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Purely Purebred, news from the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar August 21, 2024

Wilf Davis passes All of us at Canadian Cattlemen extend our condolences to the loved ones of Wilf Davis. Wilfred Alexander Davis, age 90, known as Wilf Davis passed away on June 21, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Brandon, Man. Davis was born in Whitewood. Sask., […] Read more

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As Canada braces for rail stoppage, truckers scramble to meet demand

By Anna Mehler Paperny, Nivedita Balu, Reuters August 20, 2024

As Canada braced for a freight rail stoppage that could hit industries ranging from autos to agriculture, the trucking sector said it faced higher demand it could not meet.

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Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown

By Adam Peleshaty August 20, 2024

Canada’s pulse industry has been battening down the hatches as the country’s major railways prepare for a work stoppage on Aug. 22.

A grain train pulls up alongside a cargo vessel at the Alliance Grain Terminal at Vancouver on Oct. 6, 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

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North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike

By Promit Mukherjee, Reuters, Tom Polansek August 20, 2024

Nearly three dozen North American agriculture groups, in a joint letter to the U.S. and Canadian governments today, urged action to avoid a rail stoppage.

The CCA was glad to see the Livestock Price Insurance two-year pilot officially launched in several Maritime provinces.

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Livestock tax deferral coverage increases, price insurance pilot launches in Maritimes

From the August 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Nathan Phinney August 20, 2024

With the summer months upon us, some folks take holidays. We know that isn’t the case when you’re a beef producer. Making hay while the sun is shining and praying that the rain stays away when the fields are ready for baling is what we do. CCA’s work on the hill has paid off over […] Read more

After a 50-year career, Ross Annett’s retirement from Bow Slope Shipping Association in Brooks, Alta., was marked by a standing ovation at the Livestock Markets Association of Canada annual convention in Waterloo, Ont., May 2024.

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Ross Annett, gentleman auctioneer, retires

Originally from Ontario, Annett found his calling as an auctioneer in Alberta

By Diana Martin August 20, 2024

Colleagues, friends and family describe Ross Annett as professional, dedicated, loyal and a man of integrity. Unsurprisingly, the Livestock Markets Association of Canada paused to recognize Annett’s retirement from Bow Slope Shipping Association in Brooks, Alta., after a 50-year career, during the annual convention in Waterloo, Ont., in May. “(Annett’s) brought the level of professionalism […] Read more

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Russian pork producers target EU’s share of China’s pork market

By Olga Popova and Gleb Bryanski, Reuters August 19, 2024

Russian pork producers are aiming to capture ten per cent of China's pork import market in the coming years from a standing start, seeking to take advantage of trade tensions between the European Union and China, the world's biggest pork consumer.

Labour minister Steven MacKinnon, pictured speaking in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

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Canada rail companies and union must work hard to reach deal, says Ottawa

By David Ljunggren, Promit Mukherjee, Reuters August 19, 2024

Canada's two main railway companies and the Teamsters union must do the hard work necessary to reach labor deals and avoid a full stoppage, federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said on Monday.

A freight train at Manchac, La., about 75 km east of Baton Rouge. (CN.ca)

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Canada-wide freight rail stoppage looms this week as two firms issue lockout notices

By Promit Mukherjee, Reuters August 19, 2024

Canada's freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge economic toll after the country's two largest railroad operators on Sunday issued lockout notices to the Teamsters union that represents nearly 10,000 workers.

Chuck Strahl, shown here speaking in the House of Commons in 2002, died Aug. 13 at age 67. Photo: CPAC video screengrab

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Former federal ag minister Chuck Strahl dies at 67

By Dave Bedard August 16, 2024

A memorial service is planned for Aug. 23 in Chilliwack, B.C. for Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in Stephen Harper's government, helping carry several of its policy plans through to completion.

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

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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

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

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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

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Deaths and passings of note

As Canada braces for rail stoppage, truckers scramble to meet demand

Pulse Weekly: Pulse Canada braces for potential rail shutdown

North American agriculture groups ask US, Canadian governments to stop rail strike

Livestock tax deferral coverage increases, price insurance pilot launches in Maritimes

Ross Annett, gentleman auctioneer, retires

Russian pork producers target EU’s share of China’s pork market

Canada rail companies and union must work hard to reach deal, says Ottawa

Canada-wide freight rail stoppage looms this week as two firms issue lockout notices

Former federal ag minister Chuck Strahl dies at 67

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