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Bank of England to Pump £100bn Into UK Economy After COVID-19 Downturn
Source: Szu Ping Chan, bbc.com, June 18, 2020 The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in April, and the number of…
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800 Enbridge Staff Have Take Voluntary Buyouts to Avoid Layoffs
Source: The Canadian Press, pipelinenews.ca, June 18 2020 Some of the options employees have taken include early retirement, severance, educational…
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Weak Canadian Dollar This Monday Morning
Source: MarketsFarm, producer.com, June 15 2020 To start the week off, West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down by nearly…
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Global Shares Take a Hit Over Fears of a Second Virus Wave
Source: bbc.com, June 12, 2020 Oil prices, energy and travel stocks all took a massive hit. The global declines came…
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Due to COVID-19, Ontario dairy farmers ramp up donations to food banks
Source: Daina Goldfinger, globalnews.ca, April 29, 2020 Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) will donate up to 200,000 litres of milk…
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COVID-19 postpones Farm Progress Show
Source: Karen Briere, producer.com, April 27, 2020 A new date has not yet been set for the show. Canada’s Farm Progress…
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Food security expert warns many farms may disappear as a result of COVID-19
Source: Nathaniel Dove, globalnews.ca, April 28, 2020 Reduced demand from restaurants has hurt all areas of the agriculture industry A…
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Agriculture
Alberta farmers offer goods through specialty grocery boxes
Source: Kashmala Fida, cbcnews.ca, April 27, 2020 Launched on Friday new partnership between Open Farm Days, Edmonton-based online grocer Organic Box and…
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Hog sector in crisis as farmers start euthanizing pigs
Source:Barb Glen, producer.com, April 24, 2020 Industry wide, producers could potentially lose $675 million due to lack of space and…
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Slump in the beef market worrying many farmers
Source: Francois Biber, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, April 21, 2020 With the uncertainty created by the coronavirus, many ranchers have seen the price per…
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