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Canadian Wheat Board seen gaining grain-handling deals

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Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Feb. 27 he is confident the Canadian Wheat Board will strike agreements with grain handlers to allow it to start buying farmers’ 2012 crops for future delivery. As of Aug. 1, the wheat board plans to continue buying and selling upcoming crops, even though farmers will be no longer
Hogs, News

Farm succession connections

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Good farm succession planning and environmental stewardship may not seem joined at the hip, but Jeremy Funk of the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba is examining a possible connection. The fifth-year PhD student is in the process of surveying farmers about their succession plans in an effort to explore the relationship
Cereals, Livestock

KAP Wants Farmers Better Protected

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) wants laws to ensure farmers retain ownership of the products they deliver until paid. When farmers unload cattle at an auction market they lose ownership even though they haven t been paid, Minto farmer Bill Campbell said during KAP s general council meeting Oct. 27. Until I receive compensation I
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Farmers Turn To The Web To Burnish Image

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October is a busy month for Kansas farmer Darin Grimm. With 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans to harvest, the third-generation family farmer is running a combine nearly dawn to dusk. But he still makes time to tweet. Whether it s touting the benefits of a new fertilizer, sharing photos of a newborn calf, debating
Country Crossroads

Farm Mentorship:

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Ashley Cot had begun to walk toward the tour bus that had brought her to visit the St. Claude-area dairy farm when she suddenly turned back. Could she ask just one more question, she politely asked farm owner Roger Philippe. For the past hour she d diligently taken notes, pausing occasionally to stoop and give
Livestock

Hurricane Irene Damages Crops And Livestock

Hurricane Irene caused serious losses to North Carolina tobacco and food crops and could drive some farmers out of business, the state agriculture commissioner said Aug. 29. The extent of crops and livestock lost will not be known until later, but the arrival of Irene at the start of crop harvest season was the worst
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New International Farm Organization Formed

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A new organization representing farmers around the world has emerged to replace a previous one which folded last year. Nearly 60 farm groups from 42 countries last week announced the creation of the World Farmers Organization. Delegates met March 28-29 in Brussels to develop a declaration of intent for ratification at an inaugural meeting scheduled
Cereals, Crops

Getting Agriculture Some Recognition In The Federal Election

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Grain Growers of Canada was the first farm group to pitch farm policies to the parties competing in the May 2 election. President Stephen Vandervalk asked the party leaders “to make agriculture a key part of your election platform. Recent issues like food prices, food safety, biofuels and sustainability have created public interest in agriculture.”
Cereals, Opinion, Poultry

Letters – for Mar. 31, 2011

I would like to address our federal agriculture minister’s continued use of the statement of “putting farmers first.” First, as a beginning farmer a short while ago, I fell through some cracks in our agriculture programs. I had appealed every decision, right up to your office, with the same outcome each time, and at each
Livestock

Equipment Sales Tell Farm Story

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Farm machine sales are showing a divide in French agriculture, with grain growers stepping up investments after a price rally but struggling livestock farmers still holding back, a Deere &Co. manager said. Crop farmers were being much more careful, however, in choosing products after experiencing a market surge in 2007-08 followed by a downturn, Jean-Francois

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