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Farm sales to co-ops to count for small business deduction

By Country Guide Staff May 8, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Changes to federal tax law that were meant to block “multiplication” of the small business deduction for corporations won’t apply to farmers’ sales to co-operatives. The federal government on Friday released draft amendments to the Income Tax Act, which would allow qualifying farmers and fishers selling to agricultural and fisheries co-operatives to be eligible for […] Read more

Fruit/Vegetables, Livestock

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

By Country Guide Staff May 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Empire Co., the parent firm for about 1,500 grocery stores across Canada, plans to restructure from a regional to a “largely national” operation cutting $500 million in annual costs by the end of 2020. Nova Scotia-based Empire — whose stores operate under brands including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton’s — on […] Read more

CoCoRaHS’s map of precipitation over southern Ontario and Quebec for May 5, 2017. (Cocorahs.org)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Towns evacuated as heavy rains pelt Eastern Canada

By Reuters May 5, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Toronto/Ottawa | Reuters — Torrential rains lashed parts of central and Eastern Canada on Friday, causing flooding, flight delays and traffic disruptions, and the prime minister said the federal government was ready to provide help if necessary. The provinces of Ontario and Quebec have been dealing with the fallout of heavy spring rainfall this week, […] Read more

News

VIDEO: Food and farmers at SIAL 2017

By John Greig May 4, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute John Greig, Ontario field editor for Glacier FarmMedia, takes in the SIAL food industry trade show in Toronto, Ont., and speaks with a few of the exhibitors showcasing their products.

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order April 29 in Pennsylvania on the establishment of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. (Screengrab from video at Whitehouse.gov)

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. farm groups pile on Canada as Trump eyes trade fairness

By Rod Nickel May 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of the protected Canadian dairy system has emboldened U.S. farm groups to tackle other longstanding agriculture irritants, as the countries move toward rewriting trade rules. U.S. poultry exporters, who include Tyson Foods and Pilgrims Pride Corp., as well as egg sellers, are expected to seek greater […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Kraft Heinz profits miss on weak demand in Canada, U.S.

By Reuters May 3, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Kraft Heinz, North America’s third-largest food and beverage company, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit and sales, hurt by weak demand in the U.S. and Canada. Shares of the company, which owns brands such as Velveeta cheese and Heinz ketchup, were down nearly three per cent at $86.75 in after-hours trading on Wednesday (all figures […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Quebec flooding forces hundreds from homes

By Allison Lampert May 3, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Montreal | Reuters — Flooding in towns across Quebec has forced hundreds of residents from their homes, and public security officials fear water levels will rise further with forecasters expecting rain Friday, local media reported on Wednesday. Heavy rains early this week have flooded towns in several areas across the predominately French-language province, including two […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Pacific trade pact nations meet to discuss future without U.S.

By Reuters May 2, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters — Negotiators from the remaining members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) gathered in Canada on Tuesday seeking ways to boost free trade in the region after the U.S. pulled out of the 12-nation pact. The withdrawal killed off years of negotiations and left the region looking for ways to deepen economic ties […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Ontario budget seeks tax flexibility for on-farm processing

By John Greig April 28, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Ontario government has balanced its budget for the first time in since 2008 — but Thursday’s budget contained little news for agriculture and rural Ontario. Finance Minister Charles Sousa’s budget mostly highlighted agriculture programs that had already been announced, and maintains $100 million in funding for the provincial Risk Management Program, which helps offsets […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump tells Canada, Mexico he won’t terminate NAFTA treaty yet

By Steve Holland April 27, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump told the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that he will not terminate the NAFTA treaty at this stage, but will move quickly to begin renegotiating it with them, a White House said. The announcement came after White House officials disclosed that Trump and his advisers […] Read more

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