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EU To Overhaul GM Crop System

BRUSSELS/REUTERS The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals showed. With most Europeans showing no appetite for GM produce in food, EU politicians have approved just two varieties for growing in 12 years, compared
Hogs, Livestock

New Report Alleges Systemic Livestock Transport Abuse

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“Do the math. It’s less than half a per cent.” – CRYSTAL MACKAY, OFAC Anew and controversial report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals claims farm animals routinely arrive at Canadian livestock auction markets and slaughterhouses dead, sick or severely injured. It bases its findings, not on anecdotal evidence, but on the
Cereals, Livestock

FAO Sees Bigger 2010 Grain Crops, Price Pressure

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World cereals output is expected to rise this year to near-record highs, swelling overall supplies and putting pressure on already weakened prices, the UN’s food agency said June 3. The global wheat output is forecast to fall for the third consecutive year, but at 676.5 million tonnes it would still be close to 2008 record
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

EU Uncertainty, Weather Fog Up Crystal Ball

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For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola futures experienced some choppy trade during the week ended May 21. Large movements in the outside financial markets, together with improving crop conditions across Western Canada, had sent values to fresh contract lows at one point
Crops

Paris ChampsÉlysées Turned Green Field By Farmers

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French farmers transformed the most famous avenue of Paris, the Champs-lysées, into a giant strip of farmland on May 24 in a bid to generate public enthusiasm about a sector they say faces an uncertain future. The two-day event, timed to coincide with a holiday weekend, attracted huge crowds for its first day amid summer-style
Crops

The “Cradle Of Crop Biotech” Lies In Europe

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Canadian growers of flax and canola are well aware that most Europeans are not keen on biotechnology in agriculture. But if you’re looking for exceptions, this city in Flanders in the northern region of Belgium would be a good place to start. The ancient town centre, currently undergoing massive restoration, is one of the most
Livestock

Silver Lining To EU Economic Crisis

The European Union’s economic crisis will create allies for a British government seeking to streamline the bloc’s farm policy in upcoming reform talks, the new U. K. agriculture minister said May 17. The economic situation means that reform of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) must focus on prioritizing limited resources, said Conservative Minister Caroline
News, Oilseeds

Manitoba Flax Growers Turn Thumbs Down On Bill C-474

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The Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA) has decided it won’t support Bill C-474, a private member’s bill that would require market impact be considered before approving the release of new genetically modified (GM) crops in Canada. “It is a difficult issue,” MFGA president Eric Fridfinnson said in an interview May 6, the day after the
News

Will Farmers Get “Generic” GM Crops?

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WASHINGTON, D. C. Generic drugs keep drug prices down, could the same work for genetically modified crops when their patents expire? It’s an idea Tom Vilsack, the United States’ secretary of agriculture, wants to explore. “We have a generic drug industry in this country, the question is how do we create that kind of industry
Livestock

EU Lawmakers Vote To Ban Food From Cloned Animals

The environment committee of the European Parliament voted May 4 to exclude from the EU market food obtained from cloned animals because of health and safety concerns. The lawmakers rejected a proposal by the European Commission, and backed by member states, to include food produced from cloned animals in a list of approved food stuffs

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