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Small farms seen spurring U. S. farm growth

By Christopher Doering February 12, 2009

There are nearly 76,000 more U. S. farms than a few years ago but new operations tend to be smaller, more diversified and have lower sales than the average farm, according to Agriculture Department data released on Feb. 4. A USDA census taken every five years found four per cent more farms in 2007 than

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Budget Aid To Be Followed By Livestock Aid Meeting

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2009

“We see (slaughter capacity funding) as filling in holes and gaps in packing facilities across the country.” – Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz The progress reports the Liberals have demanded for their support of the Jan. 27 federal budget should help farm groups keep track of how much of the $550 million allocated for agriculture is

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Australia set for big jump in oilseeds output

January 29, 2009

Australia’s 2008-09 soybean harvest will be the largest in two decades while its canola harvest will rise by half, the Australian Oilseeds Federation said in a crop report Jan. 20. The federation forecast the 2008-09 soybean harvest to rise to 128,220 tonnes from 34,730 tonnes the previous harvest, when drought cut plantings. AOF said there

Cereals, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lots of barley to feed western cattle

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 1, 2009

Large domestic feed grain supplies should help underpin the Canadian cattle sector for the time being by giving it a competitive advantage compared to the U. S., according to an industry analyst who thought the Canadian cattle market was looking reasonably well supported heading into the new year. Market analyst Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing

Opinion

V-day for farm workers in Ontario

By Kerry Preibisch December 4, 2008

The recent victory in the Ontario Court of Appeal allowing farm workers to form unions and bargain collectively comes after a long, protracted, and exhausting battle to give them the same rights as other workers. Farm workers carry out some of the most dangerous, difficult, and dirty jobs in the country, under conditions most Canadians

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EU reforms cut subsidies to big farms

By Jeremy Smith November 27, 2008

European Union governments agreed Nov. 20 to divert chunks of long-standing subsidies enjoyed by large farms into countryside preservation schemes in the biggest revamp of farm policies for five years. The early-morning deal came after concessions given by EU Agr icul ture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel, most notably to France, Germany and Italy, in an

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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Small farms seen spurring U. S. farm growth

Budget Aid To Be Followed By Livestock Aid Meeting

Australia set for big jump in oilseeds output

Lots of barley to feed western cattle

V-day for farm workers in Ontario

EU reforms cut subsidies to big farms

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