Seed growers are relieved the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) now wants to consult about its role in certifying pedigreed seed after declaring it was dropping field inspections in five years. “Whether it’s sober second thought on CFIA’s part or our press release, the message coming out of CFIA is a message we can live
CFIA Will Consult On Pedigreed Seed – for Jul. 29, 2010
Excess Moisture Program Concerns – for Jul. 29, 2010
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers has turned down a request from Keystone Agricultural Producers to extend the deadline to apply for the Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP). “I’ve been talking to farmers from every region of the province and they’ve been telling me the size of their input bills and the pressure they’re getting
CFIA Says It’s Getting Out Of Seed Certification
“This appears to be a unilateral decision on the part of government to impose things without any in-depth thought as to the cost/benefit of it.” – DALE ADOLPHE The federal government’s plan to stop certifying pedigreed seed in five years will add cost and as well as undermine the integrity of pedigreed seed, seed growers
Excess Moisture Application Forms In The Mail
Application forms for the aid promised by federal and provincial ministers earlier this month are in the mail and farmers can expect payments in late August or early September, officials say. Farmers have until Aug. 3 to apply for the 2010 Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP), which pays $30 for each acre of annual
Improved CWB Delivery Programs Coming
“Farmers will have to look at the whole package to see if that’s what they want.” – MATT KJARSGAARD Enhancements are coming to Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) grain delivery programs in the new crop year, officials say. They include increased volumes of grain that can be delivered through GrainFlo, as well as storage payments for
Late Blight In Manitoba Potatoes Under Control
“It was going to be devastating if we had not talked about it (late blight) earlier.” – VIKRAM BISHT What could have been a late blight disaster this summer was averted by early detection and quick action on the part of potato farmers, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Food Initiatives says. Late blight
CGC Changing Grain Shrinkage Regulations
“It’s about creating an even regulatory playing field and there is grain price transparency for producers.” – REMI GOSSELIN The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is making more changes regarding grain shrinkage. Effective August 1 licensed primary elevators will no longer include a 1.1 per cent moisture rebound factor for grain artificially dried at primary elevators.
CGC Enforcing Licensing
Some licensed grain dealers will become licensed primary elevators in the new crop year. The changes follow a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) review of its licensed grain dealers, CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin said. Licensed primary elevators buy grain from farmers, take delivery of it and store it. Licensed grain dealers buy grain from farmers, but
CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting
“I’ve been at meetings for years where CFA people have been around and I may be forceful and make my points but I’m certainly not confrontational. I think I know the difference.” – TERRY BOEHM The National Farmers Union (NFU) didn’t get to meet with provincial agriculture ministers last week because the Canadian Federation of
CWB, China Ink Wheat Agreement
“This agreement is a significant achievement for western Canadian farmers in a very competitive market.” – CWB CEO IAN WHI TE China has been an important wheat customer for Canada over the years, but not so much recently as it strived for greater food self-sufficiency. But a memorandum of agreement signed July 3 in Shanghai