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“Everything” Is Not On The Table

By Laura Rance-Unger October 28, 2010

Hunger that emerged as a side-effect of war left a lasting mark on European culture – one that we would do well to remember in the context of the much-heralded negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. Canadian and European negotiators have been working towards a bilateral

Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

By Alex Binkley October 14, 2010

Farm groups remain hopeful the next round of free trade talks between Canada and the European Union, scheduled for Oct. 18 to 22 in Ottawa, will bring some positive results. The talks have yet to move beyond exploratory discussions. A proposed agreement is seen as a possible boon for livestock and crop producers and a

Hogs, News

Cautious Approach Urged In EU Trade Talks

By Alex Binkley July 15, 2010

“(Canadian farmers) would be forgiven for suggesting that the standard of support in the EU is risk elimination.” – TRADE CONSULTANT PETER CLARK Acautious approach to negotiating the agriculture component of a free trade agreement with the European Union is needed, warns trade expert Peter Clark. Clark’s observations about the trade talks came as the

Dairy cattle, News

Supply Management Needs Overhaul

By Ron Friesen June 24, 2010

Supply management needs a major shakeup to let farmers pursue alternative markets for new and different products, a recent report recommends. That would require more flexibility in a marketing system that currently does not accommodate small, independent producers and their specialty products, it says. The report notably does not advocate abolishing supply management. But it

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Federal Dollars Go Into Dairy Research

By Alex Binkley March 18, 2010

Dairy Farmers of Canada plans to spend $11.7 million on research projects across the country that will focus on the health and nutritional benefits of dairy products and ways to improve animal productivity through health and breeding. The research money will be awarded to clusters of scientific and technical expertise at universities and agriculture schools

Cereals, News, Poultry

Same Old For Tories In Throne Speech

By Alex Binkley March 11, 2010

The two months the Harper government spent recal ibrat ing its plans and priorities for Parliament translated into more of the same policies for agriculture and other resource industries. In the throne speech at the start of the new session of Parliament, the government promised “to ensure the freedom of choice for which Western barley

Hogs, Livestock

Supply Management For Livestock Mulled

By Ron Friesen February 25, 2010

“You can do it but it’s really complicated.” – PETER CLARK, TRADE LAWYER The financial crisis in the cattle and hog sectors has some producers uttering two words out loud that they would never previously have whispered in the dark: supply management. The question heard at farm meetings and in coffee shops is: would it

News, Oilseeds

In Briefs continued from page 2 – for Jan. 28, 2010

January 28, 2010

Field trip: Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is back from an agricultural trade mission to Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala and the United States. In Mexico he announced a $5-million investment under the Canada Brand Initiative to boost the Mexican appetite and raise consumer awareness of Canadian foods. “This initiative will further connect the Canadian maple leaf and

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Opinion

Marketing Board Or Private Club?

By Laura Rance-Unger January 21, 2010

Debate and controversy are nothing new to orderly marketing. Whether it is supply management, as in the case of dairy or poultry, or single-desk selling, as in the case of the Canadian Wheat Board, there is a legitimate discussion over whether the public good these systems generate outweigh their costs to personal freedom. There are

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Beef processors don’t need another subsidy

December 24, 2009

As a cattle producer, I question the motives of those who are prepared to give Canada’s largest cattle processors another subsidy as cited in the story “Tories accused of stalling SRM subsidy, Manitoba Co-operator Dec. 17. Brad Wildeman claims to represent primary producers (cow-calf operators) in his function as head of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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