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Chile plans to send TPP deal to Congress this year

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 25, 2016

Santiago | Reuters — The Chilean government is expecting to send the Pacific trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to its Congress for approval by the end of 2016, President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday. The 12-nation TPP aims to liberalize commerce in 40 per cent of the world’s economy, but its future is

An unauthorized outdoor cannabis “grow” operation found by RCMP northwest of Winnipeg in August 2013. (Photo courtesy Manitoba RCMP)

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Canada to allow medical marijuana users to grow their own

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 11, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Medical marijuana patients in Canada will be allowed to grow a limited amount of cannabis for their own use or designate someone to grow it for them, the government said Thursday. The government had been given six months to comply with a federal court ruling that struck down the previous administration’s

Crops, Markets

Hemp industry scrambling to meet new Korean demand

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 2, 2016

CNS Canada — An explosion in demand for Canadian hemp out of South Korea is welcome news for the industry, but strict regulations may hamper just how much of that demand will be met this year. “The doors have blown off the market in Korea for hemp,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian

Alberta’s provincial grasshopper forecast map for 2016. Maximum risk ratings for June-July range from “very light” (green) to “severe” (red). (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

‘Severe’ grasshopper numbers loom over northern Alberta

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 12, 2016

CNS Canada –– A mild winter and a warm, dry spring have created some favourable hatching conditions for grasshoppers in Alberta, with the possibility of a severe outbreak in some areas. According to Mark Cutts, a crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture in Stettler, higher numbers of grasshoppers lie in a region northwest of Edmonton. Beyond

Crops

Farms.com buys Better Farming

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 26, 2016

A U.S. online agriculture firm has taken another step into paper and ink with a deal for independent Ontario ag journal Better Farming. Ames, Iowa-based Farms.com announced last week it has taken a majority stake in Better Farming publisher Ag Media Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Ag Media was formed in 1999 by ex-employees of

Crops

Doomsday Vault keepers move to lock up more funding

By Alister Doyle, GFM Network News April 17, 2016

Oslo | Reuters — The Crop Trust, which runs a so-called doomsday seed vault in the Arctic, secured a doubling of its core funds on Friday and urged the private sector to do more to safeguard commercial food production. Friday’s pledges totalling about $150 million were mainly from governments, including the U.S., Germany and Australia,

The CRTC’s map of broadband internet availability in the Prairie provinces, at the end of 2014. Green areas denote fixed wireless service; yellow denotes LTE; purple and blue denote cable and DSL/fibre connections respectively. (CRTC.gc.ca)

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Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus April 11, 2016

CNS Canada — As spring approaches, some producers are searching for new technology to integrate into their operations — while others have opted out of the ag tech sector, whether by choice or through a lack of accessibility. “Even two years ago, it was way worse out there in terms of apps, in terms of

Mariette Mulaire, CEO of World Trade Centre Winnipeg. (Supplied photo)

Livestock, Markets

Ad Feature: Centrallia brings export opportunities to centre stage

By GFM Network News, Jim Bentein March 2, 2016

Canada’s geographical centre is set to reach out to the world in May, as host of a business-to-business (B2B) forum for agribusinesses and other sectors to network across the globe from one spot. That forum is one component of Centrallia, in which over 700 participants from Canada and over 30 other countries are expected at

The former Conservative government cited safety concerns around home-grow operations — such as this illicit operation discovered by RCMP in the McCreary, Man. area in January — when it overhauled federal medical marijuana rules in 2013. (Photo courtesy Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP)

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Court rules medical marijuana users can grow their own

By GFM Network News, Julie Gordon February 24, 2016

Vancouver | Reuters — A federal court judge in Vancouver on Wednesday ruled that medical marijuana patients have the Constitutional right to grow their own cannabis, striking down a ban introduced by Canada’s previous Conservative government. The court suspended its decision for six months to give Ottawa time to respond. A group of British Columbia

Crops

Australia set to legalize cultivation of medical cannabis

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News February 10, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Australia is expected to legalize the cultivation of cannabis for medical or scientific purposes with a bill introduced to parliament on Wednesday — the first step toward doctors eventually prescribing it to patients with chronic pain. The bill will see Australia create a national licensing and permit scheme to supply medical

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Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

Canadians worked first 39 days of 2026 to pay for year’s grocery bill says CFA

Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge

Hemp

Chile plans to send TPP deal to Congress this year

Canada to allow medical marijuana users to grow their own

Hemp industry scrambling to meet new Korean demand

‘Severe’ grasshopper numbers loom over northern Alberta

Farms.com buys Better Farming

Doomsday Vault keepers move to lock up more funding

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

Ad Feature: Centrallia brings export opportunities to centre stage

Court rules medical marijuana users can grow their own

Australia set to legalize cultivation of medical cannabis

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