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U.S. lawmakers want risks posed by Chinese agriculture drones addressed

By David Shepardson September 6, 2024

Reuters – A dozen U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the Biden administration to address the use of Chinese manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security risks. The House Republicans, including Representatives Elise Stefanik, Ashley Hinson and John Moolenaar, who chairs a select committee on China, asked the U.S. Agriculture Department and Cybersecurity […] Read more

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U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

By Leah Douglas September 5, 2024

Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. The 16 funded projects will reduce energy costs and increase reliability for rural Americans, who tend to pay more for energy, the White House said. […] Read more

Canola, Markets

ICE Weekly: Canola market suddenly in a very bad position

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 4, 2024

China caused a great deal of turmoil in the canola market on Sept. 3, leading prices to tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. To senior market analyst Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm, China dramatically changed canola’s outlook in fell swoop. The Chinese government announced that it was launching an investigation into alleged canola dumping by Canada. This […] Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stand together on the first day of the G7 summit, in Savelletri, Italy, June 13, 2024. Photo: Reuters/Yara Nardi/File Photo

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G7 leaders launch initiative for global food security

By Angelo Amante June 14, 2024

Bari, Italy | Reuters – Group of Seven leaders have pledged to step up efforts against global malnutrition, according to a draft statement on Friday that noted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had “aggravated” the world’s food problems. The G7 Apulia Food Systems Initiative (AFSI) – named after the Southern Italian region hosting the leaders’ summit – will […] Read more

With the higher taxes leading to increased costs for transferring a farm to the next generation, “this puts the family farm at risk,” says the Executive Director of Grain Growers of Canada. Photo: MJ_Prototype/iStock/Getty Images

News

Family farms at risk from higher capital gains rates: GGC

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 11, 2024

[UPDATED: June 11, 2024] Glacier FarmMedia – Looming changes to Canada’s capital gains inclusion rates will increase average taxes by 30 per cent on the country’s family-run grain farms, putting their futures at risk, according to research conducted by the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). “Our research shows that an average grain farm in Canada, […] Read more

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France revamps pesticide reduction plan in wake of farmer unrest

May 6, 2024

Paris | Reuters – France unveiled on Monday a revised plan to halve pesticide use in the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, pledging to adopt an EU indicator and boost research into alternatives in a nod to grievances voiced in farmer protests this year. Why it’s important Environmental regulation was one of the main factors […] Read more

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick in July 2023.
Photo: AAFC

Crops

Federal and provincial ag ministers meet in Fredericton

By GFM Network News July 21, 2023

Environmental issues remain a hot topic for provincial agriculture ministers. That and sustainable agriculture dominated discussions during the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers meeting in Fredericton, N.B. The annual conference was held from July 19-21. The focus on sustainable agriculture tracks, as this is the first time the ministers have met since […] Read more

General

As globalization fades new strategies needed

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News March 8, 2023

Don’t expect a return to normal geopolitical conditions — at least not if you think the past several decades were normal. That was Janice Gross Stein’s message March 8, in an opening address to the Canadian Crops Convention. The noted political scientist and founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy […] Read more

General

Farmers hear from national political leaders

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News March 7, 2023

For the first time since at least 1980, according to a long-time member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, a sitting Prime Minister has spoken to the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA). Liberal leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was a last minute addition to the agenda, joining Conservative Party leader Pierre […] Read more

Supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro block highway BR-060, during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, in Abadiania, Brazil, October 31, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Markets, Reuters

Trucker blockades in Brazil increase in wake of Bolsonaro election loss

By GFM Network News October 31, 2022

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Truckers who support Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday, blocking roads in 16 states in an action that could affect agricultural exports in one of the world’s top food producers. Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s election to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but has yet to concede […] Read more

FCC extends support for canola producers

U.S. soybean farmers urge Trump to make purchase deal with China

Dry soils threaten strong Ohio crops; rains boost South Dakota — tour

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