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Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 18, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — The upcoming round of talks in Montreal to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be extended by one day and will now conclude Jan. 29, Canadian and Mexican sources told Reuters on Thursday. Trade negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico were originally scheduled to meet from […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Does it pay to put weight on cull cows?

To decide best time to sell, pencil out the cost of feeding for a couple of months

By Peter Vitti January 16, 2018

Most producers have walked through their cow herds after the weaning season and picked out candidates for a cull group. Many of these are first-calf heifers and cows that were preg-checked and found open, while a smaller group were culled due to poor feet, legs and other structure defects. Even a few cows destined for […] Read more

Crops, Features

New crops equal new feeding practices

Adding corn to rotations is changing livestock  feeding practices in Western Canada

By Nicole Rasmussen January 16, 2018

As corn moves into Western Canada, so does the opportunity for livestock producers to diversify and improve the diet of their animals. Beef and dairy producers in the west have embraced corn as part of their animals’ ration and are increasing corn acres rapidly. Traditionally, beef cattle in the west have been fed with one […] Read more

Pierre Lampron, president of Valacta and Dairy Farmers of Canada. (John Greig photo)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy organizations partner to manage risk

By GFM Network News January 15, 2018

A partnership among Canadian dairy service provider organizations should help position Canadian producers to take advantage of rapidly changing technology and make the sector more efficient, the groups say. Why does it matter? The number of Canadian dairy farmers continues to drop and the need for more efficient services is growing as the price of […] Read more

General

Ottawa tightens rules on housing foreign farm workers

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 12, 2018

Housing meant for temporary foreign workers employed on a Canadian farm will now have to pass regular inspection before the farm can hire its workers. One of the requirements for farms hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs) is that the farm provide workers with “adequate, suitable and affordable housing as defined by the Canadian Mortgage and […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 12, 2018

London, Ont. | Reuters — Canada welcomes the suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that the deadline for concluding talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end of March, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Friday. Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that “a lot of things are hard to […] Read more

Eastern Canada’s dairy producers are expecting another announcement this month from processing co-operative Agropur about new construction. (Canam-Construction.com)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

By GFM Network News January 11, 2018

Updated, Jan. 15, 2018 –– Dairy Farmers of Ontario expects it will need six per cent more milk from producers in the next year. DFO chair Ralph Dietrich told the organization’s annual meeting that new processing capacity coming online this year will help drive the continued increase in quota allocated to meet the demand. The […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada talks tough on trade as NAFTA talks’ endgame nears

By GFM Network News January 11, 2018

London, Ont. | Reuters — Canada is talking tough with the U.S., stressing its determination to push back against what it says are unfair trade practices ahead of crucial talks to revamp the tri-nation North American Free Trade Agreement. U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials meet this month for the sixth and penultimate round of talks […] Read more

A freight train at Manchac, La., about 75 km east of Baton Rouge. (CN.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

Canadian companies struggle to plan for post-NAFTA world

By GFM Network News January 11, 2018

Toronto | Reuters — Canadian industries that would be most acutely impacted by the death of the North American Free Trade Agreement are unable to meaningfully plan for a possible post-NAFTA world given the uncertainty of what could replace it, analysts and executives said. With three quarters of Canadian exports landing in the U.S., the […] Read more

A giant Mexican flag at Cozumel’s Puerta Maya. (CIA.gov)

General, Markets, Reuters

Mexico will leave NAFTA talks if Trump triggers process to withdraw

By GFM Network News January 11, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will leave the NAFTA negotiating table if U.S. President Donald Trump decides to trigger a six-month process to withdraw from the trade pact, three Mexican sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Wednesday. Reuters reported earlier in the day that Canada was increasingly convinced that Trump would […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Dairy cattle

Montreal round of NAFTA talks extended to Jan. 29

Does it pay to put weight on cull cows?

New crops equal new feeding practices

Dairy organizations partner to manage risk

Ottawa tightens rules on housing foreign farm workers

Canada welcomes Trump suggestion of NAFTA deadline extension

More milk quota increases expected for Eastern Canada

Canada talks tough on trade as NAFTA talks’ endgame nears

Canadian companies struggle to plan for post-NAFTA world

Mexico will leave NAFTA talks if Trump triggers process to withdraw

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