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Ont. stewardship funds booked up for 2011-12

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A federal/provincial incentive program for Ontario farmers looking to adopt best management practices (BMPs) on their land has already committed all its available funding for 2011-12. Having just made the application forms available Monday, the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), acting as the delivery agent for the Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program (COFSP), said
Livestock, Opinion

Animal Industry Comes Of Age

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An animal-abuse court case based on the discovery of hundreds of dead, starving, dehydrated and injured hogs in a Notre Dame de Lourdes-area barn earlier this year could be precedent setting on two fronts. The horrific conditions animal-welfare officers found when they were called to the scene and the number of charges laid against the
Hogs, Livestock

U.K. Signs Deal To Export Breeding Pigs To China

Britain will start exporting breeding pigs to China in a five-year deal valued at US$73 million. “This agreement gives a valuable boost to the British pig industry and is already delivering results,” said business secretary Vince Cable. The pigs will begin to be flown out shortly, the first export of British breeding pigs to China
Hogs, Livestock

Australian Retailer Bans Pork From Sow Stalls

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Canada’s pork producers are scrambling to learn more about a major Australian grocery chain’s decision to ban pork from countries that use sow gestation crates. Coles Supermarkets said last week all its imported pork products, including processed ham and bacon, will have to be from pigs raised without the use of sow stalls. Gary Stordy,
Livestock

Russia Courts New Zealand Trade Deal

Russia has started its first Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negot iat ions with New Zealand, the two countries’ leaders said as they met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit. “Today we embark on negotiations to reach a Free Trade Agreement. For both countries this is a very good opportunity,” New Zealand
Beef cattle, Livestock

Firm Demand Continues For Fall Run

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Activity at Manitoba’s cattle auction yards remained strong during the week ended Nov. 12, with large volumes of cattle still moving as part of the fall run being met with firm demand. “We had over 3,000 cattle this week, and we’ll have over 3,000 again next week,” said Buddy Bergner of Ashern Livestock Mart, adding
Livestock, News

Proposed Rules For U.S. Meat Industry

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, which polices the U.S. meat and livestock industry, has proposed new rules designed to help producers compete in the marketplace and to assist the agency in prosecuting violators. Public comment on these rules concludes on Nov. 22. Many of the largest U.S. livestock trade organizations are opposed to
Beef cattle, Livestock

4-H Reports – for Nov. 18, 2010

TheCo-operatorwill publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954- 1422. GAINSBOROUGH COMBINED The club had its first general meeting of the year
Cereals, Livestock

Saudi Arabia To Privatize Its Flour Mills

Saudi Arabia’s state-run Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization (GSFMO) said Nov. 9 it would privatize its flour-grinding mills by creating four companies, but will continue to import wheat and sell it to the mills. The top oil exporter has 11 flour mills it hopes to sell to private investor groups but it did not
Livestock

Agriculture, Farmland Attracting “Impact Investors”

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Investors are being given a new pitch these days: Make money and do good by investing in agriculture in Africa, Latin America and other global markets. So-called “impact investing” is catching on with a range of private equity groups, financial services firms, venture capital funds and other moneyed players. “There are a cadre of investors

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