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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington on July 26, 2018 on proposed budget estimates for the Office of the USTR. (Photo: Reuters/Mary F. Calvert)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

By David Lawder September 25, 2018

New York | Reuters — Canada is not making concessions needed to reach a deal with the U.S. for a trilateral NAFTA pact and is running out of time before Washington proceeds with a Mexico-only agreement, a top U.S. official said on Tuesday. The administration of President Donald Trump has recently begun increasing the pressure […] Read more

A farm in Switzerland. (Funky-data/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Markets, Reuters

Swiss voters reject more aid for farmers

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 24, 2018

Zurich | Reuters — Swiss voters decisively rejected more help for farmers in two referendums on Sunday, heeding the government’s warnings that the measures would send food prices rocketing and hurt the economy, projections for broadcaster SRF showed. Opinion polls had shown early widespread support for more farm aid was fading as the vote neared […] Read more

Crops, Weather

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

By MarketsFarm Team September 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Record-setting rain and floods in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence have destroyed the state’s poultry sector with 3.4 million chickens and turkeys reported killed. Pig losses are estimated at 5,500. Widespread power outages and flooded roads are making it difficult to get help to abandoned livestock operations. The state is home […] Read more

A Sept. 12 view from the International Space Station down the eye of Hurricane Florence, which has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone. (NASA photo)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Florence shuts down U.S. slaughterhouses

By Lisa Baertlein, Tom Polansek September 18, 2018

Chicago/Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. food companies kept slaughter plants shut on Monday in southeastern states swamped by Hurricane Florence as flash floods collapsed the walls of at least two hog manure pits, made roads undriveable and delayed rail shipments. Catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Florence, which has dumped up to 36 inches of rain […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trump to slap more tariffs on Chinese goods

By David Lawder, Jeff Mason September 17, 2018

Washington | Reuters | Updated Sept. 18, 2018 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will impose 10 per cent U.S. tariffs on about US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports, but he spared smart watches from Apple and Fitbit and other consumer products such as bicycle helmets and baby car seats. Trump, in […] Read more

A recent study for one of the world’s largest beef companies found respondents indicate that an animal’s diet is directly related to food safety.

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Carbon cut on beef

Straight from the hip with Brenda Schoepp

By Brenda Schoepp September 14, 2018

Will consumers want carbon-neutral and certified cared for beef? Will they determine those to be traits of safe food? Australia has set a goal of carbon-neutral meat production by the year 2030. The focus will be on trees and grasses that cover and sequester carbon for the nation’s 28 million head of cattle, 70.9 million […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks March 30 at a Ford plant in Windsor, Ont. (PMO photo by Adam Scotti)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Trudeau says good NAFTA deal wanted soon, hazy on deadline

By Reuters September 13, 2018

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he wanted a good NAFTA deal as soon as possible, but did not answer directly when asked if he agreed with Washington that the end of September was the final deadline for talks. Canada and the U.S. are struggling to settle differences over access […] Read more

Beef cattle feeding in Ontario. (DebraLee Wiseberg/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Ontario plugs holes in wildlife compensation plan

By GFM Staff September 12, 2018

Ontario’s agriculture ministry has patched a glitch in its wildlife damage compensation program, in which farmers’ claims risked rejection over the validity of their farm business registrations. “We heard livestock farmers’ concerns with the program so we’re making the first changes effective immediately,” Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman said in a release Monday. “We’re also continuing […] Read more

Astronaut Rickey Arnold’s view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2018. (NASA photo)

General, Reuters, Weather

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — As powerful Hurricane Florence advanced toward the southeastern U.S., farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of sustained rain and deadly flooding threatened a state where millions of farm animals are housed. “The governor said that North Carolina is […] Read more

A Holstein heifer on pasture in Quebec. (Lurin/iStock/Getty Images)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

By David Lawder, David Ljunggren September 11, 2018

Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — Canada is ready to offer the U.S. limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, two Canadian sources with direct knowledge of Ottawa’s negotiating strategy said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said at the White House that trade […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Daily Network News

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

Canada not making concessions needed for NAFTA deal, says U.S.

Swiss voters reject more aid for farmers

World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence

Florence shuts down U.S. slaughterhouses

Trump to slap more tariffs on Chinese goods

Carbon cut on beef

Trudeau says good NAFTA deal wanted soon, hazy on deadline

Ontario plugs holes in wildlife compensation plan

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

Sources say Canada ready to offer dairy access in NAFTA talks

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