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EU Draft Rules Increase Watchdog Power

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European regulators will gain unprecedented powers to control commodity markets through trade caps and heightened intervention if a draft EU document becomes binding, specialist lawyers said Dec. 3. Commodities are being integrated into sweeping reforms to the European Union’s markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID), which was released last month. A draft version seen by
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Dec. 9, 2010

Huyde says suit justified The Hudye claim (Variety declarations put to the test,Dec. 2) should make a difference to every farmer who sells to the Canadian Wheat Board because it asserts, among other things, that the CWB owes farmers a fiduciary duty. Simply put, it’s a claim that the CWB must at all times act
Opinion

Strained Relations Over Land Rents – for Aug. 26, 2010

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With millions of acres unseeded this year, some unusual strains have been placed upon the relationship between landowners and renters. Most Saskatchewan grain farms are a combination of owned land and rented land. Rented acres are a big percentage of the overall land base. Some renters with unseeded land are asking for a break on
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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
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 4, 2010

Government argument insulting I spent Wednesday, Jan. 20 sitting in Federal Court in Winnipeg as a farmer-applicant on behalf of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board. Our case is about the voter manipulation by the federal government in 2008 in our farmer-funded Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director elections. Instead of using the majority of
Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

New CAFTA Head Wants To Get Along

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“I’m positive that with some discussion, we get a better understanding of each other. It works around here.” – STAN EBY Stan Eby hopes to replace the long-standing tensions between export-oriented farm groups and the supply-managed sector with a more positive relationship that respects the goals of both sides. Eby, a longtime Ontario cattle producer,
News

In Brief… – for Dec. 17, 2009

Vet clinic break-in: Souris RCMP say a significant amount of drug and narcotics was stolen in a break-in at the Souris Veterinary clinic sometime between 5 p. m. Dec. 9 and 8:30 a. m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The culprit broke a window to gain entry. Police say some of the drugs taken pose a significant
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Pirates Affect Insurance Rates

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The attempted hijacking of a U. S. flagged vessel off Somalia has not raised the cost of shipping grain and food to the region, but insurance rates have been rising due to piracy, shipping sources said April 13. “Historically, piracy has not been a problem for the large vessels, but now in this area it
Opinion

Aggies To Obama: No!

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“…if your local butcher put his greasy thumb on the scale in such a clumsy manner, you’d slap him with your chequebook. Congress does it, however, and you hand it your chequebook.” Of the many talents Americans– and especially American politicians – have acquired in the last 25 years, coupling fact with fiction to create
Cereals, News

Speaker allows Anderson letter

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“The chair has concluded that there are not sufficient grounds for finding a prima facie breach of privilege in this case.” – PETER MILLIKEN Conservative MP David Anderson did not breach his parliamentary privileges by mailing a letter instructing Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) bal lot holders to vote for pro-open market candidates in the recent

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