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Obama Pledges To Lower Farm Subsidies

By Roberta Rampton March 5, 2009

President Barack Obama’s pledge to cut subsidies to big U. S. farm businesses falls short of the cuts needed to revive mor ibund world trade talks, proponents of an expanded global trade agreement said Feb. 25. “Anything that would reduce payments to farmers in the U. S. would be looked on favour-ably by the rest

Crops, News

GRIP Didn’t Die, It Just Went South

By Allan Dawson February 26, 2009

“Because all these minimum prices (under the program) were so high in ’08, almost regardless of yield there was a crop insurance claim on virtually every single farm in the northern half of the U. S.” – MIKE KRUEGER As Mike Krueger explained the Crop Revenue Insurance program to which farmers have access in the

Opinion

Why support farmers who don’t need it?

By Paul Beingessner February 12, 2009

American President Barack Obama is creating a bit of a stir in agriculture circles. For one thing, he has indicated he’ll bring in a ban on meat packers owning cattle. This has been a long time on the wish list of American ranchers, who believe that when packers own cattle, they are able to manipulate

Cereals, News

Russia to pay subsidies to grain exporters

December 18, 2008

The Russian government will pay subsidies to grain exporters selected on a tender basis in order to guarantee exports of 10 million tonnes in the first half of 2009, the Agriculture Ministry said Dec. 3. “The subsidies will be offered on a tender basis to market players who will buy grain from producers on an

International news

France unveils plan to boost farm income

November 27, 2008

France’s agriculture minister unveiled a 250-million-euro plan to boost falling farm income Nov. 12, including significant subsidies for sheep breeders and tax relief for the sector as a whole. After reaching record prices last year, prices for agricultural products such as milk and grains have now fallen back sharply, prompting thousands of worried farmers to

News

EU spotlights large farms in subsidy reform debate

By Jeremy Smith November 20, 2008

Europe’s farmers, especially the wealthiest ones, may see the end of a string of “old-style” subsidy schemes next year as agriculture ministers negotiate the most ambitious policy reforms in five years. European Union farm ministers met Nov. 19 to negotiate and finalize an agreement on a series of proposed changes to the Common Agricultural Policy

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers must embrace free market opportunities

By Curtis Sims November 13, 2008

I farm full time at MacGregor, Man. Over the years I have been involved in farm policy issues, particularly grain transportation and marketing. It has become clear to me that the only way for the wheat and barley industry to become more prosperous for farmers and their communities is to embrace free market opportunities, with

Cereals, Crops, News

Choice or no choice

By Barry Reimer November 13, 2008

Should this even be a question? As a Canadian grain farmer, I ask this question a lot: why can’t I have a choice in selling my wheat and barley? I operate a 3,900-acre grain farm in Killarney, Man., and I am running for CWB director in District 10. I believe that every farmer should have

Crops, Opinion

Farm earnings up, but so is risk

By Bill Craig October 30, 2008

The year 2008 has been good for most farmers. Good yields and prices result in profits to invest. While the temptation is great to buy new equipment, land or other assets, now may be the time to build working capital. “Farmers make their worst management decisions during good times,” David Kohl, professor emeritus from Virginia

News

World food balance seen unclear for next decade

October 30, 2008

World farming will face uncertainty for at least 10 years over how far supply and demand can be balanced, implying little short-term relief from price volatility, the EU’s leading agricultural producer France says. In a working paper authored by France and being discussed by EU agriculture ministers at an informal meeting in late September, Paris

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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