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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

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Public health authorities would be wiser to find a way to accommodate the growing consumer demand for unpasteurized milk than pushing it underground, says an Ontario dairy farmer recently acquitted of charges related to distributing raw milk. Durham, Ont. dairy farmer Michael Schmidt said he agrees with public health officials that raw milk is risky
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Send Your Recipes Or Recipe Requests To:

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If you haven’t started nibbling yet, it won’t be long before Christmas cookies will be here, there, everywhere and completely irresistable. Every family has their favourites. Mine is my sister’s cherry-centred dainty. They disappear as quickly as she sets them out. Their only rival is my Mom-in- law’s substantial slices of sweet shortbread which are
Country Crossroads, Pulses

Canadian Pulse Processor Scoops International Business Award

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Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., a Canadian-owned pulse-processing firm, has picked up an international award recognizing excellence among women-owned businesses. The award was presented by WEConnect Canada at the 2nd Annual WEConnect Canada national conference in Toronto from November 8 to 10, 2010. The company won the “Done Deal” award in the International category. WEConnect Canada
Cereals, News

Singledesk Directors Still Hold Balance Of Power At CWB

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Directors who support single-desk selling retain the balance of power at the Canadian Wheat Board. Four of the five directors elected Dec. 12 support single- desk marketing. Four of the five other farmer-elected directors elected two years ago in even-numbered districts also support the single desk. However, it’s widely believed the five government-appointed directors support
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 16, 2010

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Ukraine extends export quotas:Ukraine’s government on Dec. 8 extended grain export quotas, set to expire on Dec. 31, until March 31, 2011, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Farm Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk as saying. “The question is resolved. The quotas are extended by the decision of the government,” Prysyazhnyuk said. Ukraine’s Economy Ministry said earlier it
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Freedom Cry No Excuse For Dishonest Deliveries

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Alot can be learned while waiting in line at the elevator. One day I observed elevator employees climbing up on the top of a large semitrailer to probe a load of wheat for samples. For most small elevators, this would be considered unusual since the typical load is sampled as it is dumped into the
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Thunder Bay To See More Grain Exports

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Thunder Bay, once the world’s largest grain port, hasn’t even been Canada’s top grain port for years. But there’s hope on the horizon. Populations are growing faster in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America than anywhere else, Rick Steinke, the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) vice-president of logistics told the Fields on Wheels conference in
Cereals, Crops, News

West Coast Wheat Shipments Drop

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Total West Coast grain movement so far this crop year is just a bit off the pace from 2009-10. As of week 18 (Dec. 5) grain terminals in Vancouver and Prince Rupert shipped out almost 6.4 million tonnes of the major grains and oilseeds, down seven per cent compared with the same period a year
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Firm Demand, Tight Supply Support Canola

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The ICE Futures Canada canola market hit some fresh contract highs during the week ended Dec. 10, but also ran into profit-taking that limited the upside. While market participants were still digesting the larger-than-expected production numbers put out by Statistics Canada on Dec. 3, those supplies are also being met with some pretty solid demand

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