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Beef cattle, Crops, Dairy cattle, Forages

Brandon rally draws 40 protesters opposed to introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa

By Daniel Winters April 18, 2013

Opponents of genetically modified crops rallied in front of the constituency office of a local MP to protest approval of glyphosate-tolerant alfalfa, which they say could be seeded on fields in Eastern Canada as early as this spring. The demonstration, which drew about 40 protesters, was organized by the local chapter of the National Farmers

Dairy cattle, News

German farmers balk at free trade with U.S.

By Hans-edzard Busemann April 9, 2013

A planned free trade agreement between the European Union and United States should not completely liberalize agricultural trade, the president of the association of German farmers’ association DBV said March 26. Trade talks must involve upper limits to exports to prevent market disruption, Joachim Rukwied told Reuters. Brussels and Washington hope to start negotiations in

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Non-nutritive sweeteners

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 9, 2013

Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could imagine the can of pop sprouting legs and clawed hands and then

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Yes, we still need to limit salt intake

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 28, 2013

Here’s some tips to help you manage that You may have heard the advice to leave your salt shaker in the cupboard, however, most of the salt in foods is not added at the table. Most sodium comes from highly processed foods, such as dinner mixes, or from restaurant or fast foods. Most table salt

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Hogs, Opinion

Colourful, but effective

By John Morriss February 28, 2013

Both Alex Binkley and Allan Dawson relate some memories of the accomplishments of the late Eugene Whelan elsewhere in this issue, but we can’t let him leave us without noting one ambition he failed to achieve. Whelan desperately wanted to be minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (never making a secret of it) but

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy supports up slightly April 1

February 28, 2013

staff / Canada’s dairy producers can expect about a 0.9 per cent uptick in their overall per-hectolitre revenue from industrial milk, coming somewhat later than usual this year. The Canadian Dairy Commission on Feb. 14 laid out slight increases in the support prices it sets for skim milk powder and butter, to take effect April

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. budget cuts could affect trading contracts

February 28, 2013

chicago / reuters / Automatic U.S government spending cuts may affect some CME Group livestock and dairy contracts that depend on U.S. Agriculture Department grading and inspections, the exchange operator said Feb. 21. A spokesman for the CME did not say if the exchange would be forced to halt trading in some contracts due to

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, International news, News

Canada-EU talks hit a stalemate

By David Ljunggren February 15, 2013

Canada and the European Union failed to settle their differences on a proposed free trade deal this week at top-level talks to hammer out an agreement that is already well behind schedule. Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht spent Feb. 6 and 7 in Ottawa discussing contentious issues including

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Cows fed flaxseed produce more nutritious dairy products, says OSU study

February 12, 2013

Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University. Their milk contained more omega-3 fatty acids and less saturated fat, the study found. Diets high in saturated fat can increase cholesterol and cause heart disease, while those rich in omega-3 and other polyunsaturated fatty acids

Dairy cattle, Opinion

Talking turkey over energy

December 6, 2012

The pre-American Thanksgiving decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deny the meat industry requests for a waiver on that country’s renewable fuel standard did little to calm the rhetoric between the livestock and ethanol sectors over who should have access to limited corn supplies this year. Shortly after the announcement, the National Turkey

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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