Prime minister pledges compensation for dairy farmers hit by USMCA deal

Source: Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press, October 4, 2018  Dairy Farmers of Canada president says meeting with Trudeau ‘cannot appease the concerns of the dairy farmers’ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says dairy farmers will be compensated for their expected losses under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, making the pledge directly at a meeting with their representatives on… Continue reading Prime minister pledges compensation for dairy farmers hit by USMCA deal

‘Bizarre’ Trump tweets a concern for Sask. dairy farmers

Source: Jennifer Quesnel, CBC News, June 13, 2018  Milk producers urge Canada not to become ‘a dumping ground’ for American dairies Saskatchewan dairy producers are shaking their heads after watching the U.S. president tweet earlier this week about dairy tariffs. “We really don’t know why this got so hard into his crosshairs,” said Joy Smith, a manager of… Continue reading ‘Bizarre’ Trump tweets a concern for Sask. dairy farmers