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Globalization Creates A Race To The Bottom

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Th e Wo r l d Tr a d e Organization’s (WTO) Public Forum, which happens every two years, was held in Geneva at the end of September. There were few farm groups represented at the forum, but the CFA and some of its members did attend. Walking into the plenary session can be likened
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

It’s Your Turn

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This week’s announcement of federal loans and another Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council investment to support Keystone Processors’ bid to become Manitoba’s largest federally inspected meat processor isn’t enough to turn the tide for this province’s struggling beef producers. But it’s a step in the right direction. The move by this company along with two smaller
Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 5, 2009

Cattle business future a sensitive subject First of all, I would like to apologize to any seniors who took offence to my comments on the beef business in the article “High Dollar, Bad U. S. Economy Hitting Cow-Calf Producers,” in the Oct. 22 Manitoba Co-operator. Over the years I have learned a lot from some
Livestock, Opinion

More Downsizing Not The Answer

In the Oct. 22 article “High dollar, bad U. S. economy hitting cow-calf producers,” Michael Buchen of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says, “We’re in a bunch of trouble. We’re just going to have to sell the cattle herd down some more.” Who benefits from downsizing our cattle herds? Will downsizing reopen XL Beef
Opinion

Sow Stalls: Ethics, Perceptions, And Animal Welfare

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What if we granted that, of course animals can be raised for food, but that tightly caging them in gestation stalls is unethical because they are mammals? Dana Medoro is associate professor of American literature at the University of Manitoba and a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee with the Winnipeg Humane Society. The
Opinion

Defining “Natural” Is A Tricky Proposition

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Indirect or implied “natural” claims are everywhere already and the industry will continue to get bolder. With a public suffering from chemical paranoia, there is a growing consumer demand for more “natural” products. Growing doubts about the meaning of “organic” and the spotty regulatory efforts to limit the amount of misleading labelling led the food
Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Oct. 29, 2009

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Consumer and producer disconnect growing While I appreciate and share Laura Rance’s concern for the world’s needy “Stuffed and starved,” Manitoba Co-operator Oct. 15, 2009, I can’t help but feel her editorial is, in itself, a prime example of the growing consumer/ producer disconnect that Rance refers to and which many fellow producers wish to
Opinion

More Phosphorus Study Not Needed

According to “In briefs” (Manitoba Co-operator Oct. 22.) the province has implemented new management regulations for phosphorus, plus a $300,000 grant for yet another study. The study is needed, according to the water stewardship minister to determine the relationship between phosphorus build up in the soil and “how” it later gets into Manitoba waterways. The
Livestock, Opinion

Sow Stall Issue Won’t Go Away Until Sow Stalls Do

In reference to Ron Friesen’s article: I attended the debate at the University of Manitoba referred to in Ron Friesen’s Oct. 22 article “Debate Reflects Deep Divide Over Sow Stall Ban.” I was shocked that the activists, the Office of the Chief Vet represented by Dr. Wayne Lees and the proponents of sow stalls represented
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Should You Stay Or Should You Go?

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There’s a lot of soul searching on cow-calf operations across the country. Producers are wrestling with whether to stay in the business or cut their losses and get rid of the cows. With the fall calf run now in full swing, the immediate economic outlook has worsened. The rapid increase in the value of the

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