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Rural Growth Key To New Farm Bill

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called for rural economic development as the key to a vibrant farm sector April 21, an unorthodox beginning for an overhaul of U. S. farm policy. Marking the start of a two-year process to forge a new Farm Bill, Vilsack told a House Agriculture Committee hearing that he wanted to “expand
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Rcmp Investigates Injured Animals

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Aseries of bizarre animal injuries and deaths in the Rural Municipality of Rhineland of southeastern Manitoba have the Altona RCMP detachment seeking the public’s help. In one case in early March, two dogs that had climbed over a snowdrift to escape from their fenced yard returned home with unusual and severe injuries. The one pet
Country Crossroads

Apply For FCC AgriSpirit Fund

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The application period for the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund opened May 3. Registered charities and non-profit organizations interested in applying for funding this year are encouraged to apply online at www.agrispirit.ca,from May 3 until June 14. The fund will provide $1 million to support rural capital projects across Canada. The FCC AgriSpirit Fund
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Auditor General Criticizes AAFC Research Management

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“There’s a component of science that has to remain to protect the public trust.” – GARY CORBETT, PIPS Canada’s federal agriculture scientists are getting old, their equipment is outdated and their research increasingly aimed at making money for big business rather than benefiting the public good. That’s how Gary Corbett interprets Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s
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U. S. Black Farmers Eye Next Move In Bias Lawsuit

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Black farmers engaged in a discrimination suit against the U. S. government will give Congress more time to approve funds to compensate them for years of mistreatment, but they have not set any hard deadlines, an advocate for the group said April 1. If the process drags on too long, the farmers could decide to
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Local Governments Gain — And Lose — In Budget 2010

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Municipal leaders were glad to see an increase in unconditional grants to municipalities last week, and even seemed a tad surprised to get it during what they knew would be one tough budget. The province’s budget for 2010 includes an overall increase of 6.5 per cent in unconditional grants for municipalities, which flow to each
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Optical Illusions

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It’s pretty easy to get people all fired up these days. Just announce you’re going to rewrite the national anthem. Or axe the wheat board. Or publicly sanction a Crown corporation in the business of lending money to farmers for sending its employees on all-expense-paid trips to Disney World. Farm Credit Canada was in the
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Less Cash Seen For EU Farms, Caps On Support Prices

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Reforms to the European Union’s farm policy from 2014 are likely to result in a smaller net budget, and must avoid protectionism or any increase in support prices, a senior European Commission farm official said. By the end of this year the EU’s executive commission will propose an overhaul of Europe’s complex common agricultural policy
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U. S. House Bill Would Derail EPA Regulations

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With congressional action on climate legislation in doubt, two House committee chairmen have filed a bill to block the government from regulating greenhouse gases under its own power. The lawmakers say Congress, not “unelected bureaucrats,” should set envi ronmental policy. The Environmental Protection Agency cleared the way for regulation under air pollution laws a month
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Backing Confirmed For PAMI Testing Upgrades

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The federal and provincial governments are supporting upgrades allowing the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) to meet international accreditation standards for its Saskatchewan testing facility. The Saskatchewan and federal governments will pay $82,295, on top of a previous investment of $65,000 last April, to help PAMI win accreditation from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

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