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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a science fair at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Sept. 26. (PM.gc.ca)

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

By Dave Graham, David Lawder October 12, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years, people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday. The proposal for a so-called sunset clause — just one of a series […] Read more

Livestock

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 12, 2017

Alberta is set to gradually pull its $8 million in annual funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and instead expand the vet school at the University of Calgary. The province announced Thursday it will expand enrolment for the University of Calgary’s Veterinary Medicine program (UCVM) from 130 students currently […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trump says U.S.-Canada trade deal possible, excluding Mexico

By David Ljunggren, Roberta Rampton October 11, 2017

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be open to a bilateral trade pact with Canada if a deal cannot be reached with Mexico to substantially revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. Asked by a reporter if he could envision maintaining free trade with Canada if NAFTA talks […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks Aug. 23, 2017 at a Montreal charity event. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

Trudeau to tell Trump: We’re not your problem at NAFTA

By David Ljunggren October 10, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets President Donald Trump on Wednesday, he will try to persuade the U.S. leader to focus on Mexico as a source of potential problems at talks to update NAFTA. Although Trudeau officials were confident Trump would mostly target Mexico as the three nations started to […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By Reuters October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of […] Read more

Crops, Markets

B.C. Greens seek limits on foreign ownership of farmland

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 9, 2017

The party holding the balance of power in British Columbia’s legislature wants to curb foreign ownership of farmland in the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Green Party leader Andrew Weaver on Thursday introduced the Property Law Amendment Act as a private member’s bill, which he said “would prohibit foreign entities from purchasing ALR land over […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Sept. 27. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies

By Terry Fries October 5, 2017

CNS Canada — The world’s major weather forecasters predict a slightly better than 50 per cent chance that a La Nina weather pattern will occur this fall and winter. Most Prairie farmers could see good things happening if the system does materialize, because La Nina systems tend to bring what many people think of as […] Read more

John Barlow in July 2015. (JohnBarlowMP.ca)

General

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 5, 2017

Calls from farm groups and federal opposition politicians for further consultations on a proposed overhaul of the private corporation tax system have been shut down in the House of Commons. A motion Tuesday from Ontario Tory MP Pierre Poilievre, vice-chair of the Commons finance committee, calling for consultations to continue beyond their Monday deadline through […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

By Tom Miles October 3, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — The European Union and Canada have ended a 21-year dispute over hormone-treated meat after agreeing a wider trade agreement, they said in a filing published by the World Trade Organization on Tuesday. The settlement of the dispute at the WTO, which began in 1996, was facilitated by a liberalization of trade […] Read more

Province House, home of the Nova Scotia Legislature, as seen in 2008. (NSLegislature.ca)

General, Reuters

Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 28, 2017

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Historic black communities in Nova Scotia will be given funds to establish legal ownership of land where they have lived for generations, the government said, in a drive to solve what critics call a case of long-running discrimination. The provincial government will spend $2.7 million over two years to […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Horses

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

Trump says U.S.-Canada trade deal possible, excluding Mexico

Trudeau to tell Trump: We’re not your problem at NAFTA

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

B.C. Greens seek limits on foreign ownership of farmland

La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

EU, Canada settle cattle battle at the WTO

Nova Scotia to help black residents get land titles

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