Insights and Stories of Staff

Producer groups lobby for TPP deal in Atlanta

Sep. 29, 2015 at 2:29 am CDT

Several Canadian grain and livestock commodity groups have representatives in Atlanta this week pressing for federal negotiators to keep Canada in play on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trade ministers from the 12 TPP countries — also including the U.S., Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei […]

Glencore reported moving ahead on ag stake sale

Sep. 28, 2015 at 5:58 pm CDT

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Richardson to build in S. Alta. inputs market

Sep. 26, 2015 at 3:37 pm CDT

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Livestock seen threatened as biting insects press north

Sep. 23, 2015 at 8:25 pm CDT

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Guelph animal science department rebrands

Sep. 23, 2015 at 7:16 pm CDT

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NAFTA countries debate COOL harm at WTO

Sep. 17, 2015 at 8:43 pm CDT

Canada and Mexico have made their case before a World Trade Organization arbitration panel on how much tariff revenge they’re allowed to impose on U.S. goods over country-of-origin labelling (COOL). The WTO “has ruled four times that the U.S.’s COOL rules are discriminatory,” Canadian Pork Council chairman Rick Bergmann said […]

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Co-op moves up timetable for scholarship program

Sep. 16, 2015 at 3:54 am CDT

Prairie students planning careers in agriculture or agribusiness now have an earlier deadline to seek funding support through the Co-op Excellence in Ag program. Excellence in Ag, Federated Co-operatives’ (FCL) multi-year scholarship and summer internship program, previously had a Jan. 31 deadline, but for the 2016 round, the application deadline […]

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Yukon to help cover livestock vets’ travel costs

Sep. 15, 2015 at 7:08 pm CDT

The Yukon government has launched a pilot program to help cover veterinarians’ travel and service expenses for farm calls. The territory government on Tuesday announced it will accept up to 30 farmers for the pilot of the Veterinary Services Program, running from now to the end of March 2016. The […]

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Avian flu risk higher with fall migrations

Sep. 15, 2015 at 6:42 pm CDT

Poultry farmers in Ontario are being warned to keep biosecurity top of mind as wild birds get ready to fly south this fall. “With the fall weather quickly approaching, resulting in colder temperatures and wild bird migrations, the threat of re-emergence of (highly pathogenic avian influenza) is real,” the Feather […]

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Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

Sep. 10, 2015 at 3:28 pm CDT

Agriculture students may be eligible for financial encouragement to improve their communication, critical thinking and leadership skills through Farm Management Canada’s national awards program. FMC and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) recently opened the 2015-16 edition of their Excellence Award for Agricultural Students, with a top […]

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