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Wto Backs Canada On COOL

By Ron Friesen June 2, 2011

Canada appears to have won at least a partial victory in challenging a U.S. country-of-origin rule for labelling meat sold in grocery stores. Media reports last week said a World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling favours a trade challenge by Canada and Mexico against the COOL regulation. If so, it would overturn key portions of

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Jun. 2, 2011

By Commodity News Service June 2, 2011

No moose:Moose-hunting seasons have been cancelled in the Porcupine Mountains (Game Hunting Areas 13 and 13A) for 2011, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie has announced. Cancellation of all moose-hunting seasons for 2011 is in addition to cancellations previously announced for (GHAs 14 and 14A) in the region. Other management decisions such as reducing access to the

Opinion

The Ambassador’s Cheerios

By Ronald Doering June 2, 2011

David Jacobson, U.S. ambassador to Canada, gave this year’s Fulbright Lecture at McGill University on Canada-U. S. relations. He used the occasion to argue that the two countries should sit down together and negotiate greater regulatory harmonization, especially in areas such as food standards. He illustrated his point by making fun of the “unnecessary” differences

Opinion

Farmers Should Be Paid For Stewardship Role

By Terry Fehr June 2, 2011

Amid the extensive coverage local and national media provided recently of high water on the Assiniboine River, one phrase kept echoing in my memory, “Never waste a crisis.” General Rick Hillier, retired Canadian chief of defence staff, uttered that profound advice and it is something Manitoba farmers should take to heart. For a moment we

Cereals, News

Climate Change Already Reducing Crop Yields: Study

By Ron Friesen June 2, 2011

Scientists warn that climate change resulting from global warming could reduce the world’s ability to grow food just when an increasing population needs it most. Now, new research indicates it may already be happening. A recent paper published in Sciencemagazine says two of the world’s four major crops show declining yields over the last 30

News

Two Consulting Groups Merge

By Laura Rance-Unger June 2, 2011

The Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association (CCAA) is taking some of the same advice its members offer farm clients – and broadening its horizons. The association has merged with the much larger Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) to expand its network of professional advisers, said former CCAA president Terry Betker. As part of the merger,

Hogs, News

African Swine Fever May Spread To Europe FAO

By Svetlana Kovalyova June 2, 2011

African swine fever (ASF), a viral disease harmless to people but lethal to pigs, is likely to spread beyond Russia and the Caucasus region into Europe, the United Nations’ food agency said May 26. ASF, for which there is no vaccine, is now established in Georgia, Armenia and southern Russia, with an increasing number of

Country Crossroads, Weather

Storm Warning

By Lorraine Stevenson June 2, 2011

MOVE FAST:Tornadoes like this one can travel in excess of speeds of 100 km per hour. Altona residents knew why a siren in town wailed for four minutes straight on a calm mid-afternoon May 18. It was a test of their community emergency warning siren, a specially installed system to alert residents in case of

Country Crossroads

Softer Side Of Dining

June 2, 2011

The dining room in the photo has an unusual colour palette. The pale yellow and blue paint colours are an u n c ommo n choice for a space like this, being more common for a bedroom or perhaps a bathroom. There is something inviting about this room, however. The space is warm and welcoming

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for May. 26, 2011

By Reuters May 26, 2011

Accelerated efficiency: The chief executive of Viterra says plans to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing monopoly on western wheat and barley would likely accelerate improvements to the grain transportation system. “Obviously, change brings more change, so that certainly may accelerate that change in creating greater efficiencies in that system,” said Mayo Schmidt May 18.

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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