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Which chicken, in what pot?

Supply management doesn’t fit well with speciality production and a proposed new quota program is a misstep

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Over 50 farmers gathered at the St. Norbert Community Centre on November 1 to hear Wayne Hiltz, executive director of the Manitoba Chicken Producers, present the new Annual Specialty Quota Program announced in September. The new program is designed to serve niche markets in the province with fresh Manitoba-raised chicken year round. This is done
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Preparing for Trump’s food world

Many Trump policies could have wide-ranging impact on food and agriculture around the globe

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After the shock comes the reality of understanding what a Trump presidency and a Republican-dominated Congress will mean to all of us. Over the last two years, policies on immigration, trade and security have dominated the campaign. Not much was said about agriculture or food policies. By the looks of it though, a new approach
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Manitoba cosmetic pesticide ban is healthy public policy

The new provincial government’s move to reopen this debate is poorly considered

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Manitoba’s government has reopened the public debate on cosmetic pesticides. The provincial regulations, which banned the use of chemical herbicides on lawns and public properties used by children, came into effect less than two years ago. On July 20, the province launched a public consultation process on the ban with a Twitter post that posed
Biofuels are mankind’s greatest blunder
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Biofuels are mankind’s greatest blunder

Proponents of biofuels are simply refusing to count their true environmental cost

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Are biofuels really greener than the fossil fuels they displace? In a recent column I pointed out that electric cars are only as green as the fuel used to generate the electricity they consume. For internal-combustion-powered vehicles, much of the focus has been on trying to reduce carbon emissions by adding ethanol to gasoline and
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CETA has one foot in the grave

The Brexit vote may have derailed Canada’s best chance to embrace its status as a trading nation

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CETA is not dead, but it’s close. Since the Brexit vote, Europe is a mess. The pound is dropping, markets are scrambling, and most are wondering how the political establishment will address what appears to be a constitutional vacuum related to exiting member-states. It just speaks to how ill prepared the union was to such

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