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NFU Meet Highlights Farm Issues – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 5, 2010

The province’s prospects for achieving its phosphorus regulations by 2013 are dim, NFU regional vice-president Fred Tait told members meeting here recently. “I don’t see any possibility at all of meeting the 2013 objective,” said Tait, in a meeting attended by some 20 people. Phosphorus targets, new food safety regulations, and negotiations on the Canada-European

Cereals, News

PROs Increase Despite Bearish Market – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 29, 2010

Wheat values in the Canadian Wheat Board’s July 2010 Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2010-11 crop year are up between $6 and $14 per tonne from last month. Durum is up $13 to $14 per tonne and malting barley has increased by $10 to $11 per tonne. Feed barley values remain unchanged from June.

Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Jul. 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes

Crops

EU Sees Sharp Growth In Organic Food Trade

July 22, 2010

Imports of organic food products into the European Union are likely to increase sharply as demand outstrips domestic supply, a report published by the bloc’s executive July 16 said. Higher demand for organic produce in more affluent western EU member states could also see a rise in intra-EU trade, as organic production has grown much

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Weather Problems Dominate Market Movement

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 22, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ending July 16, surpassing technical resistance on the way up. The weather and production uncertainty that has been the story over the past couple of months remained the primary supportive

Livestock

EU Moves To Relax BSE Feed Rules

July 22, 2010

The European Union could lift a ban on the use of animal protein in pig and poultry feed – imposed in 2001 as part of efforts to fight mad cow disease – under plans published by the bloc’s executive July 16. The idea is one of several moves to relax EU measures against bovine spongiform

Cereals, News

CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

“I’ve been at meetings for years where CFA people have been around and I may be forceful and make my points but I’m certainly not confrontational. I think I know the difference.” – TERRY BOEHM The National Farmers Union (NFU) didn’t get to meet with provincial agriculture ministers last week because the Canadian Federation of

Beef cattle, Crops, Oilseeds

Ritz Promotes Canadian Beef, Canola In China

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 15, 2010

In addition to promoting Canadian wheat in China, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made advances of behalf of Canadian beef and canola producers. China agreed to formally lift the ban on Canadian boneless beef under 30 months (UTM) and tallow for industrial use, effective July 3. The move coincided with Ritz’s third trade mission to China

Livestock

EU Bans Sale Of Food From Cloned Animals

July 15, 2010

BRUSSELS/REUTERS European Union lawmakers have rejected a proposal to allow the sale in Europe of food derived from cloned animals or their offspring, citing ethical concerns over the industrial production of cloned meat. The European Parliament was voting on legislation to regulate the sale of “novel foods” – defined as food made with new production

Hogs, Livestock

Danish Industry Rationalizes And Continues Efficiency Gains

July 15, 2010

bernie peet Peet on Pigs The evaluation revealed that, in particular, meat from the Mangalitza and Ibérico pigs was distinctly and positively different from that of the Danish breeds as the meat was more tender and had a more attractive taste.” Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor

Daily Network News

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

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