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Election Talk May Derail Correction To Food Labels – for Sep. 16, 2010

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The growing talk of a federal election this fall may derail efforts to get Product of Canada labelling shifted to a more realistic basis, industry observers say. Last spring, Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the minister of state for agriculture, launched an initiative to try to save the Product of Canada label from falling into complete disuse. In
Livestock

Farm Safety Co-Ordinator Hired By CASA – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Provincial farm safety co-ordinator Glen Blahey has retired after a 29-year career with the Manitoba government for a new job with the national Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). As CASA’s new agricultural health and safety specialist, Blahey will work from the Winnipeg-based CASA office on national farm safety initiatives. CASA is a Canada-wide network of
Country Crossroads

Food Strategy Off To A Promising Start – for Aug. 26, 2010

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Buoyed by positive responses from agriculture ministers and the food industry, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is plowing ahead with the development of its National Food Strategy. The idea for the strategy was first presented to the federal and provincial agriculture ministers during the 2009 CFA round table meeting, says Garnet Etsell, the organization’s first
Opinion

Doha Talks At Dead End, Trade Expert Says – for Aug. 19, 2010

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The Doha round of WTO negotiations are kept alive through pretence because no one wants to admit they’re as good as dead, says trade expert Peter Clark. A longtime Doha doubter, whose predictions have proved remarkably accurate, Clark has released a 49-page gloomy diagnosis about the state of the Doha round that was supposed to
Cereals, Opinion

An Appeal To The Prime Minister – for Aug. 12, 2010

Groups representing Prairie farmers have appealed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something about excessive railway profits at the expense of farmers. This is the letter they sent June 29. We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a full costing review of the railway revenue cap on grain transportation.
Cereals, Opinion

An Appeal To The Prime Minister – for Aug. 12, 2010

Groups representing Prairie farmers have appealed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something about excessive railway profits at the expense of farmers. This is the letter they sent June 29. We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a full costing review of the railway revenue cap on grain transportation.
Livestock, News

Major Revision Possible For AgriStability

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Canada’s key agricultural safety net program may undergo a redesign to make it more acceptable to a majority of producers who say it isn’t working for them. Agriculture ministers could consider turning AgriStability into something resembling an income insurance program without the highly unpopular financial margins underpinning it. The idea is only one of many
Cereals, News

CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting

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“I’ve been at meetings for years where CFA people have been around and I may be forceful and make my points but I’m certainly not confrontational. I think I know the difference.” – TERRY BOEHM The National Farmers Union (NFU) didn’t get to meet with provincial agriculture ministers last week because the Canadian Federation of
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Growers Concerned About Rail Costs

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“We didn’t want to antagonize the minister, but we wanted to make sure that he knew we are concerned.” – ROB PETTINGER, MCGA Canola growers care about rail freight costs and want the federal government to review them, says Rob Pettinger, president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA). Pettinger was reacting to comments from
Opinion

Caution: Reforms Packaged Under Pressure

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The new “Product of Canada” guidelines came into effect on Dec. 31, 2008 and have been published as the new paragraph 4.19 in the Guide to Food Labelling: “a food product may claim ‘Product of Canada’ when all or virtually all major ingredients, processing and labour used to make the food product are Canadian.” The

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