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Expensive CAP Unlikely To Be Capped

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With a wave of post-crisis austerity sweeping Europe, deep cuts to public spending are the order of the day, and for some, the EU’s much-criticized common agricultural policy (CAP) is a prime target for cost savings. But given the current debate on the future of the European Union’s farm policy, those wanting a radical reform
Crops

Bayer Settles U. S. Rice Contamination Case

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Germany’s Bayer AG has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of Texas rice growers over claims the company’s experimental biotech rice contaminated the U. S. supply four years ago and decimated exports. Bayer said it had agreed to pay $290,000 to settle the case, involving eight plaintiffs from three farming operations. The
Cereals, News

NFU Campaigns To Block “Comprehensive” EU Trade Deal

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Ayear ago Steve Verheul, Canada’s chief negotiator on the Canada – European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), lamented such an important deal should be attracting more public interest. The talks now have the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) full attention; based on a secret draft text obtained in July, the organization says an
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers Welcome Canola Crush Expansion

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Bunge’s plan to more than double the capacity of its canola-crushing plant at Altona to 2,500 tonnes a day is good news for farmers, but it also means they’ll have to grow more canola. “We’re always glad to see investment in the canola crush because it creates demand and more demand must mean they are
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Wheat Prices Seen Rising Further As Fall Seedings Decline

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform strengthened during the week ended Oct. 15, with much of the upward price momentum encouraged by the gains experienced by CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean futures as well as by the aggressive demand from the Canadian canola-processing industry. Fresh speculative demand surfaced during the week,
Crops

EU-Canada Trade Talks Ahead Of Schedule

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Talks on a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union should be wrapped up successfully before the end-2011 target date, Canadian Trade Minister Peter Van Loan said Oct. 18. Earlier in the day officials from both sides started the fifth round of talks on an agreement that could boost trade flows by billions
Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

More Pros And Cons Heard On Bill C-474

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Farmers welcome new crop varieties, but they also want regulations to ensure those crops don’t ruin markets, Paul Gregory told the House of Commons’ agriculture committee during a hearing on Bill C-474 broadcast live on the Internet Oct. 5. “I talk to farmers every day,” said Gregory, president of Interlake Forage Seeds Inc., near Fisher
Cereals, News

GM Maize Trials To Begin In East Africa Researchers

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Confined field trials of genetically modified maize will begin in Kenya and Uganda this year once regulators approve it, the U. S.-based non-profit African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) said. Scientists from Kenyan and Ugandan government research bodies, Monsanto and research body International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) developed the 12 varieties of Water Efficient
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Biodiversity Of Planet In Peril, Says United Nations

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The world’s countries are bankrupting their natural economies and must take bold action to reverse biodiversity losses caused by pollution, deforestation and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a UN summit on biodiversity. Ban and other leaders want world leaders to agree on a formal plan on biodiversity – the preservation of animal and plant
Dairy cattle, News, Poultry

EU Trade Talks Set To Resume

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Farm groups remain hopeful the next round of free trade talks between Canada and the European Union, scheduled for Oct. 18 to 22 in Ottawa, will bring some positive results. The talks have yet to move beyond exploratory discussions. A proposed agreement is seen as a possible boon for livestock and crop producers and a

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