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Wal-Mart plans more supercentres in Canada

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday it would invest about $500 million this year to strengthen its presence in Canada, creating more than 7,500 jobs including construction. The investments include more than $376 million for store projects, $91 million for distribution networks to expand fresh food capability and $31 million for e-commerce projects. Wal-Mart’s expansion […] Read more
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U.S. Senate passes long-overdue Farm Bill, sends to Obama

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval on Tuesday to a farm bill, costing an estimated US$956 billion over a decade, that trims food stamps for the poor, expands federal crop insurance and ends direct payments to farmers, and sent it to President Barack Obama for his expected signature. The Senate voted […] Read more
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U.S. congressional negotiators reach deal on Farm Bill

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — U.S. congressional negotiators have reached a bipartisan agreement on the long-overdue Farm Bill, and a vote on the legislation could come soon, Senator Debbie Stabenow said Monday. “We’ve got a bill that makes sense, works for farmers and ranchers and consumers and families that need help, and protects our land and […] Read more
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Big U.S. harvest boosts Cargill earnings

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill on Thursday reported a 36 per cent rise in quarterly profit, supported by a bigger U.S. crop harvest in 2013 that led to lower grain prices and boosted profit margins on meat sales. Minneapolis-based Cargill, a top global commodities trader, reported net earnings of $556 million for its second quarter ended […] Read more
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Farms with foreign temp ag workers subject to inspections

Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farms relying on temporary foreign workers to fill labour shortages will now be required to submit to inspections to ensure employers aren’t abusing the program. The federal government last week announced a new raft of changes to its Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which it said are meant “to ensure that Canadians are always […] Read more
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Sask. challenging Que. laws on edible oil products

Reading Time: 2 minutes Quebec’s laws blocking sales of certain margarines, non-dairy coffee creamers and dessert toppings are the target of a new challenge from Canada’s top canola-growing province. A dispute resolution panel formed under Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) will hear Saskatchewan’s challenge of Quebec’s Food Products Act on Jan. 8 in Quebec City. “We believe that […] Read more
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U.S. Farm Bill writers eye $8B in food stamp cuts

Reading Time: 2 minutes The new U.S. Farm Bill is likely to cut the food stamp program by US$8 billion over a decade, a key Democratic senator said Thursday, an amount that is a fraction of the cuts demanded by many Republican lawmakers. While conservatives want stricter eligibility rules that would disqualify up to four million recipients and save […] Read more
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Ontario’s Agricorp streamlines web delivery

Reading Time: < 1 minute Ontario’s farm program delivery agency will begin inviting farmers by email next month to register for its newly-consolidated online services. Agricorp announced Tuesday that farmers may now sign in at the agency’s main website to view program documents, download all program forms and update contact information, “all in one place” — and thus will only […] Read more
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Stopgap farm bill passes U.S. House, averts ‘dairy cliff’

Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap farm measure on Thursday to avert a potential doubling in dairy prices next month while lawmakers wrap up a new farm bill that cuts food stamps for the poor and expands subsidized crop insurance. Lawmakers passed the bill, which extends current law until Jan. 31, on a […] Read more

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