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Cereals, Opinion

Market Power: 50 Years Forward, 50 Years Back

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As a farmer, I m alarmed at an elected government denying farmers a say in arguably the most important question in the history of Prairie farming. Without the marketing and representative power of the Canadian Wheat Board, grain farmers would be a scattered bunch of thousands peddling their wares to a handful of powerful grain
Country Crossroads

Apples Promote Good Health

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That apple tree is amazing. Look at this apple! my 12-year-old daughter exclaimed as she held up a large, bright-red apple. She had just come inside after using our apple picker to pluck some of the brightest-red fruits high in the tree in our backyard. We can make lots of things with apples, can t
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Sep. 29, 2011

Farmers deserve freedom of choice It is correct that 62 per cent of eligible farmers, deemed by the CWB, voted in favour of protecting the monopoly of the CWB, a foregone conclusion. When the math is done right, confirmed by Sidney Green, it is in fact only 34 per cent of all farmers. However, whatever
News, Oilseeds

Patent Infringement Trial Reduces Farmers’ Penalties

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Farmers who breach patent law should expect to pay a price, but an Ontario lawyer says the price some farmers have been paying goes beyond what the law stipulates. I would say the public and farmers out there are being somewhat deliberately misinformed about what is a fair settlement, said Kurtis Andrews, a lawyer with
News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer

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Monsanto Co. , the world s largest seed company, has prevailed in another lawsuit against a U.S. farmer, earning a ruling from a Federal Appeals Court that protects Monsanto s interests even when its patented seeds are sold in a mix of undifferentiated commodity seeds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Economic Jitters, Harvest Pace Weigh On Grains

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a serious price setback during the week ended Sept. 23. Global macroeconomic concerns combined with an aggressive harvest pace on the Canadian Prairies to send values down sharply. All the canola contracts lost at least $20 per tonne each. The penetrat ion of support in
Cereals, Grain Markets

Australia To Further Deregulate Wheat Exports

CANBERRA/REUTERS Australia will abolish its wheat export regulator and a levy on all wheat exports from Sept. 30, 2012, Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig said Sept. 23, as the country moves to further deregulate its wheat exports market. However, the changes will be 12 months later than recommended by a major report into wheat exports, which
Cereals, Crops, News

Argentina Farmers Eye End To Unpopular Quota System

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Argentina s grains industry is debating a proposal to overhaul local corn and wheat markets so exporters pay farmers higher prices a reform the government could very well adopt. The state intervenes in corn and wheat trade now with incremental export quotas and subsidies to local millers, which are aimed at guaranteeing affordable food supplies
Cereals, Crops, News

Drought Keeps Stranglehold On U.S. Plains Wheat

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Drought cont inues to plague the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region and there is no relief in sight from the dryness until at least October, an agricultural meteorologist said Sept. 23. It remains quite dry and it will remain that way for at least three weeks, on into October, said Don Keeney, meteorologist
Crops

Get Big, Or Get Small

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In 1999, the Peters family reached a crossroads, with Walter and Erna eyeing retirement, and son Marlin and wife Deb looking to make a start in farming. But taking over a 1,000-acre grain farm wasn t an appealing prospect. We were kind of at the point where the equipment was aging, and something needed to

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