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Snake-oil versus innovation

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Most farmers would scoff at the notion of replacing their nitrogen fertilizer with maple syrup. But Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard was able to make a convincing argument using some creative interpretation of data. In 2009, Heard conducted a trial comparing the impact of a special “growth enhancer” derived from Acer negundo on
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Fertilizer Prices Higher, But Relief May Come

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Fertilizer prices across Western Canada are considerably higher than earlier this year. However, some price relief may be on the way. Fertilizer prices have really stayed high all through the season, said Doug Chorney, president of the Manitoba Keystone Agricultural Producers Association. Prices over the past 12 months in Manitoba have increased for some nitrogen
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FMA Addresses Free-Rider Problem

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Membership has its privileges that’s why the Farmers of North America (FNA) has made changes to how it shares benefits so its members get more and free riders less. “The fact of the matter is prices drop just when there are (FNA) members in a community and prices will often be disciplined,” Bob Friesen, CEO
Crops, Oilseeds

Little Gain For Farmers From Off-Patent Soybean

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Monsanto should stop pretending it’s doing farmers any favours in the upcoming expiry of a patent on a genetically engineered soybean, says Bob Friesen, president of Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute. “Farmers are sick and tired of these empty promises,” Friesen, the former longtime president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, said in
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PMRA Talking GROU Regulations – for Jul. 29, 2010

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The Grower Requested Own Use Import Program has proved very successful with farmers and the Pesticide Management Review Agency must not dilute its ability to save farmers money, says Bob Friesen, CEO of Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute. The PMRA has been working on developing a set of regulations governing GROU, but the
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New Grassy Weed Alternative

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Farmers of North America (FNA) has teamed up with one of its crop protection suppliers to launch MPower Aurora, a generic grassy weed herbicide that contains the active ingredient clodinafoppropargyl. The same active ingredient is found in the brand Horizon NG. FNA says the product is available under its MPower brand, which is a program
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Ex-CFA Chief To Lead FNA’s Think-Tank

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One of Canadian agriculture’s better-known spokesmen has been tapped to jump-start a new farm pol icy and research organization. Saskatoon-based Farmers of North America (FNA) on March 17 named Bob Friesen as the CEO for its Strategic Agriculture Institute (FNA-STAG). Friesen served as president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) from 1999 to 2008,
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Farm Organization Formed Because Of Federal Failures

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Farmers of North America was formed because the federal agencies that are supposed to help producers have failed to do their jobs, says FNA president and CEO James Mann. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Farm Credit and the Competition Bureau are responsible for making the market for farm products and supplies fairer for producers, he

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