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S. Africa’s proposed ban on foreign land ownership aimed at farms

By Reuters February 17, 2015

Johannesburg | Reuters — A South African government proposal to ban foreign nationals from owning land will apply to farms, not residential property, a government minister was quoted as saying Tuesday. In his State of the Nation address last week, President Jacob Zuma said foreigners would be barred from owning land and South African citizens […] Read more

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Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

By Christine Stebbins February 17, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– An arctic blast hitting the heart of the U.S. Midwest soft red winter wheat belt this week will put 10 to 15 per cent of the dormant crop at risk of winterkill damage, agricultural meteorologists said Tuesday. While most of the northern Midwest wheat crop is protected by snow from frigid […] Read more

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CP engineers, conductors halt strike

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 16, 2015

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and its unionized conductors, engineers, trainmen and yardmen agreed Monday to binding arbitration in their contract talks, ending a strike the day after it began. The end of the strike, which began Sunday just after midnight, comes under the threat of federal back-to-work legislation, which was due to be tabled Monday […] Read more

Kellie Leitch speaking in Ottawa in March 2014. (Labour.gc.ca)

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Railway back-to-work legislation going to Commons

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 16, 2015

Back-to-work legislation to halt a day-old strike by engineers and conductors at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is scheduled for introduction Monday in the House of Commons. Federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch is booked on the Commons’ order paper for Monday to introduce “An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations.” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. labour secretary to help reach West Coast port deal

By Alex Dobuzinskis February 15, 2015

Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez will travel to California to help broker an agreement between shipping companies and dockworkers in a dispute that has led to a partial shutdown of ports along the U.S. West Coast, the White House said on Saturday. The move by the Obama administration came after […] Read more

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CP’s engineers, conductors on strike

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 15, 2015

Engineers, conductors, trainmen and yardmen for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) are on strike after 11th-hour talks ended Saturday night without a new agreement. “Picket lines are now being set up across Canada and the rail shutdown is happening,” Doug Finnson, president of the workers’ union, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), said in a release […] Read more

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CN reaches tentative labour deal with engineers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 14, 2015

Canadian National Railway’s (CN) 1,800-odd locomotive engineers will remain on the job until April at least, after tentatively agreeing to a new three-year labour deal with the company. The agreement, reached Saturday, now goes to a ratification vote for the unionized engineers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). Vote results are expected to […] Read more

Okanagan Specialty Fruit’s side-by-side comparison of its Arctic Granny apples (top) against regular Granny apples. (ArcticApples.com)

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U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

By Carey Gillam February 13, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday approved what would be the first commercialized biotech apple, rejecting efforts by the organic industry and other GMO critics to block the new fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved two genetically engineered apple varieties designed to resist browning that have been […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

By Mark Weinraub February 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures rose for the third consecutive day on Friday as demand for U.S. stocks of the oilseed remained strong while overseas buyers waited for supplies from the South American harvest to hit the market, traders said. Wheat futures jumped on a round of short covering but remained stuck in […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

By Colin Packham February 12, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approval. From March 1, foreign purchases of agricultural land over A$15 million (C$14.51 million) will be subject […] Read more

New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

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New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

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S. Africa’s proposed ban on foreign land ownership aimed at farms

Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

CP engineers, conductors halt strike

Railway back-to-work legislation going to Commons

U.S. labour secretary to help reach West Coast port deal

CP’s engineers, conductors on strike

CN reaches tentative labour deal with engineers

U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat rally to end week

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

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