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Quota Levy Issue Still Flummoxes Industry

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“It’s the precedent issue that’s most alarming.” – PENNY KELLY, MEF Manitoba’s supply management producers are still in the dark about a new provincial levy on quota transfers, despite asking for an explanation. “We’re going to have to have some more discussions so we can better understand exactly where it’s coming from,” said David Wiens,
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lactose Intolerance May Be Exaggerated, Study Suggests

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“Even individuals who are lactose intolerant can consume milk and milk products.” – DFC Alot of people who think they’re lactose intolerant may not be, which could be good news for the dairy industry. The true prevalence of lactose intolerance in the general population isn’t known because of insufficient data. But it’s probably lower than
Dairy cattle, News

Producers Strongly Oppose New Quota Levy

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Manitoba’s marketing boards are demanding to know the reason behind a controversial provincial surcharge on the value of quota transfers between dairy, egg and poultry farmers. Producer boards and Keystone Agricultural Producers will meet with the government next week to seek an explanation for the new two per cent levy on successful quota sales and
Dairy cattle, News

New Levy Surprises Supply-Managed Producers

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“It simply comes down to an added cost on the farm.” – DAVID WI ENS, DFM Manitoba’s supply management industry has been stunned by a new provincial surcharge on quota transfers. The NDP government has slapped a two per cent levy on the value of successful quota exchanges for dairy, eggs and poultry. The measure
Dairy cattle, News, Oilseeds, Other livestock

In Brief… – for Apr. 1, 2010

Fraud alert: An R. M. of De Salaberry man selling a vehicle was hoodwinked out of $1,500 by an overseas scam artist who sent a money-gram for more than the purchase price and requested a refund for the difference. Although the vendor waited until the payment had cleared the bank before complying, it was later
Dairy cattle, Livestock

New Software Puts Cow Data Close At Hand

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“You amalgamate everything into one small handheld computer.” – ROGER HEEG You could say that whenever Roger Heeg walks through his dairy barn, he has the situation well in hand. Heeg uses a specially developed software program on a hand-held Smartphone – a BlackBerry, in this case – to keep tabs on his dairy cows.
Crops, Dairy cattle, Oilseeds

U. S. Crops, China Becomes Top Soy User

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U. S. farmers will grow the second-largest corn and soybean crops on record this year – 13.134 billion bushels of corn and 3.213 billion bushels of soybeans, just below the records set in 2009, said a University of Missouri think-tank March 9. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute also said U. S. wheat production
Crops, Dairy cattle

Bringing Work Home Can Be Hazardous For Farmers

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Farmers, especially dairy farmers, could be putting their families at risk if they’re not cautious about cleanliness, according to an Ohio State University study. For the study, researchers made four visits each to 52 rural households. Half were operating a dairy, sheep or beef cattle farm. Researchers collected samples and tested them for Listeria monocytogenes,
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Federal Dollars Go Into Dairy Research

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Dairy Farmers of Canada plans to spend $11.7 million on research projects across the country that will focus on the health and nutritional benefits of dairy products and ways to improve animal productivity through health and breeding. The research money will be awarded to clusters of scientific and technical expertise at universities and agriculture schools
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Federal Beef-Packing Assistance Welcomed

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“These measures address a real threat to the long-term profitability of the Canadian cattle industry.” – BRAD WILDEMAN Packers and cattle groups say assistance announced in the federal budget will make their sector more competitive. The budget allocated an extra $10 million for the Slaughter Improvement Program, $25 million for packing plants that handle animals

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