TRACTOR SAFETY COURSE . . . CANADA’S MARKETS REOPEN TO EU BEEF, 19 YEARS AFTER BSE CLOSURE  . . . VEGETABLES TAKE ON OFFICE DOUGHNUTS WHEN FARMS CONNECT WITH WORKERS . . . SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AND THE POOR . . . LIBERAL GOV’T LIKELY TO BRING FEW AG CHANGES . . .    
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TRACTOR SAFETY COURSE
Source: Dal Faculty of Ag
This course is open to young tractor operators who hold a NS Class 8 License, and current operators with a NS Class License who are looking for a safety refresher. Register no later than November 1.The course is scheduled for Nov 21 and 22 at the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Bible Hill, N.S. (read more)

CANADA’S MARKETS REOPEN TO EU BEEF, 19 YEARS AFTER BSE CLOSURE
Source: The Beef Site
The Canadian market has been closed to any EU beef, including deboned beef, since 1996. The move gives access to 19 member states that had access to Canadian markets before the BSE ban. The European Commission said this is an important recognition that member states have equivalent animal health standards, adding: “This is an important development and will further improve the trade relations with Canada on Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues.” (read more)

VEGETABLES TAKE ON OFFICE DOUGHNUTS WHEN FARMS CONNECT WITH WORKERS
Source: NPR
Employers have long known that one way to employees’ hearts is through their stomachs. But these days employers are plying employees not just with doughnuts, but with fresh vegetables, too – an effort to make sure those hearts are healthy. Tech companies are hiring professional chefs to prepare healthful lunches and snacks. And in Texas, a program called Farm To Work is making it easy and affordable for employees to pick up baskets of local produce at the office. It’s a new twist on community supported agriculture; call it workplace supported agriculture. (read more)

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AND THE POOR
Source: Ontario Farmer
Supply management works like a regressive tax on the poor, according to a study by two agricultural economists at the University of Manitoba. A regressive tax is one that costs both rich and poor the same amount of money; a progressive tax charges the richer people more than poorer people. (read more)

LIBERAL GOV’T LIKELY TO BRING FEW AG CHANGES
Source: The Western Producer
As the Liberal government under the guidance of Justin Trudeau prepares to take control in Ottawa, stakeholders in Canadian agriculture were left wondering what the power transfer will mean for the industry. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier said the Liberals have reached out to build relationships with producer organizations over the past few years and he doesn’t foresee a difficult change with the power transfer. (read more)