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In Brief… – for Jan. 27, 2011

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Saudis to raise wheat reserves:Saudi Arabia plans to increase wheat reserves to one year from six months in around three years, the head of the grains authority said Jan. 16. The kingdom would increase grain storage capacity by 550,000 tonnes in four cities within three years to reach that goal, Waleed ElKheriji told reporters. Last
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National Science Agency Axes Food Research

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Agricultural scientists and farm groups are expressing dismay at a decision by a federal research agency to stop funding food research. The decision by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council sends a negative message, both at home and abroad, that Canada is not interested in research which a hungry world urgently needs, say researchers
Opinion

Why Do We Live Here?

Approximately 1.25 million people live in the Red River basin. But why? People from outside the region can find many reasons not to live here – from the harsh climate and frequency of natural disasters (tornadoes, floods, blizzards) to the flatness of the land and perceived lack of what is commonly considered beautiful scenery. But
Hogs, Livestock

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alber ta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. This year’s cool, wet weather not only delayed harvest, but also produced higher-than-normal incidence of fusarium mould in grain. Producers are being warned that high
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Farm And Heavy-Duty Equipment Manufacturers Seek Tax Changes

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The companies that manufacture farm machinery and other heavy-duty equipment in Canada need help keeping up with foreign competitors, says Howard Mains, a spokesman for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. “AEM members such as Mac- Don Industries compete on a global basis,” Mains told the Commons finance committee pre-budget hearings. That means they “must invest
Livestock

“Cow Chip” To Track Brazilian Cattle

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Years after India broke into the high-tech business with information technology and China by way of manufacturing, Brazil may find its entrance in an unusual place – a cow’s ear. The South American giant is preparing to use its first locally designed microchip in cattle earrings, a device that could eventually help authorities crack down
Opinion

Will Farmers’ Actions Improve The Ethanol Energy Balance?

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Several years ago, there was substantial debate on whether corn ethanol produced more net energy relative to the amount of fossil energy required to manufacture it. This ratio, the amount of energy produced divided by fossil energy input needed, often is referred to as ethanol’s energy balance. For years, scientists argued whether the ratio exceeded
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Deere Eyes $500-Million Investment In Russia Farm Boom

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Deere and Co. , the world’s largest farm equipment maker, is on track to spend $500 million building new plants in Russia and offering credit lines and other services to farmers within the next six years. Deere chairman and chief executive Samuel Allen said April 27 that Russia, the European Union, South America and Asia
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Doha Trade Talks Not At Their Expected Stage

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India’s minister of commerce and industry said March 19 that progress in concluding global trade talks was behind schedule but that it was up to political leaders to decide if they can meet their own yearend deadline for a deal. Anand Sharma said the Doha round of global trade talks was ongoing but “painstakingly slow.”

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