The Triffid flax export issue with Europe was a major story of 2010. All stakeholders in the flax value chain were impacted with great severity. Farmers couldn’t move inventory, prices plummeted, and exporters had cargo in limbo. The finger pointing was intense as everyone searched for the reasons that the previously approved trait had worked [...]
The Canadian Flax Industry Looks Ahead After Triffid – Dave Sefton, Saskflax
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Canada Resumes Exports of Canary Seed to Mexico – Gordon Bacon, Pulse Canada
January 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
Gerry Ritz Addresses the Benefits of EU Free Trade for Canadian Farmers
January 12, 2011 By 4 Comments
At the Sask Canola meeting this morning Gerry Ritz gave an announcement on some new funding. I attended the scrum with the rest of the ag media and just caught the end of the discussion where he addressed free trade with the European Union and the long term benefits for farmers. Mr. Ritz also commented [...]
Will Changes to GIPSA Impact the Canadian Cattle Industry? – Kevin Grier
November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The American market is very important to the Canadian cattle industry. Domestic policies in the United States can greatly impact the Canadian industry. Just think about Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) and the discussion in Canada in terms of mitigating its impact. There are some proposed changes to GIPSA potentially coming and questions and several [...]
Is EU/Can Free Trade Good For Canadian Farmers? – Kathleen Sullivan, CAFTA
November 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
After last weeks two posts on the Canada / EU free trade agreement I received several emails from people saying that they believe that this deal will provide limited benefit to the farmer or livestock producer in Canada. The NFU has been very vocal but I find it hard to take much that they say [...]
Beef Market Update – Will Canadian Feedyards Import US Feeder Cattle? – Anne Dunford
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Not since the early 2000′s have Canadian feedyards imported US feeder cattle in great numbers. Rumours are swirling that 2010 may be the year that this practice becomes popular again. There is no doubt that this will not sit well with Canadian ranchers due to the possible extra supply dragging down the current healthy calf [...]
EU / Canada Free Trade Agreement Still Allows Farmers to Save Seed – Patty Townsend, CSTA
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has been throwing stones at Federal Agricultural Minister Gerry Ritz this week about the EU / Canada Free Trade Agreement that should be finalized by the end of the year. In a recent Better Farming story, NFU President Terry Boehm is quoted as saying……. €œThese measures are so draconian that [...]
Impact of the EU – Canada Free Trade Agreement on Canadian Beef – Ted Haney, CBEF
October 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
Canada has been working at increasing the access of Canadian beef into Europe for quite some time. If the EU / Canada free trade agreement is ratified later this year the benefits will be very positive for Canadian beef producers. Gaining access for hormone free beef into Europe will have large benefits for the industry [...]
Canadian Beef Regains Market Access in China – Ted Haney, President of CBEF
June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As we discuss quite often in the Beef Market Update with Anne Dunford, Canada is very dependent on the ability to export beef. As everyone knows the market place changed in 2003 when the first case of BSE was discovered in Canada. Over time Canada has been battling to regain its export markets to normalize [...]
Does Canada Need Bill C-474? – Interview With MP Alex Atamanenko, NDP
June 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this week I published an interview with David Sippell the President of CSTA regarding Bill C-474. Some people emailed me with positive and negative responses to the bill. I decided to find out more by interviewing the man that has initiated this private members bill. This also answers criticism from some of you that [...]
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