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Published on 23 March 2017

The new series will be posted on a weekly basis throughout the month of March and has been developed by Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Ag Economics team. FCC's Chief Agricultural Economist, J.P. Gervais will narrate the series. Each episode will be available for publication or broadcast, with each blog piece accompanied by an audio file that can be shared in whole or in part.

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Published on 15 March 2017

CAAR participated in the second Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) Steering Committee meeting in Winnipeg, MB on January 24, 2017. This steering committee was established in late 2015 by the Canada Grains Council to develop a national policy across all commodity value chains to make recommendations on the use of various pesticides.

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Published on 15 March 2017

CAAR has been actively working with retailer members and Fertilizer Canada seeking a resolution to the concerns brought forward to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Transport Canada regarding changes published in the 2014 version of the B620 and B622 standards.

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Published on 15 March 2017

Transport Canada is reviewing the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations under Part 6: Training, seeking to modernize and standardize TDG training with the goal of strengthening training requirements and enhancing the safe transport of dangerous goods.

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Published on 14 March 2017

Albertans are encouraged to provide their input on how provincial labour laws could apply to farms and ranches.

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Published on 13 March 2017

Canola's value to the Canadian economy has tripled over the past decade to $26.7 billion a year, according to a new analysis released by the Canola Council of Canada.

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