Glacier FarmMedia – Huge gains in freeing up global agricultural trade in the 1990s and early 2000s came about through American leadership — and it’s needed again. So says Mike […] Read more
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U.S. leadership needed to push freer agriculture trade
Trade negotiation insiders say bilateralism won’t go away, but rules enforcement needed
Producers need to be aware of UN Food Systems Summit outcomes
Conversations there will shape future regulations and national legislation
Glacier FarmMedia – The United Nations might seem distant from a Canadian farm but what happens there can foreshadow where the world is heading, said Robynne Anderson, president of Emerging […] Read more
Chinese trade practices still a concern for U.S.
U.S. Trade Representative says former administration’s policies will remain in place but also vows to apply more pressure
Glacier FarmMedia – The United States plans to keep pressure on China to conform to world trading standards. However, in an Oct. 4 speech, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai offered […] Read more
Alberta ag minister resigns among allegations of heavy drinking
Admitting he has a problem with alcohol, Devin Dreeshen resigned as Alberta’s minister of agriculture and forestry this morning. He has been replaced by Drumheller-Stettler MLA Nate Horner. “This morning, […] Read more
Coronavirus infections at U.S. meat plants far higher than previous estimates, House subcommittee hears
Cases and deaths from COVID-19 among workers at the leading U.S. meatpacking plants were three times as high as previously estimated, according to a report by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus […] Read more
Carbon border adjustments pending
Policy was first mentioned in the 2020 climate plan, and it now it seems it will be a reality
Carbon border adjustments are coming to Canada. It is just a matter of when. Ten days before calling the election, the Liberal government announced consultations would officially begin on border […] Read more
Bibeau keeps role as federal ag-minister, Canada gets a new environment minister
Canada’s 44th Parliament was sworn in today in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled a number of his ministers from their previous roles, and […] Read more
Comment: Canada can get back to business, carefully, with China
China has gone from a gigantic opportunity for Canada on multiple fronts to being an almost perfect balance of opportunity and risk
Glacier FarmMedia – Now that the Meng-Michaels swap has taken place, is everything back to normal with China? That’s going to occupy the minds of an awful lot of Canadian […] Read more
Italy vetoes sale of seed producer to Chinese-owned Syngenta
Rome | Reuters – Italy has prevented Chinese-owned group Syngenta from buying vegetable seed producer Verisem, government officials said, underscoring Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s commitment to shield key assets from […] Read more
Canada’s “right to repair” bill explained
Bryan May, MP for Cambridge, answers questions – what the bill seeks to address, and why he believes it’s important
A private member’s bill to allow Canadians more right to repair devices, including farm equipment, will be resurrected after it died when Parliament was prorogued for the recent election. Bill […] Read more
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