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In Brief… – for Sep. 17, 2009

Petunia facelift: Three eastern research institutions are joining forces to give the popular petunia a genetic overhaul. Researchers from the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture will soon begin work on developing new traits for the ornamental. “Taking a genomics approach we will search for value-added
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El Nińo strengthening: The U. S. Climate Prediction Center said Sept. 10 the El Nińo weather anomaly should strengthen this fall and through the 2009-10 Northern Hemisphere winter. El Nińo is an abnormal warming of waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Despite its current weak state, El Nińo has apparently affected the annual Atlantic hurricane
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FCC Has Unfair Advantage, Credit Unions Charge

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“Our strategy is not to undercut competitors to win business, but it is to be competitive.” – GREG STEWART, FCC PRESIDENT AND CEO Farm Credit Canada is using its governmentsupplied funds to expand its role in agriculture lending to the point that the survival of some community credit unions is in jeopardy, says Pam Skotnitsky,
Hogs, News

Ag Spending Debate A Chippy One

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Other than in the disjoined repartee of question period, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, like his predecessors, is rarely called to account in the Commons for the spending programs and priorities of his department. That usually happens at the agriculture committee, which receives little attention from the mainstream news media on Parliament Hill. But on May
Country Crossroads

Thoughts On Victoria Day

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In Canada the celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday occurs every year on Monday, prior to May 25. This birthday has been celebrated since her reign (1837-1901) and was declared a holiday by the Legislature of the Province of Canada in 1845. Queen Victoria was a very well-known queen who reigned for almost 64 years. Despite
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PAMI Eyes National SCC Accreditation

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The agency that tests and helps develop Prairie manufacturers’ new equipment plans to open up greater market access for its clients by getting its Standards Council of Canada (SCC) accreditation. The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI), which operates at Humboldt, Sask. and at Portage la Prairie, has picked up a joint federal/provincial investment of $65,000
Hogs, Livestock

Market Access Secretariat Still Being Developed

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Livestock groups have welcomed a federal offer to create a specialized unit within Agriculture Canada to help overcome overseas barriers to Canadian farm and food products. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has repeatedly mentioned the Agriculture Market Access Secretariat ever since it was first announced on Jan. 9 but Agriculture Canada says it’s far from being
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U. S. Farm-Cut Fight Far From Over

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The fight to cut U. S. farm subsidies is just beginning in Congress despite a committee vote against a $250,000-a-year cap on payments, a limit supported by the White House, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says. “Let’s see where things end up,” Vilsack said during an interview with Reuters March 27. He said deficit hawks in
Opinion

No Insurance For Off-Farm Workers

The following is taken from a brief calling for changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance program presented by Joan Brady, women’s vice-president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women in Ottawa March 24. The brief chronicles how past and current eligibility requirements make the program
Cereals, Opinion

People Before Politics: Harper Has Failed To Deliver

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For the past three years, the Harper government has been criss-crossing the country making announcement after announcement, promise after promise to Canadian farmers. Big commitments were made to help with things like cost of production, to help build processing capacity and to help farmers create practical programs on the ground. Unfor tunately, Stephen Harper and

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