We all know the importance of trade, maintaining trade relationships, and what happens when those relationships hit road blocks. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) wrapped up June 15, in Geneva, Switzerland, where ministers from across the world attended to review the current trade system. Greg Northey, director of industry relations at Pulse Canada, and board member of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), joined RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney from Geneva to break down some of the conversations that have happened at the conference. Northey says the reality is, sometimes it may feel like the WTO is spinning its wheels, but it can have more impacts than we may realize. "The reality is when we don't have a trade deal, and even sometimes when we do, the rules that are under the WTO really impact our trade, it impacts our ability to export," Northey says. "The WTO is meant to provide this plan and essentially make sure.
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Since the federal government has published its plan detailing expectations of carbon emissions reductions by 2030, it's certainly been the hot topic of many farming conversations. The Dairy Farmers of Canada has made a commitment for dairy to be net-zero targets for 2050, while the Grain Growers of Canada have acknowledged they will work with the government to to reach overall net-zero goals. If you haven't had a chance to read up on what this means for agriculture, take a read, here, here, or here. On the April 7th edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney asked producers across Canada if they support the idea of the net-zero emission targets for the agriculture sector. Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont. says, as an organic operation, a big focus out of the targets for them is soil health and carbon sequestration, and the asks are falling within the realm of possibility. "I really think if we can.
The government of Canada has announced further changes to the temporary foreign worker program. The host of RealAg Radio weighs in on the changes.