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Organic Sector Receives Federal Funds

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The federal government is investing $170,000 into Canada’s organic sector to help with quality development and marketing. “We want to give Canadian farmers and processors a competitive edge in the organic sector and help them meet consumer demands at home and abroad by providing organic products of the highest standards,” said Gail Shea, minister of
Hogs, Livestock

Pork Exports To China Back On Track

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Canadian pork products will be back on Chinese grocery store shelves after Canada secured the first certification agreement to allow pork imports to China, based on significant negotiations recognizing OIE standards, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says. In spring of 2009, China banned pork imports from H1N1-affected countries. That ban was lifted in December after Prime
News, Oilseeds

Oilseed Sector Research Gets Government Boost

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The federal government is offering up to $19 million for the Canola Council of Canada to lead research in partnership with the Flax Council of Canada, industry scientists and universities, a federal release says. “The oilseed industry is an important driver of Canada’s economy and that’s why our government is making strategic investments to keep
Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep And Goat Industry Receive $6 Million

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The federal government is investing $6 million in Canada’s sheep and goat industry to help with disease eradication, enhance traceability and improve on-farm food safety practices. “As Canada begins to show signs of economic recovery, the Government of Canada knows that the sheep and goat industry can deliver tremendous returns as it already brings in
Opinion

Gun bill hasn’t died

I would like to put to rest any suggestion that my private member’s bill to end the long-gun registry ended with the government’s action to prorogue Parliament. I am pleased to inform you that Alex Binkley’s reports of the death of Bill C-391, which would repeal the long-gun registry, are highly exaggerated. In his Jan.
Cereals, Crops

CGC Bill Among Casualties Of Prorogue

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Controversial legislation to overhaul the Canadian Grain Commission was among the legislation wiped out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue the current session of Parliament. The bill faced a bumpy ride through Parliament from the opposition parties, even if Harper does fill Senate vacancies with Conservative supporters. Introduced last spring, the bill was
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Young Farmers’ Program Receives More Support

The federal government has increased its support to Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program by 20 per cent to $120,000 over the next four years. “For three decades, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program has been encouraging young farmers to pursue excellence,” said parliamentary secretary Pierre Lemieux, who made the announcement Dec. 3 on behalf of federal
Cereals, Crops

Canada Defends Wheat Board Monopoly At WTO

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Canada’s Conservative government is defending the Canadi an Wheat Board’s grain-marketing monopoly at World Trade Organization talks, even though it has long said it wants to scrap it, CWB chairman Larry Hill said Sept. 17. “We had good assurance from the Government of Canada that farmers’ (ability to) adhere to the single desk will be
Hogs, News

Nonpandemic Flu Strain Found In Saskatchewan

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Federal health officials are working with the Saskatchewan government to assess and monitor the public health risk posed by a new strain of influenza that has been detected in that province. The new strain was detected in two workers on a hog farm in Saskatchewan. The workers suffered only mild illness and have recovered fully,
Hogs, Opinion

Hog Sector Needs Support

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The onslaught of negative consumer perceptions around H1N1 Influenza A has added to the Canadian pork industry’s situation. High feed costs, a strong Canadian dollar, low hog prices, the economic crisis reducing access to credit, and Country of Origin Labelling have, over the years, undermined Canadian pork producers. The onslaught of negative consumer perceptions around

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