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German court rejects bid to block Canada-EU trade deal

By Caroline Copley, David Ljunggren October 13, 2016

Berlin/Ottawa | Reuters –– Germany’s Constitutional Court cleared the government on Thursday to approve a free trade accord between the European Union and Canada under defined conditions, boosting the agreement’s chances of passing an EU vote next week. However, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear he was losing patience with the EU over the […] Read more

NASA’s Terra satellite observes Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew being absorbed by a cold front along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Oct. 9 at 11:45 a.m. ET. (NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters, Weather

Millions of chickens reported dead in Hurricane Matthew floods

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News October 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Flooding from Hurricane Matthew has killed up to five million poultry birds in North Carolina, most of them chickens, the state’s top environmental official said Wednesday. Donald van der Vaart, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, also told Reuters that some pits that hold hog waste on farms […] Read more

A preserved portion of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Germany’s top court hears CETA challenge

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters, GFM Network News October 12, 2016

Karlsruhe, Germany | Reuters — Germany’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday began hearing a legal challenge to a planned EU-Canada free trade deal that could paralyze the accord. Three German activist groups handed in 125,000 signatures to the court in August in opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which they fear will undermine […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

By Reuters October 12, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — European Parliament member and anti-globalization activist Jose Bove will be allowed to stay in Canada after earlier being told to leave the country, according to organizers of an event where he had been scheduled to speak. The Council of Canadians, a social justice non-profit, said on Wednesday that a decision to […] Read more

Staff of Le Bulletin were presented Oct. 7 with ACRA’s Prix Roger-Blais. From left are awards jury president Yolaine Villeneuve, public and corporate affairs director of the Conseil des industriels laitiers du Quebec (CILQ); Le Bulletin editor Yvon Therien; writers Celine Normandin and Marie-Josee Parent; associate editor Marie-Claude Poulin; and writer Nicolas Mesly. (LACRA.net)

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FBC earns national, provincial honours for farm coverage

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 11, 2016

Winnipeg farm publishing house Farm Business Communications has earned 13 national and provincial awards so far this fall for its news and feature coverage of issues in Canadian farming. FBC, an arm of Glacier FarmMedia, earned a total of 10 gold, silver and bronze awards on Oct. 1 from the Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF), […] Read more

Le Botanique, a Brussels-area greenhouse facility repurposed as a cultural centre and live music venue. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

Belgian regions set to block CETA over farm concerns

By philip-blenkinsop October 11, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Southern Belgium is set to block a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement, threatening to undermine the European Union’s entire trade policy and serving as a warning to British hopes of a speedy deal after Britain has left the European Union. EU trade ministers will vote in a week on the Comprehensive […] Read more

Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s bill to tighten animal cruelty legislation in Canada has been voted down in the Commons on second reading. (NErskine-Smith.liberal.ca)

Livestock

Bill to tighten cruelty laws downed in Commons

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 6, 2016

A federal private member’s bill meant to tighten animal cruelty laws in Canada — alarming farm organizations and energizing animal welfare groups en route — has gone the way of most private members’ bills. Bill C-246, introduced in February by Toronto Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and given first reading, died Wednesday in the House of […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

EU’s Juncker seeks to win over Austria on CETA

By Reuters October 5, 2016

Strasbourg | Reuters –– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed optimism on Wednesday that EU governments would agree a contentious free trade deal this month ahead of a meeting with a skeptical Austrian chancellor. Juncker said the EU needed to ensure that a deal agreed with Canada two years ago entered into force in a […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

NAFTA negotiators see gains for Canada if pact reopened

By Leah Schnurr October 4, 2016

Reuters — Canada, fearful of talk by the U.S. presidential candidates to reopen the North American Free Trade Agreement, could use the opportunity to push for a better deal on worker mobility, dispute resolutions and other issues, Canadian negotiators of the original pact said. Republican Donald Trump calls NAFTA the worst trade deal signed by […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Cargill profit jumps on beef demand, grain margins

By Karl Plume October 4, 2016

Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a sharply higher quarterly net profit on Tuesday, helped by rising beef demand and stronger grain trading and processing margins. The privately held company’s net income rose 66 per cent to $852 million in the first quarter ended Aug. 31 from $512 million a year earlier (all figures […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Eggs

German court rejects bid to block Canada-EU trade deal

Millions of chickens reported dead in Hurricane Matthew floods

Germany’s top court hears CETA challenge

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

FBC earns national, provincial honours for farm coverage

Belgian regions set to block CETA over farm concerns

Bill to tighten cruelty laws downed in Commons

EU’s Juncker seeks to win over Austria on CETA

NAFTA negotiators see gains for Canada if pact reopened

Cargill profit jumps on beef demand, grain margins

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