A 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods could have serious consequences for sectors like beef and pork, but the federal minister of agriculture expressed confidence that the cross-border trade relationship can once again weather the storm.
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Canada-U.S. relationship can weather trade disruptions, MacAulay says of Trump tariff threat
Canada agriculture minister says beef, dairy in focus with Trump
Bilateral beef trade and Canada's dairy supply management system are top trade issues Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is prepared to confront with the incoming Trump administration, he said on Monday.
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation
U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.
Build bigger value for cull dairy cows
In a time of high beef prices, feeding cull cows before they’re sent for slaughter can make sense
Dairy cows being sent for meat could be of higher value and healthier if they are fed for up to 60 days before processing.
French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent
Farmers will protest across France on Monday as the prospect of a trade deal between European and Mercosur countries sharpens discontent over foreign competition that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.
Federal government pledges funds to bird flu research
The federal government has pledged $5.2 million in for 35 projects researching bird flu.
Virus in B.C. human bird flu case genetically related to farm strain
Health officials have confirmed that the strain of bird flu that hospitalized a B.C. teenager in critical condition is related to the same virus causing outbreaks in the province’s poultry.
McDonald’s to pay U.S. farmers for feed efficient Enogen corn use
The company is partnering with Syngenta to pay some farmers who use corn with the trait
McDonald’s is paying 0.4 cents per animal per day, to farms that use Syngenta’s feed efficient Enogen trait, to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Shakira’s crown slips, but her genetics don’t lie
Shakira captured the black and white Holstein Longtime Production 70,000 + kg class at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair but finished as reserve champion in the grand champion competition, relinquishing the crown to Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs.
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza.