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Freedom Cry No Excuse For Dishonest Deliveries

By Les Mcewan December 16, 2010

Alot can be learned while waiting in line at the elevator. One day I observed elevator employees climbing up on the top of a large semitrailer to probe a load of wheat for samples. For most small elevators, this would be considered unusual since the typical load is sampled as it is dumped into the

News, Other livestock

Buy Local At Christmas, MAFRI Minister Urges

By Lorraine Stevenson December 16, 2010

Finding made-in-Manitoba gifts takes more time than simply hitting the mall and looking for bargains. But that extra effort results not only in having unique and meaningful gifts to give to those hard-to-buy-for relatives and friends, it also puts money back into the local economy. “Buying local benefits us all,” Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Thunder Bay To See More Grain Exports

By Allan Dawson December 16, 2010

Thunder Bay, once the world’s largest grain port, hasn’t even been Canada’s top grain port for years. But there’s hope on the horizon. Populations are growing faster in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America than anywhere else, Rick Steinke, the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) vice-president of logistics told the Fields on Wheels conference in

News

EU Seeks Curbs On Food And Energy Speculators

By John O’donnell December 16, 2010

The European Commission unveiled plans on Dec. 8 to clamp down on speculators in commodities and combat insider trading and manipulation of gas and power markets as it sought to catch up with Washington’s tough regime. The EU’s financial services chief, Michel Barnier, and its energy commissioner, Guenther Oettinger want traders to disclose buying and

News

Lufthansa To Start Aircraft Trials With Biofuel

December 16, 2010

German airline Lufthansa said on Nov. 29 it will start trial use of biofuels on aircraft in commercial flights from April 2011. The airline will use synthetic fuel supplied by Finland’s Neste Oil, it said. The six-month trial will involve Airbus A321 aircraft flying between Hamburg and Frankfurt. If a certificate is awarded for aircraft

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

By Daniel Winters December 16, 2010

Public health authorities would be wiser to find a way to accommodate the growing consumer demand for unpasteurized milk than pushing it underground, says an Ontario dairy farmer recently acquitted of charges related to distributing raw milk. Durham, Ont. dairy farmer Michael Schmidt said he agrees with public health officials that raw milk is risky

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Canadian Pulse Processor Scoops International Business Award

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 16, 2010

Best Cooking Pulses, Inc., a Canadian-owned pulse-processing firm, has picked up an international award recognizing excellence among women-owned businesses. The award was presented by WEConnect Canada at the 2nd Annual WEConnect Canada national conference in Toronto from November 8 to 10, 2010. The company won the “Done Deal” award in the International category. WEConnect Canada

Country Crossroads, Poultry

More Than One Way To Cook A Turkey

By Julie Garden-Robinson December 16, 2010

In cooking, sometimes experience is the best teacher. Christmas always serves as a good reminder because the stakes are high and the main course is big. The first time I cooked a turkey, I didn’t have a large enough pan. I squeezed the bird into the one that I had, so I ended up with

Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers Support GE Crops, Saskatchewan Researcher Says

By Alex Binkley December 9, 2010

A poll conducted among Prairie farmers has found widespread support for herbicide- tolerant crops, says a University of Saskatchewan researcher. The poll also showed arguments from groups opposed to genetically engineered varieties don’t ring true with producers, Stuart Smyth, who was raised on a Saskatchewan farm, told the Grow Canada conference. Farmers are using less

Crops

New Book Takes Aim At Global Food Issues

By Daniel Winters December 9, 2010

The continuing exodus of rural peasants to urban centres is the result of “capitalist agriculture” and hampers the planet’s ability to feed itself, according to a new book published by the National Farmers Union. Rural depopulation is the legacy of Britain’s 18th century pursuit of mercantilist dominance of global trade which promoted urbanization as progress

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

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