The U.S. government has mounted a new defense at the World Trade Organization for its meat label law, this time seeking arbitration against Canada’s request for trade sanctions. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) had been scheduled Wednesday to hear Canadian trade officials’ request to authorize over $3 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods, in formal retaliation
U.S. seeks arbitration at WTO over COOL-related sanctions
Fusarium Head Blight report for Manitoba
Maps show current FHB risk and how it's evolved over the past week
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) has released its latest FHB Risk Map of the season, now posted on the MAFRD website. The map shows the fusarium head blight risk for June 16th based on precipitation and temperature data from the last seven days. A second map displays an animation of the last 7 days to show how
Provincial task force to evaluate rural veterinary services
The task force will report back to government with recommendations in January
A new three-person task force will evaluate Manitoba’s rural veterinary services, consult with stakeholders and provide recommendations to government on how to enhance the service, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn has announced. The minister has appointed Dr. Paul Schneider, Bertha Russell-Langan and Merv Starzyk to the task force. Over the next six
Producers must declare plant growth regulator Manipulator use upon delivery
The product cannot be used on exports destined for the U.S. until maximum residue limits are established
Farmers will be required to declare whether they have used the plant growth regulator Manipulator on their wheat as of Aug. 1, the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association says in a “producer alert” issued June 4. The association said the new declaration will apply to deliveries to the majority of grain handling facilities in
Growing a 4-H garden you can ‘Bee Proud’ of
4-H clubs can get free seeds to plant pollinator-friendly gardens
4-H Canada and Syngenta Canada have announced the second year of Proud to Bee a 4-H’er, an initiative where 4-H club members learn about bees and other pollinators by planting and tending pollinator-friendly gardens. Participating 4-H clubs will create bee-friendly habitats using Proud to Bee a 4-H’er bee-friendly seed packets. 4-H clubs that register for
Public rallies around loose sow
Within hours the sow had been named and a rescue fundraiser started
Pigs were in the Winnipeg headlines last week over the fate of a sow that had fallen off a livestock truck and was found roaming near Winnipeg’s south perimeter. Manitoba Pork says staff, representatives from the Office of the Chief Veterinarian of Manitoba, and the Winnipeg Police Service contained the animal and loaded it onto
Quebec to halt ASRA for veal sector
Quebec’s farm finance and funding agency plans to remove the veal sector from the province’s ASRA income stabilization program starting next year. La Financiere agricole du Quebec (FADQ) announced Friday that its board had agreed to end ASRA (Assurance stabilisation des revenus agricoles) coverage for Quebec’s milk-fed veal calf operations, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Affected producers, after that
Canadian, U.S. regulators clear Heinz and Kraft merger
Antitrust regulators in both Canada and the U.S. have fixed their seals of official inaction on ketchup giant H.J. Heinz’s play for control of Kraft Foods Group. Canada’s Competition Bureau has confirmed that it wrapped its review of the proposed deal and issued its “no action” letter to the companies on Wednesday. A “no action”
Many prizes up for grabs in “Rapeyield 30” contest
Our History: June 1976
In 1976 Elanco sponsored the Rapeyield 30 contest to encourage producers to use Treflan and shoot for a 30-bushel rapeseed yield and win watches, shotguns and a trip to Japan. The previous five-year average yield in Manitoba was 18.3 bushels. Farmers trying for that high yield would be challenged by flea beetles — we reported
GPS firm buys sprayer boom control maker NORAC
Saskatoon tech firm NORAC Systems, best known today for its automated boom height control systems for field sprayers, is set to become part of a major U.S. GPS systems firm. California-based Topcon Positioning Group announced Wednesday it will buy NORAC for an undisclosed sum, as the latest of Topcon’s recent plays in the precision ag
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