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U.S. President Joe Biden tours a manufacturing lab at McHenry County College during a visit to northwest Chicago suburb Crystal Lake on July 7, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)

Biden seeks to lift limits on U.S. farmer dealings with tractor makers, packers

Executive order to address corporate 'abuses of power'

By GFM Network News July 7, 2021

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden wants to give that country’s farmers more power in negotiating the sale of livestock to big processors and in deciding who repairs their tractors, the White House said on Tuesday. The executive order, expected within days, will also address such competitive issues as delayed airline baggage, cellphone

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: Gluten-free bacon?

By Laura Rance-Unger June 7, 2018

It was enough to spoil my breakfast. As I opened a package of bacon to cook while camping on the holiday weekend, I learned from the label that it was “gluten free.” Gluten-free bacon? I was confused. Since when does bacon, which comes from animals, contain gluten, which is one of the components of the

Manitoba honey producers are pleased they’ll be exempted from labelling standards aimed at unhealthy foods.

News

Health Canada relents on honey label

No alert about sugar content as the regulator recognizes honey as a sweetener

By Ron Friesen February 28, 2018

Canada’s beekeepers are expressing relief after Health Canada last week exempted honey from proposed new mandatory rules for nutritional food package labels. The regulations, if approved, will require pre-packaged products to carry warning labels if they exceed recommended thresholds for sugar, sodium and saturated fat. Food products containing more than 15 per cent of the

Comment/Feedback, Opinion, Other

Health Canada’s suggested new food labelling has limitations

The labels would help consumers know what’s in their food but there are some gaps in the system

By Sylvain Charlebois February 27, 2018

When it comes to food, the current federal government is big on consultations. Health Canada recently launched online public discussions and consumer-oriented research to find the best front-of-package labelling formula. Four models have been presented – Health Canada appears to want to keep its options open (although all the logos look the same). Saturated fats,

A sample of the proposed labels to show country of origin for food sold in Australia.  The label has a bar chart to indicate the percentage of each country.

Comment, Livestock

Australia to adopt mandatory COOL

Country has designed its own country-of-origin labels for consumers

By Government of Australia Press Release August 5, 2015

The Australian government has announced that it intends to introduce mandatory country-of-origin labelling for food. This is an excerpt from a press release announcing the program. Public concern over country-of-origin labelling has resulted in numerous inquiries, reports and proposals on the matter over many decades without any real change or improvement. For many years consumers

Livestock, Opinion

Outright repeal of COOL defies consumer sentiment

It was how the meat-packing industry applied the law that caused the negative effects on imports

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer July 21, 2015

The fate of the U.S. COOL (country-of-origin labelling) program for beef, pork, and poultry hangs in the balance as Congress goes on its Independence Day recess. Given the May 18, 2015 WTO (World Trade Organization) ruling against COOL, the threat of $3 billion in retaliatory tariffs being imposed on U.S. products by Canada and Mexico,

Country Crossroads

Growing local gains new ground

By Shannon VanRaes August 10, 2012

Digging up knowledge: Manitobans sign up to eat local and  reap the rewards of local know-how along the way

Deb Versluis and her family aren’t just digging in — they’re digging deeper. The Tyndall-area family of four is taking part in Food Matters Manitoba’s Dig In Manitoba Challenge. The goal is to have participants spend $10 of their weekly food budget on locally produced food, while taking part in new activities. “Eating well and

Country Crossroads, News, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, March 1, 2012

By Lorraine Stevenson March 14, 2012

“Myth information” When it comes to food, we all have our likes, dislikes, preferences and prejudices. Many of us also live (and eat) by our “food myths.” These can be simple “dietary must-dos” like, “you must take minerals and supplements to stay healthy” or, “you must avoid carbs if you want to lose weight.” Some

Cereals, Crops, Hogs

Farm Debate Mostly A Rerun Of Earlier Shows

April 28, 2011

Other than the occasional elbow in the direction of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, the two-hour debate among the main political parties on agriculture policy April 11 featured a lot of the same old taunts and promises. Liberal Wayne Easter, Bloc Andre Bellevance and New Democrat Pat Martin, whose downtown Winnipeg riding includes the headquarters of

Country Crossroads

Consumers Don’t Understand What Labels Are Telling Them

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 5, 2009

Canadians are reading food labels but do not always understand what they are telling them, a recent report by the Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN) says. A key finding of the council’s report 2009 Tracking Nutrition Trends (TNT): ‘A 20-year History’ is that food product labels continue to be Canadians’ most credible and

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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