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Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Any labour disruption could be weeks away, but the grain sector is still wary

By Gord Gilmour, GFM Network News April 18, 2024
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31.

Pigeons, grackles and blackbirds have been confirmed as the host of bovine influenza A.
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Domestic birds confirmed as hosts for bovine influenza A virus  

Epidemiologist says there is “still lots” to investigate about how virus jumped from from birds to dairy cattle  

By Stew Slater, GFM Network News April 18, 2024
Domestic birds that live in and around barns have been confirmed as the avian hosts of an outbreak on dairy farms in the United States of highly pathogenic avian influenza.


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Renting land better than buying for cash flow: FCC

Each farm needs to make the decision themselves, but a bit of analysis can help when choosing

By Gord Gilmour, GFM Network News April 18, 2024
Rising farmland values and higher interest rates have swung the affordability pendulum in favour of renting, not buying, farmland.

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‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag

Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers

By Scott Garvey, GFM Network News April 18, 2024
A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.


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Federal budget draws mixed reaction from Canadian ag groups

Livestock tax deferral, capital gains exemption praised; overall lack of investment in agriculture noted

By Jonah Grignon, GFM Network News April 18, 2024
The 2024 federal budget, released Tuesday afternoon has drawn mixed reactions from ag groups across Canada. While some have praised aspects of the plan, others have condemned the lack of attention paid to agriculture and farmers.   

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Argentina corn harvest faces more deep cuts from stunt disease spread

By Maximilian Heath, Reuters, GFM Network News April 17, 2024
Argentina's corn harvest, already cut sharply due a stunt disease spread by leafhopper insects, was "likely" to be slashed significantly further, a Rosario grains exchange analyst said on Wednesday, a blow to the embattled South American country.


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Federal budget promises lower costs, interest relief for farmers

Budget 2024 will see approximately $52 billion spent over five years 

By Jonah Grignon, GFM Network News April 16, 2024
The 2024 federal budget, tabled today, promises several benefits for Canadian farmers.

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China pork output marks first quarterly decline in four years

By Mei Mei Chu, Reuters, GFM Network News April 16, 2024
China's pork output eased in January-March from a year earlier, the first quarterly decline in nearly four years, as farmers slaughtered fewer pigs to support a recovery in hog prices.


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Denmark bets on cow feed additive to reduce methane emissions

The Nordic country has pledged to reduce emissions by 70 per cent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

By Isabelle Yr Carlsson, Reuters, GFM Network News April 15, 2024
Denmark has agreed to help farmers finance a feed additive that is expected to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 30 per cent, as part of efforts to meet ambitious climate goals, its government said on Monday.

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Ag leader Kim McConnell honoured by Calgary business leaders

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 12, 2024
Agriculture communications entrepreneur Kim McConnell is being recognized by the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce as an inspirational business leader.


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