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Ag Spending Debate A Chippy One

By Alex Binkley June 4, 2009

Other than in the disjoined repartee of question period, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, like his predecessors, is rarely called to account in the Commons for the spending programs and priorities of his department. That usually happens at the agriculture committee, which receives little attention from the mainstream news media on Parliament Hill. But on May

News

CFA Wants Labelling Changes

By Alex Binkley May 21, 2009

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

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Cargill Profit Drops 68 Per Cent As Economy Hurts

May 21, 2009

Agribusiness giant Cargill said on April 15 that quarterly profit fell 68 per cent, hurt by the weak global economy and troubles in the financial sector. Cargill, one of the world’s largest private corporations, said it had earned $326 million in the third quarter ended Feb. 28, down from $1.03 billion a year earlier. The

Hogs, Livestock

Hog Industry Fights Against Swine Flu Backlash

By Ron Friesen May 14, 2009

“Importers from other countries are really nervous about buying right now.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC Canadians are being urged to eat more pork as the hog industry mounts a publicity drive against a backlash from the H1N1 Influenza A virus that has become known as swine flu. The Canadian Pork Council and its marketing arm

Hogs, Livestock

Market Access Secretariat Still Being Developed

By Alex Binkley April 16, 2009

Livestock groups have welcomed a federal offer to create a specialized unit within Agriculture Canada to help overcome overseas barriers to Canadian farm and food products. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has repeatedly mentioned the Agriculture Market Access Secretariat ever since it was first announced on Jan. 9 but Agriculture Canada says it’s far from being

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russians Shun Red Meat, Turn To Fowl

By Aleksandras Budrys April 9, 2009

Russia will consume 20 per cent less pork and beef this year and cut imports substantially as the global economic crisis drives consumers to buy cheaper poultry meat, the head of the National Meat Association said. Meat processors are also adding more offal to their sausages as consumers cut spending on food products to weather

Country Crossroads

Let The Food Fight Begin

By Lorraine Stevenson April 2, 2009

“It’s an opportunity not only to win prize money, but to network and get exposed to the resources that are out there to help them with their product.” – JAYNE KJALDGAARD, MAFRI RURAL LEADERSHIP SPECIALIST Manitobans with new food products they’re creating jump into the ring later this month to compete for thousands of dollars

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Project Soy Creates New Products

By Jim Romahn April 2, 2009

Soybeans could begin cutting into the maple syrup market sometime soon. Anita Chung and Evelyn Yeh, winners of this year’s Project Soy competition among students at the University of Guelph, have developed a maple syrup knockoff product from a blend of soybean protein and fibre. Peter Hannam, who started the competition in 1996 when he

News, Poultry

U. S. Lawmaker Blasts China Food Safety

March 26, 2009

The United States has “serious issues” with food imports from China and needs to do more to prevent contaminated products from entering the U. S. food supply, an influential House lawmaker said March 18. At the same time, Washington needs to toughen up its own outdated food safety laws after a series of food recalls

Dairy cattle, News

In Brief… – for Mar. 19, 2009

March 19, 2009

Bobcat, Polaris team up:North Dakota-based skid-steer maker Bobcat Co. and snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries have signed on for a “long-term strategic alliance” that will ultimately lead to co-development of new equipment. “Initially, Polaris will produce and sell highly differentiated work vehicles to Bobcat for sale through the Bobcat dealer network,” Scott Wine, CEO

Daily Network News

OPINION: Three ways Canada can navigate an increasingly erratic and belligerent United States

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

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