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Rural Canada needs stronger voice in government: FCM report

By Lorraine Stevenson June 4, 2009

“We feel that there should be a voice that speaks at the cabinet level very strongly about the issues that are undermining rural communities. We absolutely need a champion.” – PAULINE QUINLAN, FCM BOARD MEMBER AND MAYOR OF BROMONT, QUEBEC Anew report prepared by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities calls for a “political rural champion”

Country Crossroads

Northern Agriculture Gets A Boost

By Manitoba Government Release June 4, 2009

Aprogram to encourage the expansion of agriculture production and to increase the availability of locally produced healthy foods in northern Manitoba was jointly announced May 28 by Treasury Board president Vic Toews and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk. “Northern Manitoba offers many real and untapped opportunities for sustainable development in agriculture

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Bulgaria Police Raid Farm Ministry Over Land Swaps

April 2, 2009

Bulgaria’s national security agency and prosecutors raided the Agriculture Ministry March 18 and seized documents in an investigation into large-scale illegal land deals. The raid was part of Bulgaria’s drive to assure the European Union it is serious about fighting chronic corruption and organized crime. Brussels has punished Sofia for failing to produce results by

News, Oilseeds

China Not Seeking Overseas Farms

By Niu Shuping March 12, 2009

China is not pushing to expand overseas farming and Chinese companies are less active in their investment abroad because of concerns of potential political risks, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said March 3. To meet a perennial shortfall in soybean supply, China, the world’s largest soy importer, will continue to import from major growing countries

News

Brazil To Displace Argentina As No. 2 Corn Exporter

February 19, 2009

Brazil is set to become the world’s No. 2 corn exporter, displacing Argentina where a drought is expected to slash the harvest, data from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed Feb. 10. Brazil already produces more than twice as much corn as its southern neighbour but uses most of it domestically, as livestock

Cereals, Crops, News

China Waters Thirsty Wheat Crop

By Niu Shuping February 19, 2009

China’s main wheat crop may emerge mostly unscathed from a dire drought as Beijing moves to fund last-minute irrigation, reviving crops that might otherwise have been left to die by farmers struggling with low prices and oversupply. A domestic media outcry and public hand-wringing about the severity of the drought triggered some speculation that the

Hogs, Livestock, News

China Blames Blue Ear For Over 1,000 Pig Deaths

February 19, 2009

Blue ear disease has killed more than 1,000 pigs in the northern province of Shanxi, but agriculture experts said the spread of the disease should be contained by a vaccination program. Local authorities have sealed villages and forced local breeders to vaccinate pigs to prevent the spread of the disease, which killed 1,056 pigs in

News

Cuba Rice Output Stagnates, More Imports Expected

February 12, 2009

Cuba’s production of consumable rice stagnated in 2008 despite plans to increase output, the government said Jan. 7, ensuring the country will import hundreds of thousands of tonnes of its main staple this year. Cuba’s National Statistics Office reported on its website that rice production was 195,000 tonnes in 2008, similar to the 196,000 tonnes

Cereals, Crops, News

China declares emergency as drought bites

By Lucy Horn February 12, 2009

China has declared an emergency over a drought which could damage the important wheat crop, threatening further hardship for farmers amid slumping economic growth. The dry winter gripping parts of central and northern China sent Zhengzhou wheat futures up five per cent last week but physical prices have not moved, with most investors confident the

News

Sask. to expand rural extension

February 5, 2009

Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Ministry says call centres and websites aren’t cutting it for farmers needing provincial extension services. Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced Jan. 29 his ministry will open new rural extension offices in three communities and assign more extension staff to rural communities. “We have heard overwhelmingly from farmers and ranchers that a telephone line

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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Rural Canada needs stronger voice in government: FCM report

Northern Agriculture Gets A Boost

Bulgaria Police Raid Farm Ministry Over Land Swaps

China Not Seeking Overseas Farms

Brazil To Displace Argentina As No. 2 Corn Exporter

China Waters Thirsty Wheat Crop

China Blames Blue Ear For Over 1,000 Pig Deaths

Cuba Rice Output Stagnates, More Imports Expected

China declares emergency as drought bites

Sask. to expand rural extension

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