Dairy cattle Archives - Page 107 of 168

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. now seeking end to supply management in NAFTA talks

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 16, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — U.S. negotiators at talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement want Canada to dismantle its system of protections for the dairy and poultry sectors — a move Ottawa will reject, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday. The proposal is the latest in a string of […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Oct. 3 in Ottawa. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Reuters

Feds pledge lower small business tax rate

By Grainews Staff, Reuters, GFM Network News October 16, 2017

UPDATED, Oct. 16 — The federal government says it will cut the small business tax rate to nine per cent from 10.5, a move seen as an attempt to counter a growing backlash against its July tax reform announcement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau appeared side-by-side in Toronto’s far suburbs to […] Read more

The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 13, 2017

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement Friday that U.S. rail operator […] Read more

A 2018 Ram 1500 pickup. (FCANorthAmerica.com)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. stance on autos sows more doubt about NAFTA overhaul

By GFM Network News October 13, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday demanded that U.S.-made content account for half the value of the cars and trucks sold under the North American Free Trade Agreement, raising further doubts about any potential deal to renew the pact. Three sources briefed on the protectionist U.S. proposal, which is in line […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

U.S. makes NAFTA dairy proposal, no market access request

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 13, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — U.S. negotiators at talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement on Friday formally asked Canada to address a bilateral dispute over dairy pricing, a request the Canadians are set to resist, sources familiar with the talks said. U.S. dairy producers are unhappy that Canadian farmers this year started […] Read more

General, Machinery, Weather

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

The property and casualty arm of Saskatchewan’s Crown insurance agency has set up a new unit zoned strictly agricultural. SGI Canada — the Regina-based property and casualty insurance provider which operates in tandem with the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the Crown auto insurer — on Wednesday launched a new Farm Business Unit with “a specialized team […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a science fair at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Sept. 26. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

By GFM Network News October 12, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years, people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday. The proposal for a so-called sunset clause — just one of a series […] Read more

Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt and Baljit Singh, dean of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary, tour the UCVM’s Spy Hill campus. (Gov.ab.ca)

Livestock

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

Alberta is set to gradually pull its $8 million in annual funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and instead expand the vet school at the University of Calgary. The province announced Thursday it will expand enrolment for the University of Calgary’s Veterinary Medicine program (UCVM) from 130 students currently […] Read more

A Metro grocery store at the Orangeville Mall in Orangeville, Ont. (Onereit.ca)

General

Metro plans automated distribution for Ontario

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

One of Canada’s biggest grocery chains plans to build new hubs to distribute both fresh and frozen foods to its Ontario stores. Quebec-based Metro Inc. said Wednesday it expects to put up $400 million to modernize and automate its Toronto operations between 2018 and 2023, building two new facilities for fresh and frozen food distribution […] Read more

Crops, Livestock

DON tolerances in livestock

By Lisa Guenther October 11, 2017

Feed mills everywhere are testing for DON right now, Rex Newkirk says. And different livestock species have different DON tolerances. Pigs are by far the most sensitive to DON — the limit is one ppm when formulating. Diets are about 50 per cent wheat, so often they can use wheat with up to two ppm, […] Read more

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

Dairy cattle

U.S. now seeking end to supply management in NAFTA talks

Feds pledge lower small business tax rate

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

U.S. stance on autos sows more doubt about NAFTA overhaul

U.S. makes NAFTA dairy proposal, no market access request

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

Metro plans automated distribution for Ontario

DON tolerances in livestock

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 27, 2026

Latest Market News