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U. S. Farm Subsidy Debate Rekindled

By Charles Abbott May 6, 2010

The U. S. farm program should be refined but does not need to be radically rewritten to replace crop supports with revenue guarantees or to make rural economic development the centrepiece, a key senator says. Saxby Chambl iss of Georgia, the Republican leader on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he hoped “that we don’t talk

News

Run Your Diesel Engine On Ethanol, Water And Diesel

By Allan Dawson April 29, 2010

Suggest burning a mix of ethanol and water in a diesel engine and most farmers would give you a strange look and advice on places to go. But tell them it’s supposed to boost fuel efficiency, reduce emissions and extend engine life and you’ll have their attention. Ron Preston, president and Kevin Kenney, biofuel systems

Crops, Oilseeds

EU Report Reveals Damage From Biodiesel

By Pete Harrison April 29, 2010

Biofuels such as biodiesel from soybeans can create up to four times more climate-warming emissions than standard diesel or petrol, according to an EU document released under freedom of information laws. The European Union has set itself a goal of obtaining 10 per cent of its road fuels from renewable sources, mostly biofuels, by the

Cereals, Livestock, Opinion

Letters – for Apr. 15, 2010

April 15, 2010

Disastrous economic development The warning previews are being posted, as John Oliver speaks out on global energy, with food and water shortages on the horizon. (March 25 Manitoba Co-operator story by Daniel Winters.) We read that more than one billion people go hungry every single day and have little or no clean water to drink,

News

Provincial Grant Supports Biodiesel

By Manitoba Government Release April 15, 2010

Amendments to the Biofuels Act would establish a new grant program to support biodiesel production in Manitoba, Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak says. “We will replace the fuel-tax exemption for Manitoba biodiesel with a production grant, payable directly to provincial producers,” said Chomiak. “We expect paying a grant to provincial producers, rather than

News, Oilseeds

French Firms Pull The Plug On Palm Oil

By Sybille De La Hamaide April 15, 2010

French firms have stepped up restrictions on the use of palm oil, decried for being linked to deforestation in Asia, in a move that may boost demand for local oils. But some warned it could raise new food and land problems. The debate about palm oil’s impact on the environment has intensified after green groups

Opinion

Markets Within Reach For Farms’ Pent-Up Energy

By Ian Wishart April 8, 2010

Manitoba farmers could become major players in the energy marketplace with the right programs. No, that doesn’t mean finding oil under the farm – though that never hurts. It means tapping into markets for the energy products we already produce. As farmers, we are really just managing the landscape to use the sun, water and

Cereals, Crops

Wheat Stocks At Nine-Year High

April 8, 2010

The International Grains Council has trimmed its forecast for the 2010 global wheat crop by one million tonnes but still saw stocks climbing to a nine-year high in 2010-11 despite record consumption. The IGC put the global wheat crop in 2010 at 658 million tonnes with consumption in 2010-11 seen rising by two per cent

Crops, Oilseeds

Argentine Soybean Crop Gets Bigger

April 8, 2010

“A record oilseed crop will be produced in Argentina this year…” Argentina’s 2010 soybean crop is likely to rise to 53.3 million tonnes from 32 million tonnes in 2009, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World forecast on March 30. This was up by 1.3 million tonnes from Oil World’s previous estimate on March 2. It also

Cereals, Crops

Cwb Preparing For GP Wheat Exports

By Allan Dawson March 25, 2010

The new Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) wheat class was created for high-yielding wheats suited for the domestic livestock feed and ethanol markets, not human consumption. Nonetheless, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), which has a monopoly on the marketing of western Canadian wheat destined for domestic human consumption or export, expects there will be times

Daily Network News

Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction

Bayer proposes $7.25 billion plan to settle U.S. Roundup cancer suits

Canada announces new chief trade negotiator to the United States

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