Letters, Nov. 29, 2012

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Letters — for 2012-11-22 00:00:00

CGC legislation debated many times I would like to correct the many inaccuracies contained in a recent Manitoba Co-operator article about our government’s Safe Food for Canadian Act (S-11) and changes to the Canadian Grain Act (CGA). Let me start by first assuring readers that when it comes to food safety, the health of Canadians


Letters — for 2012-11-15 00:00:00

Let’s get talking I appreciated the article in the August 30, 2012 edition entitled “Animal welfare – act now, or have someone else do it.” To have producers be proactive to address the concerns of both people in animal welfare groups as well as the purchasing public would be terrific. There does seem to be

Letters — for 2012-11-01 00:00:00

Expense to farmers considered inconsequential Regarding the opinion piece by Ronald Doering in the Oct. 25 Manitoba Co-operator, the statement “Adventitious presence does not meet the definition of an (adulterating) ingredient (and therefore)… Health Canada… would not favour a “contains” or “may contain” (food label) statement,” this is a corporate-friendly, citizen-unfriendly, double-standard con job! Note

Letters — for 2012-10-11 00:00:00

Government actions to blame Regarding the Sept. 6 story “Latest feed crisis may be too much for the battered hog sector, I believe there is another very important factor that should not be disregarded. For every action, there is and will be, an opposite and equal reaction. The final straw, in this most recent case,


Letters — for 2012-09-20 00:00:00

What about donkeys? Your Sept. 13 story on coyotes by Daniel Winters featuring comments by Gord Schroeder, director of the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board, did not say anything about the efficacy of donkeys as anti-predator guards for sheep. Was this an oversight, or does Mr. Schroeder not regard them as worth mentioning? In this area

Letters — for 2012-09-13 00:00:00

Support a sustainable, humane alternative Laura Rance is correct. There is no excuse or justification for failing to provide proper care for farm animals. But hog industry excuses continue. Depopulating barns and “euthanizing” piglets is deemed necessary in tough market conditions, hence the recent killing of 1,300 “severely distressed” piglets. Why aren’t they discussing the

Letters — for 2012-08-16 00:00:00

Not impressed with sheep industry coverage In the past I have been impressed with your coverage of the sheep industry. All that changed a few weeks ago. I read the article “Heady lamb market crashes to earth” several weeks ago. I was upset, because it was scary to read how I wouldn’t “even be able


Letters, July 5, 2012

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Letters , June 28, 2012

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