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Japan Finds GMOs In Canadian Flax

“If the GMO material exceeds one per cent, it cannot be used for animal feed.” – JAPANESE FARM MINISTRY OFFICIAL Japan has found genetically modified flaxseed, which has not been approved by Japan, in imports from Canada, Health Ministry officials said Nov. 16. In Japan, the bulk of flaxseed is used to produce oil for
News, Oilseeds

Flax Genome Work Gets $1.2M

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Saskatchewan’s Ag Ministry has pledged $1.2 million to a project to map the flax genome with an eye toward developing flax as a “dual-purpose” crop. The Total Utilization of Flax Genomics (TUFGEN) project, led by Gordon Rowland of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources, and by Sylvie Cloutier of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Crops, Oilseeds

You’ll Need A GM Test First Starting Dec. 1

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Starting Dec. 1, western Canadian flax will have to be tested for the presence of genetically modified (GM) flax before elevators will accept delivery. It’s part of the protocol reached recently between Canada and the European Union (EU) to ensure the EU gets GM-free flax from Canada, says Flax Council of Canada president Barry Hall.
News, Oilseeds

EU, Canada Agree To Flax-Shipping Protocol

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“We found less than 10 positive results in the value chain (handling system) so far.” – REMI GOSSELIN The European Union (EU) has accepted Canada’s protocol designed to keep GM flax out of Canadian flax exports to the EU. It’s another step towards resuming Canadian flax exports to the European Union (EU), on hold since
News, Oilseeds

Progress On Resuming Flax Exports

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“No one should be under the impression that the acceptance of this protocol is suddenly going to open up the market in Europe again.” – BARRY HALL Flax industry officials are hopeful a new testing protocol presented to the European Union earlier this month will help restore export trade. A protocol for testing Canadian flax
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Late-Harvested Crops Require Careful Attention

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With several crops still in the field, farmers must decide what to harvest first, at what moisture content and how to store for long-term quality. Sunflowers can hold out longer than swathed canola if the sunflowers are disease free and in good shape. And flax is less likely to shell out than canola. Some crops,
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Oct. 8, 2009

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SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall and cool conditions have delayed harvest. A few mornings saw temperatures drop below 0C. Cereal harvest ranges from 70 per cent complete north of Highway #1 to 90 per cent complete south of Highway #1. Yields to date are average to above average with good quality but lower-than-average protein. There are reports
News, Oilseeds

Low-Level Tolerances Needed For GM Crops

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“Once an event has been approved it’s not a question when that event will show up, it’s a question of what day on the calendar it will show up.” – DENNIS STEPHENS Governments must agree on tolerances for small amounts of genet i -cally modified plants (GM) in commodity shipments and Canada’s should take the
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Wake-Up Call

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There’s much we don’t know and may never know in the so-called Triffid Affair that has devastated Canada’s flax industry in the past month. In fact, all we do know about this development so far is that buyers in Canada’s most important flax market believe they have identified small quantities of the genetically modified variety

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