Agriculture Report

CCA Calls For End to COOL

By Fadi Didi

Now that WTO has ruled in favour of Canada, Cattlemen want COOL to end in United States.


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The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is calling on the United States to scrap its country-of-origin meat labelling system following a World Trade Organization ruling.

The decision lets Canada impose one-billion dollars in annual tariffs on U-S products.

John Masswohl with the Cattlemen's group says senior U.S. politicans have already indicated a willingness to repeal the legislation to avoid the tariffs.

He adds Canada is not bluffing.

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The P and H Milling Group is building a new flour mill in Hamilton.

Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal says it's the first new flour mill in Ontario in 75 years.

The province is investing 5 million dollars in the project while P and H is putting in 40 million.

P and H says the mill will enable the company to process 25 per cent more grain -- and help increase its intake of Ontario wheat by over 10 per cent a year.

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A Paisley area family has been recognized as the Innovative Farmers of the Year.

Vince and Heather Stutzki have 850 sheep on 200 acres.

They have renovated buildings and have a pasture revitalization program on their grazing system.

The award will be handed out in February at the Innovative Farmers of Ontario conference in London.

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And the Canadian Western Agribition saw its highest attendance in five years in 2015.

The C-W-A released its attendance numbers last week for the 45th edition of Agribition in Regina -- saying it saw 130 thousand 200 visitors over the six-day event.

There was a 25 per cent increase in the number of active international buyers -- with 800 international guests from 70 different countries.