Canada West Foundation CEO Says Consumers Will Pay for the Billions to Compensate Dairy Farmers

The CEO and President of the Canada West Foundation says, Canadians will still be paying too much for dairy under the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Martha Hall Findlay says, the 3-4 per cent market access opened up to the Americans under the trade deal isn't enough to see a change in the grocery store.

She adds, the same consumers will be paying for the billions of dollars in compensation to Canadian dairy farmers as tax payers.

 

Alberta Farm Animal Care Takes the Show on the Road to Lethbridge

A provincial organization based out of High River was at the Alberta Livestock Expo last week.

Alberta Farm Animal Care was one of the 120 booths at the two day event in Lethbridge.

Communications Coordinator with the organization, Kristen Mortensen, says they were telling attendees about their 17 emergency livestock handling equipment trailers across the province.

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USDA October WASDE Report 'Modestly Friendly'

There was a slight bump in the markets Thursday following the release of the USDA October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.

Jon Driedger, senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, says the report showed there was a bit of a reduction in the corn yields from last month and a slight improvement in soybean yields.

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