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Supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro block highway BR-060, during a protest against President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who won a third term following the presidential election run-off, in Abadiania, Brazil, October 31, 2022. Photo: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino

Trucker blockades in Brazil increase in wake of Bolsonaro election loss

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News October 31, 2022

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Truckers who support Brazil’s outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday, blocking roads in 16 states in an action that could affect agricultural exports in one of the world’s top food producers. Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s election to leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but has yet to concede […] Read more

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History: American Election

Reprinted from the December 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 1, 2020

American Election By Kenneth Coppock The overwhelming victory of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican standard bearer in the U.S. 1952 election, came as a great surprise to many. Canadians, always interested in the presidential elections of their great southern neighbor, this year find themselves with feelings yet to be interpreted and resolved. Their admiration for the […] Read more

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Five acclamations in Alberta Wheat Commission election

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 4, 2019

Three directors and two regional representatives for the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) were acclaimed, according to a statement issued by the commission. Each of the five regions of the AWC includes two directors and three regional representatives, serving a maximum of two consecutive terms of three years. The directors are sitting members of the board […] Read more

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NAFTA talks resume amid fears of ‘zombie’ deal

By Anthony Esposito May 7, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Senior Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials trying to rescue slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade pact met on Monday in a new bid to resolve key issues before regional elections complicate the process. With time fast running out to strike some kind of deal on the North American Free Trade […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 24, 2017

Ontario’s Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC) is proposing a new governance structure for the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, which has been without a board of directors since March. The commission last week released proposed amendments to provincial Regulations 441 and 400, which would set up an eight-member OPVG board with an OFPMC-appointed chair. The amendments […] Read more

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Trucker blockades in Brazil increase in wake of Bolsonaro election loss

History: American Election

Five acclamations in Alberta Wheat Commission election

NAFTA talks resume amid fears of ‘zombie’ deal

Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance

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