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Companies Chip In For CFGB Growing Projects

To be successful, Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) growing projects require land, people, time and energy. The fundraising efforts also need inputs like seed, fertilizer and other chemicals – products generously provided by some of Canada’s leading agro-sciences corporations. This year over $220,000 of inputs have been donated through CFGB to growing projects across Canada by
Opinion

Global Grain Reserve Idea Gaining Momentum – for May. 5, 2011

During the decade from 1996 to 2006, the world became accustomed to stable crop production levels. Production problems in one part of the world were balanced out by increased production elsewhere. In such a world it was easy to argue that reserves were unnecessary, because there would always be someone with a supply they were
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U.S. Budget May Cut Farm Subsidies

Farm subsidies could be cut as part of efforts to reduce federal spending, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid March 8, pointing to high grain, soybean and cotton prices. Reid was the latest congressional leader to say farm subsidies could be a target for budget cuts. House Speaker John Boehner said last week he was
Cereals, News

South Korea Looks To Expand Overseas Grain Farming

South Korea, the world’s fourth-largest grain importer, plans to expand overseas grain production to ensure supply and curb inflation as it faces record-high grain prices. The Finance Ministry said in a statement March 2 that it would form a task force team with the ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs to prepare measures by the
Opinion

It’s Different This Time — Just Like The Other Times?

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As we write this column, March 2011 corn futures closed at $6.87/bu., wheat at $8.53/bu., soybeans at $14.33/ bu., rice at $15.80/cwt, and cotton at $1.67/lb. We are seeing a second wave of a general price increase for commodities that began in late 2006 and saw its first peak in 2008, followed by a retrenchment.
Livestock, Poultry

Rethink Farm Support, Former Farm Economist Says

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Government farm aid is being misspent on farmers who don’t need the help, and Ottawa and the provinces are misguided in their support for supply management, according to a man who was once the voice of Quebec’s powerful Union des Producteurs Agricoles. Instead of subsidizing farm incomes, governments should “support agricultural entrepreneurship in order to
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Britain Wants Deeper CAP Reform

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The EU executive’s plans to reform the common agricultural policy are too timid, Britain’s farming and Environment Minister Caroline Spelman said Dec. 6. The European Commission adopted plans last month that would force farmers to do more to protect the environment in order to justify public subsidies. It also proposed moving some funding from direct
Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Throne Speech Hints At Livestock Insurance

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Avague promise about livestock insurance in last week’s throne speech has Manitoba cattle producers hoping it’s the kind of insurance they have on their wish list. Producers want to insure for price, not production, said Major Jay Fox, Manitoba Beef Producers president. MBP favours a voluntary program with a guaranteed level of protection against sudden
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Mixed Reviews For EU’s Green Farm Policy

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The EU executive adopted plans Nov. 18 that will force farmers to do more to protect the environment in order to justify public subsidies, despite farm unions warning that could threaten their economic viability. In a policy paper on reforming the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) from 2013, the European Commission said linking direct subsidies

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