Public Affairs, told delegates of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting in late February that suburban voters hold the greatest
Opinion: Why Bill C-282 is an awful idea
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Why Bill C-282 is an awful idea

Bill would hold nation’s economic future hostage for one small group’s benefit

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At the end of February, Bill C-282 sat in the Canadian Senate on the precipice of becoming law. It seeks to bestow immunity upon supply management from concessions in any potential future trade negotiations. In essence, it risks holding all other economic sectors hostage solely to safeguard the interests of a small, privileged group of
For hog farmers, energy costs are the second-highest operating expense after feed. – Cam Dahl.
Comment

Comment: It’s hard to be green while in the red

Farmers must make money before they can invest in sustainability and the carbon price isn’t helping

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I’m not the one to come up with the line used in this article’s headline, but I wish I was. It is a succinct way of describing one of the most challenging policy aspects of sustainability. It is difficult, even impossible, to change farming practices aimed at improving environmental sustainability when experiencing negative margins. That
Canada may refuse to discuss supply management in any trade talks through legislation such as Bill C-282.
News

U.S. feels ‘betrayed’ over dairy deal

Former official says dairy dispute between U.S. and Canada about to erupt again

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Glacier FarmMedia – A senior American agricultural policy leader is cautioning Canadian farmers to expect a resurgence of the dairy dispute. “Watch out on dairy. I think that’s real,” Ted McKinney, a former undersecretary at U.S. Department of Agriculture, former Indiana minister of agriculture and current chief executive officer of the National Association of State
Port of Manila.
News

Canada opens agriculture office in Indo-Pacific

Office a ‘milestone’ opportunity that will open trade doors, say farm groups

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Canada has its first Indo-Pacific agriculture office, and the Canadian ag sector is pretty happy about the news. An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada release Feb. 21 marked the opening of the office in Manila, Phillipines, and included words of support from commodity groups spanning Canada’s cattle, pork, canola, pulses and cereals sectors, among others. “The Indo-Pacific provides a
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announcing provincial funding of $30 million for the Port of Churchill.
News

$60 million for Port of Churchill infrastructure

Feds, province provide funding to get the Hudson Bay Railway running again

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The federal and provincial governments announced a combined $60 million in funding for infrastructure supporting the Port of Churchill.  The February 23 announcement saw provincial and federal governments commit $30 million each to the Arctic Gateway Group. The limited partnership owns and operates the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway, which connects The

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