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Canada And U. S. Agree On Organic Standards

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Canada can now export certified organic products to U. S. markets without getting American certification, now that both countries have agreed to accept each other’s national standards for organic food. The long-awaited equivalency agreement, announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) June 17, means organic farmers
Opinion

Keep The Prison Farms

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It’s hardly surprising to hear that the six prison farms operated by Corrections Canada across the country collectively cost $4 million annually. Farming is a complex business – one that calls for skills that aren’t necessarily compatible with the skills or training required to successfully operate a prison. A lot of career farmers can’t make
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Farm To Fork Traceability Not In Demand: Grocery Official

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“I don’t see it being asked for where it’s not required.” – DAVID WI LKES, CANADIAN COUNCIL OF GROCERY DISTRIBUTORS The need for full traceability systems to track food from the store back to the farm may not be as urgent as generally thought, according to a retail food industry official. Consumers are certainly concerned
Crops, Oilseeds

New Investment In Development

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The federal Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program will invest $158 million to support industry-led innovation initiatives that help get new agricultural products into the marketplace and improve agricultural processes, federal officials announced last week. “We are always listening to farmers and we’re helping farmers put more black ink on the bottom line by bringing new products
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CFA Wants Labelling Changes

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The federal government must lower the threshold in its Product of Canada food-labelling policy or it won’t do consumers or farmers any good, says Garnet Etsell, second vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. After years of lobbying by farm groups, the federal government decided last year to amend the Product of Canada regulations but
Hogs, Livestock

Getting Value From Quality Assurance

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Peet on Pigs 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. Quality assurance programs for agricultural products are rapidly becoming a fact of life for farmers, yet many view the cost of such schemes
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Creating A New Generation Of Smart Materials

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Some things are not meant to last forever. This includes biodegradable plastic products made from Solanyl. Solanyl Biopolymers Inc., based in Carberry, Man., manufactures starch-based biodegradable polymers that are used to create new and innovative environmentally friendly products. The company was established in 2005 by potato farmers Derek and Earl McLaren, who wanted to further
Crops, Oilseeds

DuPont Tests Market For High-Oleic Soy Oil

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DuPont Co. hopes to roll out this year what could be the world’s first genetically modified soybean seed aimed at health-conscious consumers and the food companies that serve them, company officials said. Regulatory approval is pending, but DuPont is already testing the product with food processors to gauge demand and pricing. A small-scale introduction is
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Another Report Repeats Attacks On Supply Management

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Anew report calls for the abolishment of Canada’s supply management system just as non-supply-managed American dairy farmers are suffering their worst economic crisis in years. The report by the Fraser Institute labels supply management “a growing financial burden for taxpayers and consumers (which) is unjustified.” It says “the only viable alternative is to remove the
News, Pulses

Pulses Help Prevent Disease

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You don’t need to eat a lot of beans to benefit from their nutritional qualities, research released at a recent health symposium here shows. Results of six clinical research trials released at Pulse Canada’s second annual food and health symposium show pulses’ can help ward off a range of chronic diseases. Regular consumption of pulses

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