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Prairie Farm Leaders Agree On Issues

By Allan Dawson November 5, 2009

“It is a sign of trouble I think and market protection seems to be the issue.” – ian wishart Protection for farmers when they deliver grain, trade barriers, saving producer car loading sites and cattle price insurance were on the agenda when the presidents of the Prairie provinces’ three general farm organizations met in Regina

Livestock

Extension Requested For Old Cattle Tags

By Ron Friesen October 29, 2009

“Kick me when I’m down.” – ROBERT SHWALUK Some Manitoba cattle producers want a national agency to extend a rapidly approaching deadline for eliminating bar code tags used to trace cattle back to their original herds. Producers at a Manitoba Cattle Producers Association district meeting voted to ask the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to allow

Opinion

A Deep, Enduring Connection With The Agricultural Community

By Garnet Etsell August 20, 2009

The Co-operators is a key long-standing example of farmers working for farmers. Canadian farmers have long understood the importance of banding together. In this current economic climate, the need for farmers to work together is especially important. Farmers have a long history of interacting with co-operative organizations such as The Co-operators. Intrinsically linked to the

Livestock, News

Alberta Looks To Dial Back Agriculture Spending

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 16, 2009

The Alberta government plans to pare back its spending on agriculture and rural development to about $1.14 billion in the coming year, down from its projected 2008-09 expenses of almost $1.4 billion. That will include a net reduction of 91 employees, following both the province’s “value review” of the department and the establishment of the

Cereals, News

Grain Act Bill Dead Or Delayed

By Allan Dawson April 9, 2009

“The key here is that this hoist motion actually kills the bill before it even has a chance to make it to committee.” – PIERRE LEMIEUX Opposition parties employed a rarely used parliamentary tactic to effectively kill the federal government’s proposed legislation amending the Canada Grain Act last week. Just as the government was preparing

Livestock, Other livestock

Bluetongue Insurance Now Available For 2009

By Canadian Sheep Federation April 2, 2009

Bluetongue insurance for 2009 is now available to all Canadian sheep producers. The voluntary program provides affordable insurance coverage for mortality, business interruption and consequential losses due to bluetongue – an insect-borne viral disease of sheep and other livestock. Producers have until June 30, 2009 to apply for the annual coverage, which supplements funding available

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

Alberta plans cattle price insurance

December 11, 2008

Alberta’s farm financing agency plans to roll out the first price insurance program in Canada for cattle producers as early as mid-2009. Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) said Alberta beef producers will be the first among the province’s livestock sectors to have such insurance. “This type of insurance doesn’t currently exist in Canada and will

Daily Network News

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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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Prairie Farm Leaders Agree On Issues

Extension Requested For Old Cattle Tags

A Deep, Enduring Connection With The Agricultural Community

Alberta Looks To Dial Back Agriculture Spending

Grain Act Bill Dead Or Delayed

Bluetongue Insurance Now Available For 2009

Alberta plans cattle price insurance

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