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In Brief… – for Jan. 27, 2011

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Saudis to raise wheat reserves:Saudi Arabia plans to increase wheat reserves to one year from six months in around three years, the head of the grains authority said Jan. 16. The kingdom would increase grain storage capacity by 550,000 tonnes in four cities within three years to reach that goal, Waleed ElKheriji told reporters. Last
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Most EU States Back Trace GM In Food Imports

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Amajority of European Union countries want to allow tiny traces of genetically modified (GM) material in food imports for human consumption, according to an internal EU briefing paper seen by Reuters Jan. 21. In October, the European Commission proposed new rules that would allow up to 0.1 per cent of unapproved GM material in imports
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The Jacksons – for Jan. 27, 2011

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Snow fell steadily outside. A strong north wind howled around the eaves of the Jacksons’ old two-storey farmhouse, carrying the snow with it across the yard and over the lilac hedge at the south edge of the yard. The drift that had been piling up there since the first snow in late October had finally
News, Pulses

Spoiled Beans Highlight Brazil’s Inflation Challenge

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One bad harvest of beans in Brazil is causing massive headaches for new President Dilma Rousseff and showing just how difficult it is for policy-makers worldwide to combat a recent jump in food inflation. The retail price of beans – a staple that many Brazilians consume in virtually every meal – went up more than
Opinion

The Dirt On Farmland Ownership

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Would you rather put up $800 to make $200 (and get a property tax bill), or put up $60 to make $200? It’s a simple question. But the answer is riddled with complexity. Nevertheless, it’s being dangled in front of farmers these days by Brad Farquhar, manager of Assiniboia Farmland, a limited partnership that has
Opinion

One Plan, Three Men And 50 Years

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When Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry and Fred Kirschenmann get together, conversation, laughter and ideas flow. Other than a closeness in age, the three appear to have little in common. Jackson is a PhD plant breeder and founder, in 1976, of The Land Institute, a Salina, Kansas non-profit organization dedicated to finding sustainable solutions to food’s
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Bioproducts Become Part Of The Rural Economy

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Mark Myrowich describes his product as a big sandwich, with nets instead of bread and straw instead of meat, rolled up like a carpet and delivered to construction sites for erosion control. This strange-sounding item is one of many the Manitoba government plans to support with $20 million over the next 10 years as part
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canadian Canola Stocks Seen Tightening

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Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform hit fresh contract highs yet again during the week ended Jan. 21, as the underlying technicals and fundamentals continue to point higher. It’s the same old story in canola as it’s been for the past couple of months. End-user demand is strong, supplies are tightening and
Crops, Forages

Roundup Ready Alfalfa Nears Approval In U.S.

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The American government is imminently expected to approve the commercial release of Roundup Ready alfalfa in the U.S. – a move which deeply worries Manitoba forage seed producers. Growers fear it’s just a matter of time before genes from the GM variety enter Canada, cross-contaminate non-GM alfalfa and wreck forage seed sales to Europe, which

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