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Reformist Japan Farmers Urge Free Trade To Spur Change

By Linda Sieg November 3, 2011

Like other farmers on this fertile, coastal plain in northeast Japan, where patchwork rice fields stretch to the mountains beyond, Kazushi Saito knows first hand that the nation s shrinking agricultural sector is in dire straits. But unlike many, the 54-year-old rice farmer backs a controversial free trade deal that could remove a near 800

Livestock

Environmental Group Roasts Modern Livestock Production On “Factory Farms”

By Alex Binkley October 27, 2011

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA The rapid growth in modern livestock production is causing environmental damage and spreading serious diseases such as avian influenza and BSE, according to the Worldwatch Institute. Much of the vigorous growth in meat production is due to the rise of industrial animal agriculture, or factory farming, said Danielle Nierenberg, senior researcher

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock

“Free Your Milk” Campaign Launched

By Daniel Winters October 27, 2011

Over half of Canadians think dairy products are too expensive, according to a recent survey by a restaurant and food services association. The current system is making Canadian milk and cheese less attractive and less affordable for everyone, said Garth Whyte, president and CEO of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA). The survey conducted

News

Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

By Lorraine Stevenson October 27, 2011

co-operator staff / st. pierre-jolys Farmers saw Manitoba s first industrial-sized manure windrow turner in operation last week. Next month they can hear more about joining the new cooperative that owns it. The Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-op, an agricultural composting co-operative and a first for both Manitoba and Canada, conducted demonstrations on six farms around

News

UN Body Delays Efforts To Regulate “Land Grabs”

By Catherine Hornby October 27, 2011

AUN intergovernmental body on food security has failed to adopt international guidelines on land governance, delaying efforts to regulate so-called land grabbing as investors race to snap up agricultural land. A voluntary code of conduct has been in the works since 2008, driven by concerns that countries such as China and Gulf Arab states are

Crops, Forages, News

Hay Prices Reach Record Highs In U.S.

By Daniel Winters October 27, 2011

Way down south, where only two inches of rain fell last summer, there are a lot of thin cattle and a desperate need for hay. I ve got two different farmers who call me every other day asking if our hay is on its way, said Landon Friesen, who operates Southman Alfalfa Producers near Crystal

Country Crossroads

Farm Mentorship:

By Lorraine Stevenson October 27, 2011

Ashley Cot had begun to walk toward the tour bus that had brought her to visit the St. Claude-area dairy farm when she suddenly turned back. Could she ask just one more question, she politely asked farm owner Roger Philippe. For the past hour she d diligently taken notes, pausing occasionally to stoop and give

News

Farmers Turn To The Web To Burnish Image

By Carey Gillam October 27, 2011

October is a busy month for Kansas farmer Darin Grimm. With 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans to harvest, the third-generation family farmer is running a combine nearly dawn to dusk. But he still makes time to tweet. Whether it s touting the benefits of a new fertilizer, sharing photos of a newborn calf, debating

Country Crossroads

Last-Minute Autumn Chores

By Albert Parsons October 27, 2011

FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR As the month of October winds down, there are a few last-minute gardening chores that need to be done to ensure that the garden is totally put to bed and ready for the long winter ahead. If you grow tender roses such as the hybrid teas, give them extra protection for the winter.

News

DuPont Suit Claims Monsanto Infringed Corn Patent

October 27, 2011

REUTERS / DuPont s Pioneer seed unit has sued Monsanto Co., claiming its arch-rival infringed on patents that help genetically modified corn seeds germinate. The suit, filed Oct. 18, is the latest volley in a bitter fight between the duo for dominance in the lucrative U.S. corn seed industry. In its lawsuit, filed in United

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Agriculture

Reformist Japan Farmers Urge Free Trade To Spur Change

Environmental Group Roasts Modern Livestock Production On “Factory Farms”

“Free Your Milk” Campaign Launched

Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

UN Body Delays Efforts To Regulate “Land Grabs”

Hay Prices Reach Record Highs In U.S.

Farm Mentorship:

Last-Minute Autumn Chores

DuPont Suit Claims Monsanto Infringed Corn Patent

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