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Larger farms face five per cent EU subsidy cut for 2013

April 9, 2013

Reuters / Farmers who receive more than 5,000 euros a year in European Union subsidies will see payments above that level cut by five per cent this year, to bring farm spending in line with proposed EU budget cuts. The European Commission will propose the move after its forecasts showed that farm subsidies for 2013,

Country Crossroads, International news

From a tourist’s view

By Donna Gamache March 16, 2013

A trip to the beaches of Varadero, Cuba may be what you’re dreaming of. But perhaps, after some time in the sun, you might want more — to see the ‘real’ Cuba, outside of the all-inclusive resort strip. My husband and I recently spent two weeks on the tropical island. We admired the fabulous Varadero

Crops, International news, News

Europe fears cutting farm aid will see remote areas wither

February 23, 2013

Reducing farm supports and moving toward a more market-oriented farm policy is raising fears that remote communities will wither, according to a member of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. “There are genuine fears about land abandonment, village decline and a lack of young people in remote parts of the EU,” said Mairead McGuinness. Policies such

International news, News

Farm subsidies still get top share of EU austerity budget

By Charlie Dunmore February 15, 2013

France and other major farming nations thwarted  attempts to shift farm spending to growth and jobs

Farm subsidies will continue to gobble up the biggest share of the European Union’s budget to 2020, despite a 13 per cent drop in future agricultural spending, under a deal struck by EU leaders Feb. 8. Agriculture’s budget supremacy was secured after France and other major farming nations thwarted attempts by Britain and its northern

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EU farm subsidy reforms cut payments to the wealthiest farms

By Charlie Dunmore February 12, 2013

Europe’s wealthiest landowners, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Spain’s Duchess of Alba, will see deep cuts to their future farm subsidies under proposals from members of the European Parliament Jan. 23. Annual payments to the top recipients of agricultural subsidies should be capped at 300,000 euros from 2014, the European Parliament’s influential agriculture committee said.

International news, News

Despite reforms, Cuba is growing less food than five years ago

By Marc Frank September 17, 2012

Cuba is producing less food than it did five years ago despite efforts to increase agriculture production, the government reported Aug. 31. Some export crops and farm output aimed at substituting food imports registered minor gains, but overall output last year remained below 2007 levels, according to a report issued by the National Statistics Office.

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Farm labour organization hoping to carry on

By Sheri Monk June 16, 2012

Supporters of a non-profit organization that helps farmers deal with labour issues say they hope to carry on despite an impending loss of federal funding. The six-year-old Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council was told last summer that its funding will be terminated in March 2013. “The council has been working toward becoming a self-sustaining organization

Country Crossroads, News

Social enterprise study reveals an ”overlooked” sector’s economic impact

By Lorraine Stevenson April 20, 2012

Good works can pay unexpected dividends. Take, for example, EPIC de St. Malo Inc. (SMILE of St. Malo Inc.). The 38-year-old non-profit organization serving people with intellectual disabilities has 62 full-time and part-time employees — making it the largest employer in the RM of De Salaberry. Some workers run the recycling program, which serves six

International news, News

U.S. food sales to Cuba fall

By Reuters March 14, 2012

U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba declined six per cent last year on top of a 31 per cent decline in 2010 as the Communist-led island’s financial woes continued and it turned elsewhere to buy food, a trade group said Feb. 22. Cuba, which imports most of its food, gets chicken, corn, soy, wheat, pork and

International news, News

EU looking to put the brakes on subsidy gravy train

By Nigel Hunt January 24, 2012

British farmers will receive smaller subsidies in coming years, U.K. Farming Minister Jim Paice said, adding he favoured its eventual abolition as global food prices rise. “The single farm payment is going to go down,” said Paice, referring to the expected outcome of negotiations about the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy after 2013. Senior EU officials

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Larger farms face five per cent EU subsidy cut for 2013

From a tourist’s view

Europe fears cutting farm aid will see remote areas wither

Farm subsidies still get top share of EU austerity budget

EU farm subsidy reforms cut payments to the wealthiest farms

Despite reforms, Cuba is growing less food than five years ago

Farm labour organization hoping to carry on

U.S. food sales to Cuba fall

EU looking to put the brakes on subsidy gravy train

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