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Potential Fantastic For Flax, Boosters Say

March 10, 2011

Flax, it seems, is the forgotten crop. Canadian acreage is declining and when farmers do grow the blue-flowered oilseed, it’s often the last crop to be planted, usually with fewer inputs than the rest. But boosters see lots of potential for flax because of its health attributes and mega-star endorsements. “When you have Oprah calling

News, Oilseeds

Europe Relaxes GMO Tolerance Levels For Animal Feed

March 10, 2011

Amove by the European Union to allow low levels of genetically modified organisms in animal feed imports is a “step forward” but won’t immediately help Canada’s flaxseed exports into the region, according to the Flax Council of Canada. A European Union committee voted last month to allow a 0.1 per cent threshold of unauthorized GMOs

Cereals, Crops

Market Trends Suggest Higher Prices In Store

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 3, 2011

Market fundamentals are expected to trump global political uncertainty as the Canadian Wheat Board raises its 2010-11 pool return outlook (PRO) values for wheat by as much as $13 per tonne. The board’s latest PROs see durum values up $1-$5 per tonne from its January PRO levels, while Pool B feed barley values are up

Livestock

Outlook Improving, But Problems Remain, Politicos Tell CFA

By Alex Binkley March 3, 2011

The next few years appear positive for farmers with both crop and livestock prices on the rise, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Farmers have rebounded from the BSE crisis in the beef industry, influenza outbreaks in the poultry sector, widespread bankruptcies among pork farmers and depressed grain prices, he told the annual meeting of the

News

France Takes On Germany In Global Gastronomy Battle

By Sybille De La Hamaide February 24, 2011

France unveiled a global campaign Feb. 16 to reconquer the world’s dinner plates and regain its standing as the gastronomic yardstick four years after Germany overtook it as Europe’s top food exporter. Germany, known more as an industrial powerhouse, pushed ahead of France in the European Union’s 2007 food export ranking, as tough competition in

Crops

New French Farm Leader Brings Change In Style

By Gus Trompiz February 24, 2011

Plans to develop contracts to cushion price swings between French cereal and livestock sectors show how farmers can play a more active role in the food industry and not rely solely on public subsidies, the head of France’s main farm union said. France’s cereal and livestock sectors have agreed on the outline of such supply

Crops

Doha Trade Talks Start To Move

February 24, 2011

The long-running Doha trade talks have finally started to move after a constructive week of talks among key powers that grappled with issues of substance, the U.S. envoy to the World Trade Organization said Feb. 17. The comments, by U.S. Ambassador Michael Punke, were one of the strongest signs yet that an intensified push to

Livestock, Poultry

Avian Flu Halves Manitoba Chicken Exports

By Ron Friesen February 24, 2011

Acase of avian influenza in a turkey flock north of Winnipeg has had a backlash effect on Manitoba’s chicken industry. Chicken exports have been cut in half as a result of import restrictions on Manitoba poultry because of the AI outbreak last November, Manitoba Chicken Producers reports. Manitoba grows roughly five per cent of its

Livestock

Food Price Rises Bring Risk Of New Riots

By Patrick Worsnip February 24, 2011

France’s agriculture minister warned the United Nations Feb. 18 that food riots like those of three years ago could break out around the world because of steep rises in food prices. Bruno Le Maire was addressing the General Assembly after the UN Food and Agriculture Organization reported earlier this month that its food price index

News

U.S. Rejects Mexico Plan For Doha Trade Deal

By Jonathan Lynn February 10, 2011

The United States rejected a Mexican government proposal to break the deadlock in long-stalled world trade talks Feb. 4, saying it failed to achieve the amount of new market opening needed for a deal. Trade ministers agreed last week to push for an outline deal in the decade-old talks by July, and instruct their negotiators

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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