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Manitoba government preparing to ban cosmetic pesticides

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2012

Farmers will be allowed to spray their crops if the Manitoba government bans the use of cosmetic “chemical” pesticides. But farmers will still suffer, say CropLife Canada and the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). And so will homeowners. Last week Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh confirmed this spring the Manitoba government will consult the

Country Crossroads, Hogs, Oilseeds

Breakfast of champions

By Darrell Nesbitt January 27, 2012

The bodies and minds of students at two area communities were nourished when the famous Made in Manitoba Breakfast program was featured, connecting students to where that food came from. The breakfast and agriculture education program is one of a number run by Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba Inc. (AITC-M), a non-profit organization supported by individuals

Country Crossroads, News, Recipe Swap

The greens of winter

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

Cabbage or kale? If your family’s origin is European, chances are your great-greats survived the dark, cold months eating a whole lot of one or the other. Our ancestors couldn’t explain it, but they knew both kept strength up and sickness away in the days of extremely meagre diets. Today we know cabbage and kale

International news, News

India’s farmers struggle to adapt to changing consumer tastes

By Jo Winterbottom, Rajendra Jadhav January 27, 2012

Ajit Govind Sable’s family have owned their farm in India’s western Maharashtra state for 10 generations, which even for a region that has been farming for more than 10,000 years is long enough to witness plenty of changes. Two generations back, they started cultivating sugar cane here in Shivthar, a village in Maharashtra’s highlands near

International news, News

Probe finds Italian crime syndicates control a big part of food business

January 27, 2012

Organized crime in Italy controls agricultural and food businesses worth 12.5 billion euros (US$16 billion) a year, or 5.6 per cent of all criminal operations in the country, according to a parliamentary investigation. It has spread its involvement through the entire food chain from acquisition of farmland to production, from transport to supermarkets, said Coldiretti,

News

Food industry wants say in new legislation

By Alex Binkley January 27, 2012

Food safety is a job for the companies that make food, and government should focus on setting nutrition and health standards and policing the industry. That’s the pitch being made by large processors as the federal government prepares to revamp food-safety legislation. “Let’s not lose perspective: We can’t regulate bugs out of our food,” said

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

“Natural” is their middle name

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2012

St. Claude dairy farmers Roger and Rachel Philippe were raising their male calves instead of disposing of them, but they weren’t happy with the prices they received when they sold them for slaughter. The couple, who has 200 milk cows, don’t use antibiotics or growth hormones and use feed regimes that produce quality meat. But

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Pulses

Domestic pulse processing touted

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2012

More processing is key to the long-term success of the pulse sector in Western Canada, the head of the country’s largest pulse trading company told attendees at Crop Week in Saskatoon. The pulse sector should be focused on producing food rather than a commodity, said Murad Al-Katib, president and CEO of of Alliance Grain Traders

International news, News

Farm group decries BASF decision to move German biotech unit to U.S.

January 27, 2012

Germany’s giant association of farming co-operatives said a decision by BASF to transfer its research into crops with genetically modified organisms from Germany to the U.S. and other countries will be “disastrous for Europe as a location for agricultural industries.” The German chemical company plans to move its biotech unit in Limburgerhof to North Carolina,

Cereals, Crops, News

Manitoba agriculture minister supports the return of CWB assets to producers

By Shannon VanRaes January 27, 2012

If Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) assets are sold, the money should be returned to producers, says Ron Kostyshyn, the province’s newly minted minister of agriculture, food and rural initiatives. “The sacrifice of two cents on a bushel of wheat, historically… was put into some type of investment for the betterment of grain transportation,” he told

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Tag Archives food

Manitoba government preparing to ban cosmetic pesticides

Breakfast of champions

The greens of winter

India’s farmers struggle to adapt to changing consumer tastes

Probe finds Italian crime syndicates control a big part of food business

Food industry wants say in new legislation

“Natural” is their middle name

Domestic pulse processing touted

Farm group decries BASF decision to move German biotech unit to U.S.

Manitoba agriculture minister supports the return of CWB assets to producers

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