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KAP Opposes Roundup Ready Alfalfa’s Release In Canada

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has added its voice to groups opposed to the release of Roundup Ready alfalfa. “It’s a superweed,” Paul Gregory, a Fisher Branch farmer and alfalfa seed exporter said during debate on his resolution for KAP to support the Manitoba Forage Seed Association’s efforts to block Roundup Ready alfalfa’s release. “Once
Crops, Forages

Manitoba Growers Edgy About GM Alfalfa Release In U.S.

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Manitoba forage seed producers are dismayed, but not surprised that American regulators have released Roundup Ready alfalfa in the U.S. without restrictions. “Whoever thought that Roundup Ready wasn’t going to come to the market was living in a dream world,” said Adam Gregory, an alfalfa seed producer from Fisher Branch. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Crops, Forages

Roundup Ready Alfalfa Nears Approval In U.S.

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The American government is imminently expected to approve the commercial release of Roundup Ready alfalfa in the U.S. – a move which deeply worries Manitoba forage seed producers. Growers fear it’s just a matter of time before genes from the GM variety enter Canada, cross-contaminate non-GM alfalfa and wreck forage seed sales to Europe, which
Crops, Forages

Manitoba Alfalfa Growers Appear Before Ag Committee

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“We need this committee to understand that growing alfalfa is fundamentally different from growing annual crops.” – JIM LINTOTT Manitoba forage growers support an NDP bill to require new genetically engineered crops to undergo a marketing assessment, putting them at odds with canola and other crop producers who are opposed to it. Kelvin Einarson, a
Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

GM Flax, Alfalfa Focus Of Debate At KAP

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“But today, I think you can test for everything except for the existence of God. So, we’re screwed.” – Ed Rempel Resolut ions aimed at cur ing both present and future headaches caused by genetically modified crops were discussed at the latest Keystone Agricultural Producers general council. Two resolutions were approved, one to look at
Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

RR Alfalfa Sparks Debate At CSTA

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“All it takes is one plot.” – LES JACOBSON, MFSA European forage seed companies are starting to require official testing and GM-free certification from Canadian exporters because of the existence of Roundup Ready alfalfa in test plots. “We are aware of Roundup Ready alfalfa trials in Canada and (are) therefore not happy, since Europe has
Forages, News

Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 27, 2009

David Gislason was born December 22, 1941, in the Geysir district, near Arborg, Manitoba. In 1963, he and his wife Gladys purchased his parents’ farm where they continue to successfully produce grains, oilseeds and forage seeds. David pioneered the use of leafcutter bees in Manitoba for the pollination of alfalfa seed fields and was an
Forages, News

Nine Named To Hall Of Fame

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Farmers, rural advocates and builders from the public sector are among the nine new inductees to Manitoba’s Agricultural Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees announced on April 9, are to be formally recognized at an induction ceremony July 16 for “outstanding contribution to the improvement of agriculture and the betterment of rural living in the
Crops, Forages, News

Alfalfa seed crop a disaster in 2008

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“There was no good crop anywhere.” – Les Jacobson, MFSA For Manitoba alfalfa seed producers, 2008 was the year they’d just as soon forget. Cool, wet weather throughout most of the growing season produced an alfalfa seed harvest less than half of normal. “There was no good crop anywhere,” said Les Jacobson, Manitoba Forage Seed
Cereals, Forages, News, Other livestock

What’s up – for Jan. 8, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Jan. 7-9 – Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association 39th annual convention, Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.caor call Blair Rutter at 204-256-2353. Jan. 10-11 – Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies annual conference, Victoria Inn, Brandon. For more info call MAFRI in

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