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In Brief… – for Jun. 9, 2011

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New target:Former Dauphin MP Inky Mark has been elected by acclamation Manitoba director of Canada’s National Firearms Association. Mark served as Conservative MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette for 13 years until last September when he retired from federal politics. He has also served as mayor of Dauphin. “Inky is a valuable addition to our team,” said
Cereals, Opinion

Let Farmers Vote On CWB — It’s The Law!

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Section 47.1 of the Canadian Wheat Board Act is clear. If the minister responsible for the board wants to change the CWB’s “single-desk” marketing system, the minister must first do two things: Consult with the CWB’s board of directors; and Hold a clear, democratic vote among producers to determine whether they support the specific changes
Cereals, News

Who’s Responsible For A Viable Open-Market CWB?

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the Canadian Wheat Board can survive in an open market, but it’s up to the board and the industry to figure out how. Ritz arrived for a half-hour visit at the board May 30 – his first-ever foray into its downtown offices – to inform officials there what he had
Cereals, News

Struthers Opposes Ottawa’s Open-Market Move

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With many Manitoba farmers struggling to seed this year’s crop, news that the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) sales monopoly will end Aug. 1, 2012 comes at a bad time, says Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers. “The last thing they needed was to have the federal Conservative government come along and run a knife through the
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

World’s Skies Rain Bulls And Bears

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ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a rather narrow range during the week ended June 3, seeing some consolidation after climbing to their highest levels in months the previous week. Both the old-crop July and the new-crop November contract ran into stiff chart resistance at the $600-per-tonne level, which may have factored into
Hogs, Livestock

Planning For A Sow Housing Revolution

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. By the end of next year, pig producers in the European Union should have converted any existing sow stall housing into group housing. Legislation requires them
Hogs, Livestock

Pork Council Asks For Self-Regulation After Animal Cruelty Case

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Manitoba pork producers are calling for authority to police their own industry after a court last week convicted a Notre Dame hog farmer of animal cruelty. Livestock abuse cases could be resolved more quickly and effectively if the industry regulated itself instead of having the judicial system do it, Manitoba Pork Council officials said. “We
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba Monsoon Continues To Delay Seeding

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Federal and provincial officials have started talking about aid under AgriRecovery after another week of heavy rains, hail and winds further delayed seeding. Both Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers and his federal counterpart Gerry Ritz agreed to set up aid under AgriRecovery when they met May 31 in Winnipeg, Struthers said. Details are yet to
Cereals, Crops

Seed Maker Pioneer Races For Crops As Climate Changes

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Achanging climate that many scientists fear will hurt global crop production means seed makers must work harder to meet food needs as world population grows by 30 per cent by 2050, a top world seed executive said. “Agriculture production is moving to the North because those climates are becoming warmer. Some of those environments are

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