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EU eases rules for small amounts of state aid to farmers

Dec. 10, 2024 at 9:51 am CST

Farmers in the European Union will be able to get more state aid without regulatory oversight under new rules approved on Tuesday, the European Commission said.

Thunder Bay grain movement stays strong through November

Dec. 9, 2024 at 2:52 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

China, EU account for upswing in Canadian grain, oilseed exports

Dec. 9, 2024 at 2:27 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CN reaches tentative deal with Unifor workers ahead of Jan. 1 strike deadline

Dec. 9, 2024 at 11:21 am CST

By Geralyn Wichers

South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print

Dec. 6, 2024 at 5:07 pm CST

By Daniela Desantis Maximilian Heath Reuters

The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge is looking for innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle. Photo: John Greig

Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation

Dec. 6, 2024 at 4:56 pm CST

Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.

By Lilian Schaer

Mexico doing all it can to protect trade agreement with US, Canada, official says

Dec. 6, 2024 at 4:43 pm CST

Mexico is doing everything it can to protect a regional trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, the Latin American nation's deputy economy minister said in an interview published on Friday.

By Kylie Madry Reuters

US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply

Dec. 6, 2024 at 11:35 am CST

The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

How to talk about ‘fair family price’ for land, other farm assets

Dec. 6, 2024 at 10:42 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Elaine writes: “Fair family price” versus “fair market value price” (or FFP vs. FMV) is often a tense conversation between a farm’s founders, needing to sell assets for their personal income stream, and a buyer, often the cash-strapped successor on the farm. To offer readers some wisdom […]

By Elaine Froese

Canada’s jobless rate jumps to 6.8 per cent; bets up for 50 bps rate cut next week

Dec. 6, 2024 at 10:31 am CST

Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8 per cent in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week.

By Reuters