Posted: May 28, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 28
There is talk again the United States about resurrecting mandatory country-of-origin labelling for beef, a discussion that has the Canadian sector watching closely.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
In the annals of North American trade disputes, the fight over mandatory country-of-origin labelling on beef and pork probably deserves its own chapter.
When the U.S. wielded the rules early in the last decade, it cost Canadian producers dearly and was blamed for sharp declines in livestock exports south of the border.
Ultimately, it took the World Trade Organization, which ruled the U.S. violated international trade law, and the threat of hefty sanctions for American lawmakers to repeal the regulations in 2015.
Producers Push for Infrastructure Funds Amid Crumbling Farm Roads
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KBHB Radio - Amid crumbling roads, North Dakota producers push for infrastructure funds
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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (PNS) – Farmers say timing is everything for successful production.
But North Dakota producers say it’s not just changing weather patterns they’re contending with. Declining infrastructure is another barrier, and they hope lawmakers come through with key funding.
So far this session, bonding proposals of different sizes have been floated as the Legislature looks to pay for a number of infrastructure projects. But price tags for these plans have come down, and money for county and township-level improvements has been removed.
Matt Perdue, of the North Dakota Farmers Union, says rural communities need those funds with roads deteriorating around them.