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Canadian Simmental Association holds AGM

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

By Mike Millar December 9, 2024

The Canadian Simmental Association and Friends of Canadian Simmental Foundation annual general meetings were held on October 20, 2024, via Zoom webinar. During the association’s AGM, attendees and viewers received reporting on another very successful year for the Simmental breed and the association. The association showed its appreciation to retiring director Byron Johnson for his […] Read more

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Condolences to Graham McLean’s loved ones

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

By Mike Millar December 9, 2024

We were sad to learn that Graham “Cheeser” McLean passed away on October 16 at the age of 59 after a brief battle with cancer. McLean was an outgoing and friendly guy. Whenever he met someone new, he always wanted to know where they were from, who they were related to and if somehow he […] Read more

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CN reaches tentative deal with Unifor workers ahead of Jan. 1 strike deadline

By Geralyn Wichers December 9, 2024

Canadian National Railway (CN) says it has reached a tentative four-year agreement with the union representing mechanical, clerical and intermodal workers.

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South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print

By Daniela Desantis, Maximilian Heath, Reuters December 6, 2024

South America's agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the European Union struck a free trade agreement, though farmers said they wanted to see the small print of the deal.

The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge is looking for innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle. Photo: John Greig

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Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation

By Lilian Schaer December 6, 2024

Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government's Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.

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Mexico doing all it can to protect trade agreement with US, Canada, official says

By Kylie Madry, Reuters December 6, 2024

Mexico is doing everything it can to protect a regional trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, the Latin American nation's deputy economy minister said in an interview published on Friday.

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US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply

Virus has infected nearly half of California's 1,100 dairy farms

By Leah Douglas, Reuters December 6, 2024

The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

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Canada’s jobless rate jumps to 6.8 per cent; bets up for 50 bps rate cut next week

By Reuters December 6, 2024

Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8 per cent in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week.

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union’s anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said. Photo: Mlenny/iStock/Getty Images

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EU and South America strike trade deal set to hit pushback in Europe

By Lisandra Paraguassu, Lucinda Elliott, philip-blenkinsop, Reuters December 6, 2024

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday which now faces a tortuous battle for approval in Europe, where there is stiff opposition from France. After negotiations spanning over 20 years, and five years on from an initial deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her Mercosur counterparts announced an agreement had been reached in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.

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Police prevent Indian Punjabi farmers marching to Delhi to demand better prices

By Anushree Fadnavis, Reuters, Sakshi Dayal December 6, 2024

Indian police used tear gas and pepper spray against dozens of farmers who began marching from Punjab state along a key highway to Delhi on Friday to demand better prices for their crops.

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

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Canadian Simmental Association holds AGM

Condolences to Graham McLean’s loved ones

CN reaches tentative deal with Unifor workers ahead of Jan. 1 strike deadline

South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print

Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation

Mexico doing all it can to protect trade agreement with US, Canada, official says

US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply

Canada’s jobless rate jumps to 6.8 per cent; bets up for 50 bps rate cut next week

EU and South America strike trade deal set to hit pushback in Europe

Police prevent Indian Punjabi farmers marching to Delhi to demand better prices

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