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Progress Being Made To Stop GM-Related Trade Disruptions

By Allan Dawson May 6, 2010

“I think there’s increased recognition within Europe that the pendulum swung too far… and I think there is a conscious effort to re-examine it.” – Dennis Stephens Trade disruptions caused by itinerant genetically modified (GM) crops can be fixed if countries end their zero-tolerance policy and set low but realistic thresholds, says Dennis Stephens, a

Crops, Oilseeds

New Canola Hybrids

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 6, 2010

DEKALB has received registration on six new canola hybrids from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The new 73 Series will be available on a limited basis this spring with wide distribution planned for the 2011 growing season, the company announced in a release. “With the introduction of our new 73 Series, DEKALB brand now

Crops

Shipley Looking For Farmers To Test Regulatory System

By Alex Binkley May 6, 2010

Now that Ontario Conservative MP Bev Shipley’s motion to improve the licensing of farm inputs has passed, he’s looking to put the federal regulatory system to the test. He wants farmers, farm organizations and manufacturers of agriculture products to give him examples of products that can’t be used in Canada but are acceptable in imports.

Opinion, Other livestock

A Serious Lapse In Judgment

By Laura Rance-Unger April 29, 2010

The facts in the case are not in dispute. All that’s open to question is whether the judge assigned to the case will impose a jail sentence instead of a hefty fine. A Steinbach-area trucker pled guilty to charges under the Health of Animals Act after Emerson border guards in Nov. 2007 discovered 14 badly

News

Two Ranchers Fined Over Refusal To TB Test

By Daniel Winters April 29, 2010

“If you are not prepared to do this, I suggest that you get out of the cattle business.” – JUDGE JOHN COMBS Two convictions under the Health of Animals Act in a Brandon courtroom April 16 have sent a clear message that refusing to comply with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in testing for bovine

News

Métis Business Group Buys Teulon Goose Plant

By Ron Friesen April 29, 2010

ATeulon goose plant on the verge of shutting down a year ago will continue to operate under a new owner – the Métis Economic Development Organization (MEDO). A recently signed agreement with former owner Don Salkeld sees the Métis group assume ownership of Northern Goose Processing for a purchase price of roughly $3 million. The

Livestock, Other livestock

Reporters Take A Peek Inside A Culled Elk

By Daniel Winters April 22, 2010

“Once in a while we get some large ones. When you cut it open, you see that the inside is much like the cream filling of a doughnut. It’s just disgusting. It’s offyellowy white, gooey, hideous stuff.” – Ken Kingdon Of the 28 elk killed this spring in Riding Mountain National Park, all have so

Livestock

Livestock ID System Now Dial-Up Friendly

By CCIA April 15, 2010

The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) has launched a new, quick-loading version of the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) named CLTS Lite. This application is designed to provide the same functionality and information to CLTS users as the original system, but without the extras that usually delay access for rural users with dial-up connections. The

Opinion

Feeling Full, Satisfying Hunger

By Ronald Doering April 8, 2010

The food, beverage and supplement weight management product market in the U. S. last year was $3.64 billion and growing fast. For the industry, beyond the traditional claims such as low fat (food minus), a burgeoning new field involves a shift to satiety claims (food plus). Foods marketed for satiety have enhanced levels of fibre

Livestock

Sask. Farmers Urge Resolution At XL

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 8, 2010

Saskatchewan’s general farm group is urging beef firm Nilsson Bros. and its unionized workers at the province’s only federally inspected beef plant to get back to the bargaining table. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) on March 29 urged the two sides to “resolve their differences and enable the reopening” of the XL Beef

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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