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Pullet marketing board hearings in the works

By Alex Binkley February 12, 2013

After two years of incubation, Canada’s 550 pullet growers are one step away from getting their own marketing board. The Pullet Growers of Canada filed an application to form a marketing board last summer and now the Farm Products Council of Canada has agreed to launch public hearings into the request. Dates for the hearings

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Red tape causes farmers to see red

By Alex Binkley February 12, 2013

Whether it’s being asked to fill in a seeding survey during planting season or enduring bureaucratic paper chase to get permission to clean out a ditch, farmers say the regulatory burden is worsening

The blizzard of rules, regulations and forms is getting steadily worse, and farmers are fed up to the gills with red tape, according to a new survey. In fact, filling out paperwork was the No. 1 beef of 79 per cent of farmers it recently surveyed, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “Overregulation, confusing

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EU farm subsidy reforms cut payments to the wealthiest farms

By Charlie Dunmore February 12, 2013

Europe’s wealthiest landowners, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Spain’s Duchess of Alba, will see deep cuts to their future farm subsidies under proposals from members of the European Parliament Jan. 23. Annual payments to the top recipients of agricultural subsidies should be capped at 300,000 euros from 2014, the European Parliament’s influential agriculture committee said.

Cereals, Livestock, News

Japan to boost animal feed grain reserves by 44 per cent to smooth supply shocks

By Risa Maeda February 13, 2013

Reuters / Japan plans to boost its animal feed reserves by 44 per cent in the fiscal year starting in April, the Farm Ministry said Jan. 29, as the world’s top corn buyer seeks to smooth supply shocks while it diversifies purchases away from the United States. The move could support prices by further tightening global

Cereals, News

Former top bureaucrat says driving innovation in agriculture won’t be easy

By Alex Binkley February 12, 2013

Government doesn’t understand the financial risk or the long-term commitment required to turn a bright idea into an innovative product and then bring it to market, says a former senior bureaucrat with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Fostering innovation is one of the centrepieces of the revamped Growing Forward 2 program, and that’s a major change

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Corn area under threat as key states look to more profitable soybeans

By Gavin Maguire February 12, 2013

The corn market’s consistent outperformance of soybeans so far in 2013 has helped cement expectations that overall corn planted area within the United States will see a year-over-year increase across all major corn-growing states at the expense of soybeans and other crops. But there are some key states where soybeans have gotten the upper hand

Crops, Oilseeds

Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein in human diets

By Jena University Release February 12, 2013

Today, more than 500 million people are suffering from a lack of adequate protein in their diet. Each year, the number of human beings increases by 80 million, a figure which is equivalent to the present population of Germany. Thus, providing enough food, particularly sufficient protein for the increasing populace is a challenging task for

Cereals, Crops, News, Weather

Adequate snow cover fuels optimism for winter wheat crop

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 13, 2013

CNSC / Adequate snow cover across much of Western Canada should bode well for the winter wheat crop. However, there are concerns in some areas that the crop wasn’t far enough along before entering dormancy, Jake Davidson, executive director of Winter Cereals Canada, said at a recent growers’ meeting in Saskatoon. “I don’t think we’re

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Food self-sufficiency no longer option for China, farm official says

February 12, 2013

Reuters — China’s pursuit of self-sufficiency in food output is no longer possible as soaring demand and rapid urbanization stoke appetites, a top government farm official said, in comments that appear to be the most direct yet to rule out achieving this aim. China’s soaring imports of agricultural products remain a sensitive topic for the

Crops, News

World seed banks get secure funding to protect the genetic diversity of food crops

By Alister Doyle February 12, 2013

Scientists have agreed on a $109-million plan to strengthen the world’s biggest seed banks of crops such as rice and wheat to help protect and develop new varieties resistant to climate change and other threats. The Global Crop Diversity Trust and the CGIAR Consortium of agricultural researchers said on Jan. 31 that a five-year plan

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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Pullet marketing board hearings in the works

Red tape causes farmers to see red

EU farm subsidy reforms cut payments to the wealthiest farms

Japan to boost animal feed grain reserves by 44 per cent to smooth supply shocks

Former top bureaucrat says driving innovation in agriculture won’t be easy

Corn area under threat as key states look to more profitable soybeans

Soya protein can be replaced by rapeseed protein in human diets

Adequate snow cover fuels optimism for winter wheat crop

Food self-sufficiency no longer option for China, farm official says

World seed banks get secure funding to protect the genetic diversity of food crops

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