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Farmers Demand Ottawa Review Rail Costs For Grain

By Allan Dawson June 24, 2010

“The railways … don’t want competition and they don’t want regulation. You can’t have it both ways.” – IAN WISHART Western grain farmers are overpaying the railways by an estimated $200 million a year or $6.87 a tonne to haul their crops to export, according to a study prepared for the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).

Hogs, Livestock

New Report Alleges Systemic Livestock Transport Abuse

By Ron Friesen June 10, 2010

“Do the math. It’s less than half a per cent.” – CRYSTAL MACKAY, OFAC Anew and controversial report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals claims farm animals routinely arrive at Canadian livestock auction markets and slaughterhouses dead, sick or severely injured. It bases its findings, not on anecdotal evidence, but on the

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Red Tape Hurts Farm Competitiveness

By Ron Friesen June 3, 2010

Aparl iamentary committee recommends major changes to federal regulations that disadvantage Canada’s farmers against their global competitors. If implemented, the recommendations in a recently tabled House of Commons agriculture committee report could go a long way toward dealing with farmers’ complaints that government fees and red tape make them uncompetitive in the marketplace. In all,

Cereals, Crops

Confusion Reigns Over Who Gets To Vote

By Allan Dawson May 27, 2010

“It certainly wasn’t what was intended from the panel report.” – DAVID ROLFE If farmers are confused whether they’ll get a vote in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elections this fall, they aren’t alone. Media, farm organizations, and maybe even the minister of agriculture, have been confused too. Ottawa tabled Bill C-27, the Canadian Wheat Board

Crops, Oilseeds

Will Bill C-474 Kill Research?

By Allan Dawson May 27, 2010

Will the private sector bow out of crop research if Bill C-474 becomes law? Some industry and farm organizations warn NDP MP Alex Atamanenko’s private member’s bill to require a market impact assessment before new technology is approved will have that result. If private companies pull out, or even cut back on research, it would

News

Out-Of-Court Settlement Sought For BSE Lawsuit

By Ron Friesen May 27, 2010

Agrassroots movement of cattle producers is pressing for an out-of-court settlement to a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa for damages stemming from BSE. Producers across Canada are petitioning the federal government to appoint retired Supreme Court judge Frank Lacobucci to mediate the settlement. Organizers are currently circulating petitions across Canada for producers to sign and forward

Cereals, News

Bill C-27 To Change Voting Criteria

By Allan Dawson May 20, 2010

Farmers who want to vote in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elections will have had to produce 40 tonnes of grain in the current or previous two crop years if Bill C-27 becomes law. The Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform Act introduced in the House of Commons last week also promises to process CWB

Opinion

Letters – for May. 13, 2010

May 13, 2010

We welcome readers’comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator. In most cases we cannot accept “open” letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Farmers heading back to bad old

News, Oilseeds

Manitoba Flax Growers Turn Thumbs Down On Bill C-474

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2010

The Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA) has decided it won’t support Bill C-474, a private member’s bill that would require market impact be considered before approving the release of new genetically modified (GM) crops in Canada. “It is a difficult issue,” MFGA president Eric Fridfinnson said in an interview May 6, the day after the

News

Bring Down Barriers For Young Farmers, Ag Committee Told

By Ron Friesen May 6, 2010

“If there was profitability in the industry, it wouldn’t be a problem bringing people into the industry.” – WAYNE EASTER, MP Gwen Donohoe wants to return to the family farm near The Pas after she finishes her University of Manitoba masters degree in soil science later this year. But people keep saying she shouldn’t. That’s

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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