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New trade commissioner aims to drum up business

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Efficient transportation adds value 
to Canada’s trade

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Our March 31, 2016 issue marks the third and final instalment in a series of Special Reports prepared by Glacier FarmMedia reporters on how the Comprehensive Trade and Economic Agreement (CETA) between Canada and Europe will affect Canadian food producers and processors. Investing in bricks and mortar isn’t the only way Canada’s ports are preparing
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Hold the angry phone calls

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At a time when governments are dealing with ballooning deficits, the Canadian Grain Commission is dealing with the opposite — a whopping surplus. As that surplus was accumulated on the basis of service fees, which are ultimately paid by farmers, many will consider that a problem. But there are a few things to consider before
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: The upside of losing

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It would appear that agri-industry is losing its two-decade-long battle to prevent labels on foods produced from genetically modified crops. This despite the millions upon millions of dollars poured into aggressive anti-labelling campaigns during state referendums on the issue. It has been a fascinating development to watch. Even as the pro-labellers successfully convinced legislators in
wheat kernels
Crops, News

Canadian 2014-15 wheat exports exceed U.S. for first time in years

A repeat is forecast this year thanks to the low Canadian dollar, but Cam Dahl says it’s a trend not an anomaly

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Canada is exporting more wheat than the U.S. for the first time since Benny Goodman was topping the pop charts and Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. After decades of playing second fiddle to its southern neighbour, the low Canadian dollar and other factors have this country’s exports edging ahead as in what some industry
Low Canadian dollar advantage overrated: Jubinville
Crops, News

Low Canadian dollar advantage overrated: Jubinville

Canadian grain farmers are getting higher prices than their U.S. counterparts, 
but according to one analyst the best prices follow a strong dollar

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The low Canadian dollar relative to the American is seen as a competitive advantage for Canadian grain exporters since grain exports are priced in American dollars. But ProFarmer Canada president Mike Jubinville says the advantage needs to be put into perspective. “While the drop in Canada’s dollar makes Canadian grain more competitive, it’s a short-term
meat display in grocery store
Livestock, News

Beef data lets you follow the money

A study of carcass data shows cattle from an elite breeding program 
were worth more than $200 a head than the average calf

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The data shows someone is making more money on the calves produced by superior bulls in the beef value chain, but it isn’t always the producer. McDonald’s Canada, Beefbooster, and BIXSco — the company now running the Beef InfoXchange System — recently collaborated with Livestock Gentec to analyze two million records of carcass data. The
Researchers zero in on Dutch elm disease genes
Country Crossroads, Local news

Researchers zero in on Dutch elm disease genes

Study compares resistance and susceptibility of trees and may provide helpful info for cloning tolerant ones

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A new study by University of Guelph biologists has brought researchers closer to the goal of restoring American elms resistant to Dutch elm disease (DED) in cities and forests across Canada and the United States. The paper published in Nature Scientific Reports offers a closer look at specific genes that allow elms to resist the most destructive shade
Eric Fridfinnson
Crops, News

VIDEO: Flax growers skeptical of EU deal

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Individual countries and special interest groups will continue to find ways to block trade

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Our March 24, 2016 issue marks the second in a series of Special Reports prepared by reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator. In these articles, reporters explore the implications of the yet-to-be- ratified Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. Western Canadian farmland is a long
New Zealand square bags, which are made of polyethylene and sourced from China are said to be a more efficient way of transporting wool.
Livestock, Local news

The wool is in the bag — but which one?

Industry watchers say square packaging is becoming the norm

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Some Manitoba sheep producers are balking at an industry trend towards a wool-bagging system that processors say is safer and more efficient to transport. Sheep producers generally have two options for packaging wool, long tube bags made from jute or New Zealand square bags made of polyethylene. At its annual general meeting in early March,
Manitoba Pork Council’s Andrew Dickson says CFIA doesn’t truly understand the ramifications of letting a temporary program aimed at keeping PED out of Manitoba lapse.
Hogs, News

CFIA mum on possible extension to transport trailer-cleaning exemption

Pork producers are facing a looming deadline that could introduce 
the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus to Manitoba farms

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The Manitoba Pork Council is scrambling to convince federal officials to extend a program credited with keeping porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) out of the province. Under the program, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency allowed trucks returning to Canada after delivering pigs in the U.S. to be sealed and disinfected back in Manitoba. As of May

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