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Seed Grower Costs To Go Up Slightly In 2011

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Fee increases by the Canadian Seed Growers Association will push the cost of producing pedigreed seed in Canada slightly higher in 2011. “We don’t like increasing fees any more than you like us increasing fees,” CSGA executive director Dale Adolphe told the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Associations’ (MSGA) annual meeting here Dec. 9. But he said
News, Oilseeds

Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 2, 2010

Cam Brown was born and raised on a farm in the St. Vital/St. Boniface area where his family produced cereals, vegetables and livestock. He attended Provencher School in St. Boniface. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the University of Manitoba where he obtained a BSA (’52) and an MSc (’55) in Swine Nutrition. Cam had a
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CFIA Says It’s Getting Out Of Seed Certification

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“This appears to be a unilateral decision on the part of government to impose things without any in-depth thought as to the cost/benefit of it.” – DALE ADOLPHE The federal government’s plan to stop certifying pedigreed seed in five years will add cost and as well as undermine the integrity of pedigreed seed, seed growers
News, Oilseeds

Some Farmers Asking Who Is Liable?

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Saskatchewan farmer Gordon Nodge asked the question that’s on a lot of farmers’ minds: Who’s to blame for the contamination of Canada’s flax by CDC Triffid? “The liability for the inadvertent leak and subsequent contamination (of Canada’s non-GM flax) must lay somewhere,” said the farmer from Swift Current, Sask., during a conference call March 18
News, Oilseeds

Is There Enough Certified Flaxseed?

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Planting certified flaxseed this spring instead of farm saved is part of a plan to flush traces of genetically modified (GM) CDC Triffid flax from the handling system and restore exports to the European Union (EU). But no one in the industry is sure what the supply or demand will be. “There’s enough (certified) seed
Crops, Oilseeds

Certified Seed Part Of Triffid Solution

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“What we’re trying to do is find a path forward so we can eradicate or eliminate Triffid from our flax production. That’s the goal.” – RICHARD WANSBUTTER The ongoing CDC Triffid saga could end farmers’ practice of saving flaxseed from year to year, industry sources say. Not all the details have been worked out, but
News, Oilseeds

Changes Likely For Flax Industry

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“It’s going to be a wake-up call for somebody.” – DALE ADOLPHE Canada’s flax industry will have to change how it does business to restore European Union (EU) confidence if genetically modified (GM) flax is verified in Canadian exports. Farmers might have to declare the variety of flax they deliver, or grow only certified seed,
Cereals, News

Progress In Developing Post-KVD Wheat Variety Tests

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Beverly Stow worries about the huge financial liability farmers could face if they accidentally deliver wheat to the wrong class at the elevator now that KVD (kernel visual distinguishability) is gone. The Graysville-area farmer raised the issue here last month during a Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) meeting. She pointed out that under C-13, the bill
Cereals, News

Kyle Durum Wheat “Seed Of The Year” In The West

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Kyle durum wheat, the most popular durum grown in the West between 1988 and 2005, was named Seed of the Year for Western Canada at the recent Prairie Grain Development Committee annual meeting. Kyle and its developer, Fred Townley-Smith, a retired Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) plant breeder, were recognized Feb. 25. The first crosses

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