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Canadian breeding cattle exports, such as these animals en route to Croatia by air in a CLGA file photo, now have access to Turkey. (CLiveGen.org)

Breeding cattle get market access to Turkey

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 27, 2016

Exporters of Canadian breeding cattle expect to see another $4.5 million per year in business from a new agreement for market access to Turkey, according to the federal government. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced an agreement with Turkey on export certificates for Canadian breeding cattle effective “immediately.” […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

By GFM Network News June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — The Canadian dollar slipped after Britain voted Thursday to leave the European Union, a trend which one financial analyst expects to continue in an otherwise uncertain environment. But the loonie hasn’t fallen far enough to bring support to Canadian commodity markets. “Short-term, we’re going to be dealing with the day-to-day volatility and […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Canada dilutes plan to limit temporary foreign workers

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 23, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Liberal government on Thursday watered down measures to limit the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers firms can hire after complaints the restrictions would cause major labour shortages. Under rules introduced by the previous Conservative administration, the number of low-skilled foreign workers a firm could employ would have dropped to […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Bayer crop unit apologizes to farmers after Twitter gaffe

By GFM Network News June 20, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Bayer AG’s crop science division apologized on Monday for a tweet that suggested reduced meat demand could benefit the environment, in a bid to appease outraged farmers who buy the company’s seeds and chemicals. The tweet, published on the official Bayer CropScience (@Bayer4crops) account on Sunday, linked to a Vox.com article […] Read more

Livestock

Audit rips New Brunswick’s oversight of ag fairs

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 18, 2016

New Brunswick’s provincial government plans to update the legislation governing agricultural fair associations, following an audit that criticizes several departments for lack of oversight on the fair organizations. Given ag fairs’ charitable gaming privileges and exemptions available for property and income taxes, Auditor General Kim MacPherson found “limited provincial processes to monitor compliance” with the […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Diafiltered milk issue sours on slow federal response

By GFM Network News June 17, 2016

CNS Canada — Two weeks after rallying on Parliament Hill to protest Trans-Pacific and European trade agreements, some dairy farmers say the government is still slacking when it comes to supporting their industry. The immediate crisis, according to Jan Slomp, a Vancouver Island dairy farmer and president of the National Farmers Union, is diafiltered milk. […] Read more

North Dakota’s Legislative Assembly in 2014. (Governor.nd.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

North Dakotans put ‘corporate’ farming to vote

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 14, 2016

Reuters — North Dakotans are voting Tuesday in a referendum to repeal a law enacted last year that changed decades of family-farming rules in the state by allowing corporations to own and operate dairy and hog farms. The North Dakota Farmers Union and other groups that collected signatures to put the referendum on the ballot […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Lower feed costs weigh on supply-managed goods

By GFM Network News June 10, 2016

CNS Canada –– Relatively soft feed grain prices over the past year mean producers of supply-managed commodities, such as milk and eggs, have also received lower prices for their products. Such is the interpretation of industry participants accounting for declines in the latest Farm Price Index data released by Statistics Canada. The livestock and animal […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Reuters

Canada’s PSP buys stake in tag maker Allflex

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 10, 2016

Reuters — PSP Investments, one of Canada’s biggest pension funds, said Friday it had acquired a significant minority stake in Allflex Group, the world’s biggest maker of electronic tags for animals, from private equity firm BC Partners. The purchase was overseen by PSP’s new team in London, led by Simon Marc, and is likely to […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Ottawa weighs options over U.S. milk proteins

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 7, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada is working on a plan to shore up its sheltered dairy industry, including measures to counter fast-rising imports of milk proteins from the U.S., according to the federal agriculture minister. Any new support risks widening a trade dispute among North America’s dairy farmers over $150 million worth of U.S. milk […] Read more

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Dairy cattle

Breeding cattle get market access to Turkey

Loonie tanks post-Brexit, but benefits minimal for farmers

Canada dilutes plan to limit temporary foreign workers

Bayer crop unit apologizes to farmers after Twitter gaffe

Audit rips New Brunswick’s oversight of ag fairs

Diafiltered milk issue sours on slow federal response

North Dakotans put ‘corporate’ farming to vote

Lower feed costs weigh on supply-managed goods

Canada’s PSP buys stake in tag maker Allflex

Ottawa weighs options over U.S. milk proteins

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