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Co-op Atlantic members approve exit from food, gas

May. 13, 2015 at 7:37 pm CDT

Delegates to Atlantic Canada’s biggest co-operative have approved a proposal to divest its way out of the grocery and fuel business. Co-op Atlantic’s board of directors last month rolled out a proposal in which the organization would make a deal with Nova Scotia-based grocery giant Sobeys for the co-op’s food- […]

Canada risks being sidelined in TPP trade deal, Vilsack says

May. 7, 2015 at 6:40 pm CDT

By David Dolan

Trans-Pacific ministers’ meeting set for May 26-28

May. 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Reuters

Oliver budget boosts capital gains exemption, trade funds

Apr. 21, 2015 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Staff

Eyes on election, Tories balance budget with asset sales

Apr. 21, 2015 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Leah Schnurr Randall Palmer

Fast-track avoids ‘mistakes from our past’ on trade: Obama

Apr. 16, 2015 at 5:09 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a bipartisan bill that would fast-track trade deals through Congress, urging lawmakers to pass it quickly so his administration can advance a trade pact with Pacific nations. “The bill put forward today would help us write those rules in […]

By Reuters

Funds blocked from investing in Sask. farmland, for now

Apr. 13, 2015 at 7:41 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s government plans to take a closer look at its rules on investment in farmland, but will block such investments by pension funds and other “institutional” investors while the review is underway. The province said Monday it will soon run further consultations and a review of farmland ownership rules as […]

By Staff

Successful succession tips for farm families

Apr. 10, 2015 at 12:34 pm CDT

Dr. John Fast, a business planning consultant, bills himself as “The Family Business Doctor.” Judging from the size of the crowd at his talk at this year’s FarmTech Exhibition in Edmonton, lots of farmers are seeking his prescriptions. His presentation, “The Ultimate Management Challenge: Succeeding At Succession,” addressed one of the most […]

By Michael Flood

Japan forecaster sees El Nino likely to emerge by summer

Apr. 10, 2015 at 11:58 am CDT

Tokyo | Reuters –– Japan’s weather bureau said in its monthly outlook on Friday that the possibility of an El Nino weather pattern forming by summer remains high, but gave no probability forecast. The previous El Nino, which emerged last summer, ended over winter and conditions appear to be normal […]

By Reuters

Private wells added to Sask. flood protection program

Apr. 9, 2015 at 10:24 am CDT

A provincial program covering Saskatchewan residents’ costs to put up emergency, permanent flood protection has been expanded to include projects to protect private wells. The province’s Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP) is offered to communities, rural municipalities, businesses, non-profit organizations, individual farm and country residences and cottages facing “imminent […]

By Staff