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GM Flax, Alfalfa Focus Of Debate At KAP

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“But today, I think you can test for everything except for the existence of God. So, we’re screwed.” – Ed Rempel Resolut ions aimed at cur ing both present and future headaches caused by genetically modified crops were discussed at the latest Keystone Agricultural Producers general council. Two resolutions were approved, one to look at
News, Oilseeds

Flax Is Fabulous For Food

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“Nobody else in the world can do it – take the oil, put it in a bottle and keep it stable for the period of time that we can.” – JIM DOWNEY Ask Jim Downey, CEO of Brandon-based Shape Foods, why he’s so energized and the former deputy premier and Progressive Conservative MLA for Arthur,
News, Oilseeds

Some Farmers Asking Who Is Liable?

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Saskatchewan farmer Gordon Nodge asked the question that’s on a lot of farmers’ minds: Who’s to blame for the contamination of Canada’s flax by CDC Triffid? “The liability for the inadvertent leak and subsequent contamination (of Canada’s non-GM flax) must lay somewhere,” said the farmer from Swift Current, Sask., during a conference call March 18
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Atamanenko Proposal To Expand GE Crop Review Stalled

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A proposal by NDP Agricultural Critic Alex Atamanenko to expand the assessment of new GE crop varieties to include their export market acceptability was stalled in the Commons March 17. He likely won’t learn the fate of his private member’s bill for some time, but Conservative MPs seem determined to talk it out when it
Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Growers Urged To Test Seed Before Planting

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“I just want farmers, particularly if you’re going to use your farm-saved seed, make sure that you get it tested properly because the paperwork will be needed for fall when you want to sell it.” – ALLEN KUHLMAN All flaxseed needs to be rigorously tested and found to be free of CDC Triffid before being
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

NDP Proposes Tough Restrictions For New GE Crops

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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
News, Oilseeds

Saved Flax OK If It Tests GM Free

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The flax industry has reversed an earlier decision requiring farmers to sow only certified seed this year after finding contamination by the genetically modified CDC Triffid in more cultivars. Prairie flax growers can continue sowing farm-saved seed provided it tests negative for traces of genetically modified (GM) CDC Triffid, flax growers were told at a
Crops, Oilseeds

Canada, EU Flax Industries Hit Hard By Triffid Contamination

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Canada has lost its lucrative food-grade flax market in the European Union due to contamination from genetically modified (GM) CDC Triffid flax, an industry official told flax growers meeting here last week. “From the food industry side Canadian flax is now excluded (from the EU),” Rick Hallock, manager of eastern meal marketing for Richardson International
Crops, Oilseeds

Shape Foods Back With Skeleton Crew

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“We’re just in the process of getting some product put out in the marketplace.” – Jim Downey Brandon’s Shape Foods’ cash flow arteries may have clogged in the fall of 2008, but the company is now back on the road to health, according to its CEO. The $30-million flax-crushing plant built in 2006 on the
News, Oilseeds

Oilseed Sector Research Gets Government Boost

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The federal government is offering up to $19 million for the Canola Council of Canada to lead research in partnership with the Flax Council of Canada, industry scientists and universities, a federal release says. “The oilseed industry is an important driver of Canada’s economy and that’s why our government is making strategic investments to keep

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