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Grain Producers Eager To Play Ball

By Kevin Hursh January 20, 2011

Forgive the corny analogy, but in many ways, Crop Production Week and the corresponding Western Canadian Crop Production Show can be likened to a baseball game. Thousands of producers flock to the trade shows and to the meetings during early January just like the crowds gather for a ball game. The game has nine innings.

News

China Proposes GMO Legislation

January 13, 2011

China’s National People’s Congress, or parliament, is proposing legislation on the management of genetically modified (GMO) food, the official Xinhua news agency said in a report seen Dec. 27. The legislation will cover the import and export of GMO food and production, development and research of GMO grains. China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection is preparing

Cereals, Crops, News

Kenyans Turn To Potatoes And Fish

January 13, 2011

Kenyans have changed their eating habits and consume more food other than the usual maize staple, driving up food security in the country, a senior Ministry of Agriculture official said. Key staple foods such as maize and wheat have previously been hit hard by high prices following shortages after bad weather conditions or diseases. “We

Cereals, Crops

CWB, China Ink Wheat Agreement

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

“This agreement is a significant achievement for western Canadian farmers in a very competitive market.” – CWB CEO IAN WHI TE China has been an important wheat customer for Canada over the years, but not so much recently as it strived for greater food self-sufficiency. But a memorandum of agreement signed July 3 in Shanghai

Cereals, Crops, News

Iraq To Double Wheat Production

By Khalid Al-ansary June 3, 2010

Iraq expects to double its wheat production this year to around 2.5 million tonnes, meeting half its consumption needs, thanks to good rains, a deputy agriculture minister said May 19. Iraq’s agriculture sector, hurt by decades of war, sanctions and neglect, has suffered severe drought in the last two years, hitting wheat and rice production

Livestock

Air Pollutants Eyed From Poultry Barns

By Jim Romahn April 22, 2010

The federal government could shut down barns because they emit toxic air pollutants. It hasn’t happened yet, nor is it likely to happen without plenty of warning. But the fact remains that the gases and tiny particles coming from barns include ones that are officially deemed toxic and open to regulation. Dr. Bill Van Heyst,

Crops, News

China Favours GMOs, But None Grown Yet

By Muchena Zigomo March 11, 2010

China will accelerate development of its own genetically modified (GMO) crops, seeking to secure food security and international competitiveness, an official from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture said. The official from the ministry’s biosafety administration office also denied recent media reports that China had already approved imported GMO grain seeds for widespread planting. His remarks

Livestock, News

Provincial Trade Rules Stymie Ontario Farmer

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

“There shouldn’t even be a border as far as any kind of trade.” – RON RHYNER, VERMILION BAY, ONTARIO Why does the chicken cross the road into Manitoba? It doesn’t. Just ask Ron Rhyner. A twilight zone of interprovincial trade restrictions means Rhyner, who farms in Northern Ontario, can’t use a provincially licensed abattoir in

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Dry Spell, Army Worms Damage Malawi Crops

January 21, 2010

Apersistent dry spell and an army worm outbreak in Malawi have destroyed about 35,000 hectares of crops, threatening the food security of 123,000 families so far, a senior government official said Jan. 18. Army worms have attacked nine districts and destroyed 5,000 hectares of crops, while 30,000 hectares of maize have been damaged due to

Livestock

Scientists Target Fusarium Mycotoxins

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 17, 2009

University of Guelph scientists have found a potential tool to reduce the effects of deoxynivalenol (DON), a common mycotoxin produced by the cereal crop fungus fusarium head blight. Chris Hall, a professor in Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences worked with recent PhD graduate Patrick Doyle, lead author of a paper published recently in the Journal

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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