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Tricky EU Farm Reforms In New Hands

December 3, 2009

The European Commission’s president defended his naming of Dacian Ciolos to the tough job of EU farm chief Nov. 27, dismissing criticism the Romanian ex-minister does not come from a big agricultural producer. Ciolos, 40, nominated to be commissioner for agriculture and regional development, inherits the task of guiding reforms of the European Union’s Common

News

Canada-EU Trade Talk A “Big Deal”

By Allan Dawson December 3, 2009

Everything, including supply management, is still on the table six months into talks between Canada and the European Union (EU) on a trade deal that could be more comprehensive than the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada’s chief negotiator says. “We have agreed from the start everything is on the table,” Steve Verheul of

Cereals, Opinion

WTO Draft Threatens Rights Of Prairie Farmers

By Larry Hill November 26, 2009

In every one of the CWB’s major markets, the WTO’s proposed new “bound” tariffs are in fact higher than the tariffs actually being applied. Talks have dragged on so long it’s tempting to think there won’t ever be a new World Trade Organization deal. But bit by bit, the elements of a final agreement are

News, Oilseeds

Japan Finds GMOs In Canadian Flax

November 26, 2009

“If the GMO material exceeds one per cent, it cannot be used for animal feed.” – JAPANESE FARM MINISTRY OFFICIAL Japan has found genetically modified flaxseed, which has not been approved by Japan, in imports from Canada, Health Ministry officials said Nov. 16. In Japan, the bulk of flaxseed is used to produce oil for

Cereals, Opinion

Ritz Must Stand Up For Farmers’ Marketing Systems At WTO

By Colleen Ross November 19, 2009

The upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Geneva are targeting farmers’ marketing agencies – including supply-management and the Canadian Wheat Board single desk. I predict that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz will return home from the current round of negotiations announcing that these so-called “state trading enterprises” are no longer legal under WTO trade rules

News, Oilseeds

Flax Genome Work Gets $1.2M

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2009

Saskatchewan’s Ag Ministry has pledged $1.2 million to a project to map the flax genome with an eye toward developing flax as a “dual-purpose” crop. The Total Utilization of Flax Genomics (TUFGEN) project, led by Gordon Rowland of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources, and by Sylvie Cloutier of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Livestock, Oilseeds

EU Buys U. S. Soybeans

November 19, 2009

European Union oilseed crushers are resuming purchases of U. S. soybeans after the EU approved imports of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Hamburgbased oilseeds analysts Oil World said Nov. 10. This summer, over 200,000 tonnes of soybean and soymeal were refused entry to EU ports as they contained small amounts of GMO corn (maize)

Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

RR Alfalfa Sparks Debate At CSTA

By Ron Friesen November 19, 2009

“All it takes is one plot.” – LES JACOBSON, MFSA European forage seed companies are starting to require official testing and GM-free certification from Canadian exporters because of the existence of Roundup Ready alfalfa in test plots. “We are aware of Roundup Ready alfalfa trials in Canada and (are) therefore not happy, since Europe has

Opinion

Not The Time To Neglect Agriculture

By Greg Marshall November 12, 2009

The 34th North American European Union Agricultural Conference, a major forum for discussion on solutions to the world economic crisis affecting farmers, was hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture at Niagara Falls, Ontario this fall. This year, there were representatives from 73 farm organizations from 19 different countries. It is widely agreed that agricultural

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U. S. Crops Still Look Big

By Don Bousquet November 12, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 6 mixed. Canola was pressured down by weakness in the U. S. soybean market and firmness in the Canadian dollar. The advancing harvest in

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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