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Ontario general farm organization fee increasing

By GFM Network News December 1, 2017

Ontario farmers will be paying more for their representation by their general farm organizations in 2018 after the government approved a $30 increase. The annual fee will be $225 plus HST for membership in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario or National Farmers Union-Ontario. All registered farmers have to pay the […] Read more

As of this month, all front-line RCMP officers in rural Manitoba have been equipped with naloxone kits to assist people who have come into contact with opioids. (Photo courtesy Manitoba RCMP)

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Farmers seen harder hit by opioid crisis than rest of rural U.S.

By GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The opioid crisis in the United States is impacting farm and ranch families more acutely than their rural neighbours, according to a survey published by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the U.S. National Farmers Union on Thursday. About three-quarters of farmers and ranchers surveyed said a family member, someone […] Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay speaks Nov. 24 at Agribition in Regina. (Agr.gc.ca)

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Federal programs set for Growing Forward sequel

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 24, 2017

Market development, product development and overall sector development are among the priorities in the federal government’s five-year funding plan for the ag sector. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, speaking Friday at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, announced a $1 billion suite of six federally funded programs to roll out through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Canadian […] Read more

Keith Currie was acclaimed to a second term as OFA president at the organization’s annual meeting Nov. 20-21 in Toronto. (John Greig photo)

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OFA pre-election policy targets broader economic development

By GFM Network News November 21, 2017

Stable rural areas and thriving farms can help urbanites with some of their biggest challenges. That’s the message from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture going into next year’s provincial election. The OFA talked about how it is framing its election strategy at its annual meeting, which ran Monday and Tuesday in Toronto. “With the election […] Read more

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Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

By GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Renewable sources of energy may be the future, but that future is not coming any time soon as fossil fuels will be needed to continue to power the world for generations, according to author and professor emeritus Vaclav Smil, speaking at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Nov. 14. “We […] Read more

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Trade talks a dicey situation, Coyne says

By GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — With Canada in the midst of negotiations for two different trade agreements, the North American Free Trade Agreement and Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade concerns are getting muddled, according to Andrew Coyne. “We need to be conscious of diversifying our trade interests beyond just North America. It would be extremely foolish that […] Read more

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay. Photo: parl.gc.ca

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MacAulay to visit China on trade mission to boost food exports

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 10, 2017

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay, will lead a trade mission next week to China as part of Canada’s efforts to double bilateral trade with that country and grow global agri-food exports to $75 billion by 2025. A news release distributed on Nov. 9, said, “with a population of 1.4 billion people, and a growing appetite for high-quality Canadian food products, […] Read more

Japan’s Imperial Palace and Nijubashi Bridge, in Tokyo. (CIA.gov)

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TPP talks without U.S. near final stretch

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 1, 2017

Urayasu, Japan | Reuters — The 11 remaining nations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the United States edged toward sealing a comprehensive free trade pact after New Zealand agreed to amend laws that are not subject to TPP, to enable its ban on foreign home purchases. The pact aims to eliminate tariffs on industrial […] Read more

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Five farm bookkeeping systems

By Leeann Minogue October 24, 2017

Unless you hire it out or do it the old-fashioned way with a pencil and a ledger, every farm business needs a software solution for bookkeeping. In honour of the “back to the books” feeling that comes with autumn, this is a survey of farm bookkeeping software on the market today. It’s not absolutely necessary […] Read more

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Xplornet to buy NetSet

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 23, 2017

A rural broadband provider serving over 500 Manitoba municipalities and communities is set to be absorbed into one of Canada’s biggest rural operators. Xplornet Communications announced Monday it has signed a deal to buy the internet access business of Brandon-based NetSet Communications. Financial terms of the deal for the privately-held Manitoba company weren’t disclosed, except […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Ontario general farm organization fee increasing

Farmers seen harder hit by opioid crisis than rest of rural U.S.

Federal programs set for Growing Forward sequel

OFA pre-election policy targets broader economic development

Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

Trade talks a dicey situation, Coyne says

MacAulay to visit China on trade mission to boost food exports

TPP talks without U.S. near final stretch

Five farm bookkeeping systems

Xplornet to buy NetSet

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