Politics & Science

Canada Reaches Deal On Revised Trans-Pacific Partnership

Canada has agreed to a resurrected version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and will sign on to the deal, according to government sources CBC News The deal, renamed the Comprehensive and…

NAFTA: Compromise is Needed on Both Sides

The United States and Canada have to make concessions in order to save NAFTA, whose days are numbered if the parties at the negotiating table persist in wanting to protect…

Canadian Meat Council Supports CPTPP

The Canadian Meat Council is part of the coalition of agricultural industry leaders calling for the Government of Canada to sign on to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)…

The Changing Face of Pork Production

When Ron Plain talks hog markets, people who make a living from those markets tend to listen courtesy of Meristem – Banff Pork Seminar The professor emeritus in the Department…

Better Food Through Better Data Communication

Vast amounts of data are being collected on Canada’s farms through the advent of precision agriculture technology and the Internet of Things (IOT) by Lilian Schaer – Ag Innovation Ontario…

Trump Getting Sensible With Talk of Possible NAFTA Deadline Extension

Canada on Friday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end-March deadline, a move which might help break a deadlock at…

AgGrowth Coalition Welcomes External Advisory Panel Role

Canada’s AgGrowth Coalition welcomes the announcement of the formation of an External Advisory Panel to advise the ongoing FPT BRM review AP Newswire As part of the Federal, Provincial and…

U.S. Threat to Leave NAFTA Must Be Taken Seriously says Freeland

The Trudeau government appears to have adopted a good-cop, bad-cop strategy for saving NAFTA and coming up with some “creative” new proposals in response to unpalatable U.S. demands while simultaneously…

Exclusive Video: MacAulay First Canadian Agriculture Minister to Speak to U.S. Farm Bureau

Watch the video of Lawrence MacAulay, the first Canadian agriculture minister to speak to Farm Bureau members at an annual convention, emphasizing trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and…

Canada’s NAFTA Charm Offensive Kicks Into High Gear

The new year begins with Canada relying on an old strategy for saving the North American Free Trade Agreement By Katie Simpson – CBC News The new year begins with…

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to promote Trade and NAFTA at American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Tennessee

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will visit Tennessee from January 5 to 8, 2018, where he will deliver a keynote address to the American Farm…

Trade Expected to be Among Top Pork Sector Issues in 2018

The past Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board expects matters related to trade to be one of the major issue in 2018 for Saskatchewan’s pork sector by Bruce Cochrane…

GOP Frustration Rises With Trump on Trade Agenda

Senate Republicans are growing frustrated with what they see as a lack of clear direction in President Trump’s trade agenda, which they warn is hurting U.S. exporters BY ALEXANDER BOLTON…

Broad Coalition Calls on Federal Government to Create a National Food Policy Council

The government of Canada is moving forward with the development of a much needed Food Policy for Canada, which will incorporate the social, environmental and economic aspects of the food…

Alberta Exporters Hope NAFTA Can Be Saved But Ponder Life Without It

With a $90 billion annual stake in the deal you have to imagine what is the worst-case scenario By Tony Seskus – CBC News As trade officials gather in Washington…

Canada without its big brother?

Throughout the twentieth century and the first decade-and-six of the twenty-first, Canada has relied on its big brother to the south to help shape its economy a Canadian Meat Business…

Minister MacAulay Strengthens Agricultural Trade Partnership with Mexico

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, concluded a two-day visit to Mexico City to strengthen bilateral relations and promote trade opportunities Growing Canada’s agricultural trade with Mexico…

NAFTA and The Unsettling of the American Farm Economy

As the United States moves on chaotically under the pressure of President Donald Trump’s executive order pen, it is beginning to appear as if some of his most loyal followers…

Trudeau Will Keep Exploring Trade Deal with China

Canada will continue to explore a free trade agreement with China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, as it weighs its options after the United States threatened to…

Canada Secures Market Access for Pork to Argentina

Canada is helping producers and processors bring their high-quality products to more and more countries around the globe These export opportunities move Canada closer to its goal of reaching $75…

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