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Canadian scientists breed better bees using ‘animal husbandry’

August 20, 2018

Scientists in the Canadian province of British Columbia have been battling massive die-offs of honey bees last winter by breeding and developing “genetically…

‘Canada is certainly a market which offers opportunities’

March 2, 2018

Agri-Business

Canada is certainly a market which offers opportunities for the Irish agri-food sector, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,…

Creed begins 5-day trade mission to US and Canada

February 25, 2018

Agri-Business

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed will today lead a delegation involving Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, and Irish food industry…

Forget Mercosur; Canada is already over the line

October 31, 2017

Opinion

A Mercosur trade deal is only one of the threats facing the Irish livestock industry at the present time. The fact is that…

Man charged after 1,250 pigs found dead on Canadian farm

June 23, 2017

Rural Life

A 27-year-old Canadian man has been charged with a number of animal cruelty offences after more than 1,250 pigs were found dead on…

Taoiseach criticised for preparing to promote ‘controversial’ CETA deal

April 28, 2017

Agri-Business

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been criticised for preparing to promote the ‘controversial’ Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic Free Trade Agreement (CETA) by Sinn Fein MEP Matt…

Coalition of Irish farmers and environmentalists call for CETA to be rejected

January 13, 2017

Agri-Business

A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the Comprehensive Economic and Trade…

Canada to be short over 110,000 agriculture workers by 2025 – would you go?

November 23, 2016

The Canadian agriculture workforce could be short workers for 114,000 jobs by 2025, as the gap between labour demand and the domestic workforce…

Successful co-ops could lead to successful rural communities

November 14, 2016

Rural Life

Irish farmers should not underestimate the power of their local co-ops nor take them for granted, the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland has said.…

Canada’s dairy farmers to get over €230m to compensate for CETA

November 13, 2016

Agri-Business

The Canadian government has announced an investment of $350m (€238m) for two new programmes to support the competitiveness of the country’s dairy sector, in…

EU and Canada sign CETA trade agreement

November 1, 2016

Agri-Business

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed over the weekend in Brussels by the EU and Canada. CETA was dealt a…

EU-Canada summit cancelled as CETA negotiations continue

October 27, 2016

Agri-Business

Today’s planned EU-Canada summit has been cancelled as talks in Belgium last night failed to see the country reach agreement on the CETA…

Major blow for EU-Canada trade deal

October 21, 2016

Agri-Business

The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA has been dealt a major blow following a meeting of the Canadian Trade Minister, Chrystia Freeland,…

Mixed reaction to EU-Canada trade deal in Brussels

October 16, 2016

Agri-Business

The proposed EU-Canada trade deal or CETA came up for discussion in Brussels this week, where it was met with a mixed reaction…

Creed satisfied that Irish interests are protected under EU-Canada deal

September 27, 2016

Beef

The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has said he is satisfied that Irish farming interests will be protected under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade…

Video: Fire on family-run dairy farm kills 160 cows

July 19, 2016

Dairy

Some 160 dairy cows were killed in a fire at a dairy farm in Canada over the weekend, CTV Montreal News has reported.…

Canada gets approval to send live exports to Turkey

July 1, 2016

Beef

Canada has been granted access to the Turkish live exports market, with immediate access granted to the market. Lawrence MacAulay, the Canadian Minister…

Canadian government to compensate dairy farmers for EU trade deal

May 4, 2016

Agri-Business

The Canadian Government has committed to compensating its dairy farmers due to loss of earnings as a result of the recently agreed trade…

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