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Stop importing slaughter horses

I strongly disagree with the letter from Cathy Halbesma “Horses, not breeders, need protection” in the June 17 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator. We believe in the humane treatment of all types of animals in the slaughterhouse. What we disagree with is the Americans dumping their slaughter horses onto our market. When you raise horses
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Small Growers Can Still Vote

I would like to respond to Henry Neufeld’s letter to the editor in the June 16th issue of The Manitoba Co-operator. Neufeld is confused about Bill C-27 and its changes for the future operation of the CWB. The bill is short and has two main provisions; that producers will receive their payments faster, and a
Cereals, Crops, Forages

No Shortage Of Topics For Crop School

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“Zero-till is harder in wheat stubble and strip-till seems to be a way to deal with it.” – JOHN HEARD John Heard and his Crop Diagnostic School team have taken the advice that when life delivers lemons, you make lemonade. All that rain that’s hurting Manitoba crops has also hit the diagnostic school’s plots here
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Egypt Wants Diversified Wheat Origins

CAIRO/REUTERS Egypt wants to maintain imports of wheat from a diversified range of origins, the trade minister said June 27, after Egypt tightened terms for tenders that some suppliers said would add complications and costs. Since the start of the current financial year in July 2009, Egypt, the world’s largest wheat importer, has purchased 5.53
Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 1, 2010

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SOUTHWEST REGION High rainfall amounts were reported throughout the region in the past week, with the Minnedosa area one of the hardest hit. Early seeded crops appear to be tolerating the moisture better than late seeded crops. Approximately 15-30 per cent of crop acres will not get seeded due to excessive moisture, although greenfeed may
Cereals, Crops

AgriRecovery Faces Stiff Test From Prairie Flooding

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Anational program to help farmers affected by natural disasters faces a severe test from floods jeopardizing the entire 2010 western Canadian crop. AgriRecovery is aimed at mitigating the effects of a disaster and helping producers resume business operations. The program is intended to fill gaps left by other programs such as AgriStability and crop insurance.
Cereals, Opinion

Avoid Hasty Response To Unseeded Acreage

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A s the seeding window closes, the unseeded acreage projections are staggering. But it’s difficult to know how governments should respond or if they should respond at all. The Canadian Wheat Board says Western Canada will have the lowest wheat acreage since 1971. Barley acreage is expected to be the lowest since 1965. Pressure is
Cereals, News

Goodale Bill To Put Farmers In Control At CWB

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“Charlie Mayer and Bill Knight, …they didn’t much like the Canadian Wheat Board, but they didn’t attempt to shoot it in the head in the middle of the night.” – RALPH GOODALE Liberal MP Ralph Goodale is trying once more to turn control of the Canadian Wheat Board over to farmers. The architect of the
Cereals, News

Speedy Passage Urged For Colombia Trade Deal

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Farm groups are turning their attention to the Senate in hopes of getting legislation approving a free trade deal with Colombia passed. The bill languished in the Commons for months as the NDP and Bloc Quebecois tried to stop its passage over concerns about attacks on trade unionists and reformers in the South American country.
Cereals, Crops

Add Stripe Rust To Your Disease Watch List

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“With any rust the younger the crop is when infected the greater the potential for yield reduction. That’s why one of the main control methods is early planting.” – PAM DE ROCQUIGNY Farmers checking their wheat crops for leaf rust, tan spot and septoria can add stripe rust to the disease watch list. Jason Voogt,

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