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Sask. Farmers Urge Resolution At XL

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 8, 2010

Saskatchewan’s general farm group is urging beef firm Nilsson Bros. and its unionized workers at the province’s only federally inspected beef plant to get back to the bargaining table. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) on March 29 urged the two sides to “resolve their differences and enable the reopening” of the XL Beef

Opinion

Sask. Farmland Prices Remain Strong

By Kevin Hursh April 1, 2010

Producers are always interested in farmland prices, but price tags vary a great deal from one area to another and even from one parcel of land to the next. There’s a lot of talk about a big land deal around Conquest, just west of Outlook. In the last couple months, approximately 85 parcels of land

Dairy cattle, News

New Levy Surprises Supply-Managed Producers

By Ron Friesen April 1, 2010

“It simply comes down to an added cost on the farm.” – DAVID WI ENS, DFM Manitoba’s supply management industry has been stunned by a new provincial surcharge on quota transfers. The NDP government has slapped a two per cent levy on the value of successful quota exchanges for dairy, eggs and poultry. The measure

Forages, Livestock, News

Index – for Mar. 25, 2010

March 25, 2010

Tributes/Memory Announcements Airplanes Alarms & Security Systems ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale Antique Equipment Antique Vehicle Antiques Wanted Arenas AUCTION SALES BC Auction AB Auction Peace AB Auction North AB Auction Central AB Auction South SK Auction MB Auction Parkland MB Auction Westman MB Auction Interlake MB Auction Red River Auction Various U. S. Auctions Auction

Livestock

U. S. Farm Credit Conditions Under Pressure

March 25, 2010

“Business expansion for farms appears to be entering a downward cycle while the broader commercial economy is recovering.” – PAYNET Conditions in U. S. farming regions that had outper formed the economy during the recession are deteriorating amid rising credit problems and contracting business activity, according to commercial credit analysis firm PayNet Inc. In a

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

NDP Proposes Tough Restrictions For New GE Crops

By Alex Binkley March 18, 2010

Aprivate member’s bill before the House of Commons this month would require regulators to consider the potential market impact of any new genetically engineered crop before approving it. Alex Atamanenko should get the backing of his fellow NDPers as well as Bloq MPs, who are against GE crops. The Liberals tend to be divided on

Country Crossroads

What Can We Learn From Hawaii?

By Albert Parsons March 18, 2010

In agriculture, we often hear the terms value added, sustainability, organic, and gate to plate; some growers are becoming interested in ag-tourism. On a recent visit to the island of Maui, Hawaii, this winter I had the pleasure of touring O’o Farm in the upcountry region of this beautiful Hawaiian island and discovered an excellent

Beef cattle, News

In Brief… – for Feb. 18, 2010

February 18, 2010

Three-year plan: “Plan. Farm. Safety.” is the theme of a three-year Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign that will be launched March 11 at MacDon Industries. This year the campaign will promote “Plan” with safety walkabouts and planning for safety. In following years, the focus will be on implementation, documentation and training and on safety assessment, improvement

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

U. S. Farmers Feeling Financial Squeeze

By Michael Hirtzer February 4, 2010

Lending by commercial banks may be less than desired, but farm banks are continuing to finance the sector even though some borrowers are not doing so well, an executive of a major U. S. agricultural bank said. Samuel Miller, senior vicepresident of agribusiness and food banking at Milwaukeebased M&I Bank, the seventh-largest U. S. farm

News

Farmers Want More Research Spending

By Alex Binkley January 21, 2010

Groups representing more than 100,000 crop growers are launching a campaign to push for more investment in agricultural research in Canada. Called Farmers for Investment in Agriculture (FIA), the campaign wants Ottawa to at least reverse the 40 per cent decline in public research funding for agronomics that has occurred since 1994. Inflation and less

Daily Network News

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada

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