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Bill On GM Crops Under Fire

By Alex Binkley October 7, 2010

The push is on to kill an NDP bill that would hinder approval of new genetically modified crops. British Columbia MP Alex Atamanenko has garnered the ire of biotech companies with a private member’s bill that would deny registration of new genetically modified crops until they’ve undergone an assessment of their potential impact on export

Livestock, Oilseeds, Pulses

Canada Pushing For Biotech Changes – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Alex Binkley September 23, 2010

Canada is pushing international organizations and trading partners to accept low level levels of genetic engineering in crop shipments and adopt science-based trading rules, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Speaking to reporters from New Delhi, India, near the end of a country trade mission, he said he repeatedly raises the issue because of problems Canadian

Opinion

Manitoba Must Lead, Not Follow, In Water Innovation – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Henry David (hank) Venema August 26, 2010

Water is never far from the minds of Manitobans – incidents of catastrophic spring flooding across the Prairies and toxic algae washing up on the beaches of Lake Winnipeg this summer dominate our thinking. What may be less obvious is just how important sophisticated water management will be to ours and our children’s prosperity. Water

Crops, Forages

Manitoba Alfalfa Growers Appear Before Ag Committee

By Alex Binkley June 17, 2010

“We need this committee to understand that growing alfalfa is fundamentally different from growing annual crops.” – JIM LINTOTT Manitoba forage growers support an NDP bill to require new genetically engineered crops to undergo a marketing assessment, putting them at odds with canola and other crop producers who are opposed to it. Kelvin Einarson, a

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola, Soybean Farmers Oppose Market Access Bill

By Alex Binkley June 10, 2010

Genetically engineered seeds have been a boon to canola and soybean farmers and Ottawa shouldn’t impose non-scientific evaluations on future varieties, representatives of oilseed growers told the Commons agriculture committee last week. The committee is holding hearings on a bill presented by NDP farm spokesman Alex Atamanenko to require a market analysis of new GE

Cereals, Forages, News, Oilseeds

Short Bill Sparks Hot Debate

April 22, 2010

Bill C-474 is sure stirring up a lot a fuss for being only 42 words long. The bill states in its entirety: “The governor-in-council shall, within 60 days after this act comes into force, amend the Seeds Regulations to require that an analysis of potential harm to export markets be conducted before the sale of

Crops

U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

Since 1987, the USDA has overseen genetically modified organisms through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) regulates GE organisms based on “plant pest risk.” USDA has said it wants to make changes that ensure safety while making the process more transparent to the public, and more efficient and easier

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Atamanenko Proposal To Expand GE Crop Review Stalled

By Alex Binkley March 25, 2010

A proposal by NDP Agricultural Critic Alex Atamanenko to expand the assessment of new GE crop varieties to include their export market acceptability was stalled in the Commons March 17. He likely won’t learn the fate of his private member’s bill for some time, but Conservative MPs seem determined to talk it out when it

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

NDP Proposes Tough Restrictions For New GE Crops

By Alex Binkley March 18, 2010

Aprivate member’s bill before the House of Commons this month would require regulators to consider the potential market impact of any new genetically engineered crop before approving it. Alex Atamanenko should get the backing of his fellow NDPers as well as Bloq MPs, who are against GE crops. The Liberals tend to be divided on

Oilseeds, Opinion

Brewing Antitrust Fight In Seed

By Carey Gillam December 17, 2009

Key players in the U. S. seed industry are working to head off an antitrust probe into allegations of unfair competition even as farm groups ratchet up pressure on the government to take action against what they say are escalating prices and constriction of market choice. Fresh concerns about unfair market dominance were raised on

Daily Network News

Transport, trade, labour top of mind for new Grain Growers of Canada executive director

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