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Changing energy landscape means opportunity for Canadian agriculture

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 30, 2012

Canada’s agriculture industry is in a unique position to meet changing global energy demands, Farm Credit Canada says in its latest Knowledge Insider report. The issue highlights shifts in the energy landscape, and what it may mean for Canadian producers and agribusiness owners. “Two things are for certain,” says Kellie Garrett, senior vice-president of strategy,

Beef cattle, Opinion

WSGA wants investigation into XL beef recall

By Phil Rowland November 30, 2012

The Western Stock Growers’ Association (WSGA) has respectfully asked the Government of Canada to launch an independent investigation into the crisis surrounding the closing and long process to reopen the XL beef plant in Brooks. Recently, producers at the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) zone meeting in Fort MacLeod supported a motion to call for an

News

Australia reports deadly bird flu case

By Alex Binkley November 30, 2012

paris / reuters Australia has reported its first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in 15 years. So far 5,000 poultry have died at an infected egg farm in Maitland, 160 kilometres north of Sydney, but 50,000 birds are at risk. The virus is different from the deadly H5N1 strain, found in 1997

Crops, News

U.S. crop insurance a post-election target

By Charles Abbott November 30, 2012

The federal government will likely shell out $15 billion or more for its share of crop losses caused by drought

Reuters – Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for U.S. lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck session of Congress that opened recently after a status quo general election. But lawmakers aren’t expected to break their deadlock over enacting a five-year, $500-billion Farm Bill covering a wide range of

Livestock, News

4-H Reports

November 30, 2012

The Co-operator will publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected] or by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1. Rapid City Beef The club reorganized on Nov. 13 at the Rapid City library.

Country Crossroads

Let’s try to waste less food

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 30, 2012

Have you thrown out any food recently? Did you find less-than-appetizing food hiding in your refrigerator? Was it in an opaque container that may have startled you when you opened it to view the contents? Have you happened upon food well past its “use by” date in your cupboard or refrigerator? If you discarded food

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Trade expert calls supply management “awful, awful” policy

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2012

Supply management is bad public policy but won’t end until Canadian consumers demand it, says Michael Hart, professor of trade policy at Carleton University. “It seems to be one of the few areas where the consumer seems to be prepared to accept the status quo,” Hart said at the recent Fields on Wheels conference. The

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Pie crusts

By Lorraine Stevenson November 29, 2012

I decided to try a new pie crust recipe last August. This new recipe calls for vodka, so I knew it would be marvellous. Full of enthusiasm to try something new, I headed out to our orchard to get some apples. The tree was literally hanging with ripe fruit, and being the food hoarder that

Opinion

Letters — for 2012-11-22 00:00:00

November 29, 2012

CGC legislation debated many times I would like to correct the many inaccuracies contained in a recent Manitoba Co-operator article about our government’s Safe Food for Canadian Act (S-11) and changes to the Canadian Grain Act (CGA). Let me start by first assuring readers that when it comes to food safety, the health of Canadians

Crops, News

U.S. GMO labelling efforts change course after California defeat

By Carey Gillam, Lisa Baertlein November 29, 2012

Reuters / The failure Nov. 6 of a California ballot initiative that would have mandated labelling of genetically modified foods is not a death knell for those seeking nationwide labelling, U.S. labelling proponents said. President Barack Obama’s re-election could be a boost, as he is seen, in general terms, as being supportive of labelling. Still,

Daily Network News

Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement faces first signs of pushback in court

CBOT Weekly: Several unknowns that could affect commodity prices

Incoming Canadian Cattle Association CEO embraces winds of change

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