Ontario MP Tries To Cut Red Tape For Farmers

Ontario Conservative MP Bev Shipley wants to cut the red tape slowing the introduction of new agriculture technologies for farmers. He’s presented a motion in the Commons, which, if approved, would spare companies the expense and paper shuffling involved in repeating research on their developments already approved in other countries. He wants the government “to

Monsanto Going Back Into Genetically Modified Wheat

“I think it would be fantastic (if the U. S. introduced GM wheat alone) because then the Canadian Wheat Board could go around the world as a single seller of Canadian wheat and have one more selling advantage.” – DARRIN QUALMAN Monsanto is getting back into producing genetically modified (GM) wheat, but for now only


No Obvious Winner In Comparisons

“Buyers will not volunteer payment security.” – SCOTT WOLFE REPORT Any replacement to the current system of bonding western Canadian grain buyers as required by federal law should be mandatory because a voluntary producer payment security system will not work, a new report says. “Buyers will not volunteer payment security,” says the summary of a

CGC Security Remains Until There Are Replacements: Ritz

“We’re not removing (CGC security) holusbolus. We’ll only do it in light of something better being offered for producers.” – AGRICULTURE MINISTER GERRY RITZ Farmers nervous about losing the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) security program that protects against payment defaults on delivered grain can rest easier knowing it will remain until there are replacements. That’s