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Wells Condemns Corporate Seed Power

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Afew very large seed corporations led by Monsanto have too much power over farmers, according to retiring National Farmers Union (NFU) president Stewart Wells. “With the rapid changes the seed companies are making to the system – seed registration, patent protection, seed contracts and inter-company seed agreements – Monsanto and the seed trade will quickly
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 26, 2009

If it doesn’t pay, don’t produce it Growing wheat for sale to the Canadian Wheat Board, I’ve ended up with $1.86 per bushel. From a total price of $11,626.02, I end up with $6,065.35; they took $5,560.67 for expenses, including weighing inspection ($44.35), elevator cleaning ($1,729.65), the freight adjustment ($1,398.62), rail freight ($2,344.34) and the
Crops, Oilseeds

Introducing Pioneer Protector™

It’s a symbol of Pioneer Hi-Bred leadership in canola seed traits: We’ve developed the very first hybrid with resistance to sclerotinia, Pioneer brand 45S51 (RR) and launched the only clubroot-resistant canola on the market: 45H29 (RR). When you see the new Pioneer Protector logo on your Pioneer brand seed, you know your canola is protected.
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Sees Accelerated Launch Of New Corn, Soy

Monsanto Co. said Nov. 10 that it expected accelerated launches of its new corn and soybean products and reaffirmed its outlook for 2010, sending its share up more than five per cent. Monsanto said it now expects its new Genuity SmartStax corn seed to launch on more than four million acres in 2010, up from
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Questions Raised About Monsanto Penalties

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Four Ontario farmers found guilty of stealing Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean technology are unlikely to find sympathy from fellow farmers who abided by their contracts. But Monsanto’s decision to deny those farmers access to its seed technology for life is raising questions among industry observers concerned about concentration in the marketplace. In 2007, 65 per
News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Anti-Competitive, U. S. Antitrust Group Warns

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“Competition in the seed industry is robust.” – MONSANTO The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has set its sights on Monsanto, the world’s largest agricultural biotechnology company, in its latest attack on anti-competitive behaviour. A few large companies dominate the development of new traits used in genetically modified (GM), according to a discussion paper released last
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In Brief… – for Nov. 5, 2009

Trade SWAT team needed: The federal government should form a “SWAT team” to aggressively nip protectionist trade actions against Canadian farmers in the bud, the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers says in a recent release. Ian Wishart said the government needs to be more aggressive fighting market disruptions caused by technical trade barriers affecting canola,
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Ponders GM Wheat For Canada

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Monsanto’s approach to commercializing genetically modified (GM) wheat in Canada will be guided by Canada’s wheat industry, says Monsanto Canada spokesperson Trish Jordan. That is if Monsanto decides to develop GM wheat for the Canadian market. “Right now… we simply don’t know,” Jordan told a luncheon in Winnipeg Oct. 28 hosted by the Manitoba Farm
News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Blacklists Naughty Growers

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Four southern Ontario farmers fined a total of over $90,000 for unlicensed use of Roundup Ready soybeans are the first to be banned from future use of Monsanto’s patented genetics under its “violator exclusion” policy. “One of the more significant outcomes of the case against these four growers is that it marks the first time
Crops, Oilseeds

More Clubroot-Tolerant Canolas In Pipeline

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Several clubroot-tolerant canolas could be available to Alberta and other western farmers next spring. In the meantime, Manitoba authorities have stepped up their vigilance against the long-lived, soil-borne pathogen that can decimate canola yields. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 45H29, the first clubroot-tolerant canola in Canada, received interim registration in February at the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee

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