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Livestock, Opinion

Editorial: COOL fight not over yet

U.S. legislators will soon vote to repeal, but how it will all play out remains to be clear

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The WTO has made its final-final decision in Canada’s favour on U.S. labelling laws. It now appears that U.S. legislators in the House of Representatives will vote next month on a bill to repeal it. But Canada’s COOL fight isn’t over. Support for repealing the legislation is less secure from the U.S. Senate where the
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Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Pressure mounts for changes to country-of-origin labelling

WTO ruling sets the stage for U.S. repeal of COOL

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The United States has three months to repeal its country-of-origin labelling program on beef and pork imports before Canada and Mexico will proceed with billions of dollars’ worth of retaliatory tariffs on American goods. In the wake of the World Trade Organization’s final decision May 18 that COOL violates international trade rules, the House of
Cereals, International news, News

U.S. Senate overhauls Farm Bill, but time running out

washington / reuters / The U.S. Senate has approved sweeping new farm legislation that would cut almost all traditional farm subsidies while expanding a costly crop insurance program. But chances are slim the bill will pass this year. The $498-billion, five-year Farm Bill, passed by a 2-to-1 margin, would compensate growers when revenue from a
Crops

U.S. Senate Votes End Farm Subsidies To People Earning $1 Million

WAS HINGTON / REUTERS / The U.S. Senate has passed a bill to bar farm subsidies to wealthy Americans. The provision in a funding bill would halt subsidies to people with more than $1 million a year in adjusted gross income. It must be reconciled with House legislation, which has no limit, before becoming law.
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Jets Have A New Bud

BRIEFS Co-operator staff They ve got an official potato chip, and now the Winnipeg Jets have an official brewski to go with it. Budweiser an official partner of the team is bringing out a limited-edition beer, dubbed the Welcome Back Brew, to celebrate the return of the NHL to Manitoba. The company brought large, water-filled
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High Gas Prices Spur Global Biofuel Production

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High prices for conventional motor fuels, combined with government content mandates, has spurred biofuel production around the world, says Washington-based Worldwatch Institute. “Global production of biofuels increased 17 per cent in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion litres, up from 90 billion litres in 2009,” the institute reports. “High oil prices, a
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U.S. Senate Ag Panel Gets New Chair

Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan will become chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee next year, putting her in charge of overhauling U.S. farm policy when spending cuts are likely and her leadership skills are unproven. Stabenow won expansion of programs for fruit and vegetable growers in the 2008 farm law without alienating growers of row
Crops, Oilseeds

Oil Spill Helps Biofuel Image

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Renewable fuels like corn-based ethanol will get a boost as the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico feeds worries by Americans about long-term dependence on oil, a top U. S. private agricultural economist said on June 8. “The spill has heightened the concern about our dependence on fossil fuels so that quite naturally
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U. S. Farm Group Wants To Save Tropical Forests

Stopping global deforestation would boost U. S. agricultural revenue by $190 billion to $270 billion through 2030 by cutting unfair competition, a U. S. farm group and a nonprofit focused on climate change argued May 26. Deforestation accounts for about a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, chiefly from the destruction of tropical forests. Proponents
News, Oilseeds

U. S. Senate Passes Bill To Extend Biodiesel Credit

The U. S. Senate approved a bill March 10 that includes revival of the $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit for this year, which the renewable fuels industry has said is needed to increase output. The overall bill, approved 62 to 36, is a $149-billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks Democrats hope will help spur

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