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CFA Balks At Cairns Statement

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 18, 2009

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture refused to fully endorse the communiqué coming from the Cairns Group Farm Leaders (CGFL) meeting, held in Bali, Indonesia June 9 on how to move the Doha Development Round forward. The final communiqué, presented to the Cairns Group Ministers, expressed the Farm Leaders’ continued support to reignite the WTO Doha

Country Crossroads

Rural Canada needs stronger voice in government: FCM report

By Lorraine Stevenson June 4, 2009

“We feel that there should be a voice that speaks at the cabinet level very strongly about the issues that are undermining rural communities. We absolutely need a champion.” – PAULINE QUINLAN, FCM BOARD MEMBER AND MAYOR OF BROMONT, QUEBEC Anew report prepared by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities calls for a “political rural champion”

Opinion

More Than A Name

By Laura Rance-Unger April 16, 2009

Over much of Saskatchewan it was common for farmers en route to town to become trapped in soil drifts across the roads in summer as by snowdrifts in winter. – MEN AGAINST THE DESERT, JAMES H. GRAY 1967 Few of us can imagine much less remember the conditions that brought the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration

Cereals, Opinion

Good Riddance To C-13

By Paul Beingessner April 16, 2009

Farmers should be grateful that Bill C-13, a bill to amend the Canada Grain Act, failed to make it through Parliament. The bill was removed from consideration for second reading by a motion supported by all three opposition parties. The motion called for the bill to be brought back to Parliament in six months, but

Cereals, News

Oat market is hammering out a bottom

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2009

“Nobody has done that analysis. The minister himself told me they haven’t done it in their department, which is kind of strange.” – ian wishart The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) will stop grading grain at western Canadian country elevators, even if it’s being exported directly to the United States, starting Aug. 1, 2009. Critics say

Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters – for Mar. 5, 2009

March 5, 2009

Where’s the beef… plan? The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is very good at name-calling, but sadly lacking when it comes to laying out a coherent plan for increasing the money that farmers and ranchers are receiving for cattle sales. The CCA affiliates in each province except Alberta collect a checkoff of $2 per head for

Cereals, Opinion

Americans use bully tactics at WTO

By Larry Hill December 18, 2008

Lest there was ever any doubt, new text released by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Dec. 6 makes it glaringly apparent that the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is once again being attacked by the United States for nothing but political reasons. Let’s start with the facts. Despite 14 trade challenges and investigations launched by

News

C. D. reaps benefits of plan

By Bonnie Baltessen October 23, 2008

The Turtle Mountain Conservation District is moving forward rapidly and accessing funding pots that weren’t available before. Last year, the district became the first to have a provincially approved Integrated Watershed Management Plan. The approval allowed the board to prioritize its programming and better focusing on the watershed’s needs. To date, it remains the only

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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CFA Balks At Cairns Statement

Rural Canada needs stronger voice in government: FCM report

More Than A Name

Good Riddance To C-13

Oat market is hammering out a bottom

Letters – for Mar. 5, 2009

Americans use bully tactics at WTO

C. D. reaps benefits of plan

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