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Cereals, News

FCWB’s Court Case Continues

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Legal action to force Ottawa to hold a plebiscite on whether to keep or end the Canadian Wheat Board s (CWB) single desk will be heard in Federal Court. On Sept. 9 a Federal Court prothonotary rejected the federal government s application to dismiss the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board s (FCWB) application filed
Cereals, News

Cwb Vote Issue Heads To Court

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Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) is asking the Federal Court to block the federal government from abolishing the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) statutory single marketing authority for wheat and barley. The FCWB, a coalition of farmers and other Canadians in support of a democratic, farmer-controlled CWB, was to apply for a judicial review
Crops

Organic Farmers Sue, Seek Protection From Monsanto

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A consortium of U.S. organic farmers and seed dealers filed suit against global seed giant Monsanto Co. on Mar. 29, in a move to protect themselves from what they see as a growing threat in the company’s arsenal of genetically modified crops. The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) filed the suit on behalf of more than
Cereals, News

Court Of Appeal Upholds Ritz’s Rules

The Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed legality of federal government changes to the voters’ list in the 2008 Canadian Wheat Board director elections. But the same court also ruled that the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) – had a legal right to challenge the ruling. In January 2010 Federal Court Judge James
Livestock, Poultry

NFL Lockout Would Be Bad News For Chicken Wings

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An extended NFL lockout would be devastating to the chicken wing industry, which has already seen prices drop precipitously this year, the chief executive of Sanderson Farms said. “It would kill wings, it would be terrible on wings,” Joe Sanderson said at the Reuters Global Food and Agriculture Summit Mar. 14. Chicken wings are popular
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

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They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the
Crops

Shrinkage Deduction Ending At Process, Transfer Elevators

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The official term is “shrinkage” but farmers often call it “tookage” and won’t be grieving its demise. The Canadian Grain Commission has ordered licensed process and terminal elevators to stop making shrinkage deductions effective March 19. “Comprehensive shrinkage” is defined as the loss in weight of grain while it’s handled or treated, and shrinkage deductions
Crops

Elevator Association, Grain Commission Going To Court

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The Western Grain Elevators Association’s (WGEA) appeal to the Federal Court of Canada concerns how much moisture shrinkage elevator companies are allowed for tough, damp, moist or wet grain artificially dried at the farmer’s request. A Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) order, which took effect last Aug. 1, changed the formula that grain companies use to
Crops, Forages

Sugar Beet Ruling Pressures USDA GMO Oversight – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Proponents of tighter U. S. oversight of biotech crops say a court-ordered ban on genetically modified sugar beets is a key ruling that should lead to more thorough regulatory review of such crops. And they threatened further court action against the U. S. Department of Agriculture if the agency does not start examining the environmental
Crops, Forages

Regulatory Oversight Inadequate

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Fourteen years after commercialization of the world’s first biotech crop, the U. S. regulatory agencies charged with overseeing biotech crops – USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration – are under attack on several fronts. The USDA is most directly in the line of fire after a string of

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