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Seed trade says thanks to Gerry Ritz

By Peter Entz November 27, 2013

On behalf of the board of directors and the members of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA), I would like to thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to speak to delegates at our semi-annual meeting. Your comments were welcomed and appreciated. Your steadfast support of science as the basis for regulatory

North Dakota elevators are reportedly paying up to $1 per bushel more than their plugged counterparts in Manitoba. Photo: Andrew Filer/Creative Commons

Cereals, Crops, News

Manitoba farmers get one-time amnesty on Faller wheat

They can deliver to ADM in the U.S. for a premium

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2013

Manitoba farmers who grew Faller from “brown-bagged” seed have a one-time amnesty allowing them to deliver the unregistered American red spring wheat to three ADM-Benson Quinn-affiliated facilities stateside until July 31, 2014. “This is becoming a bit of a management nightmare for producers so they’ve got an option to clean up,” Lorne Hadley, executive director

Cereals, News

Israeli agri-tech firm aims for big boost in crop yields without GMOs

By Ori Lewis And Rinat Harash, Reuters November 20, 2013

An Israeli enterprise which aims to boost global crop yields without the aid of genetic modification will sow its first commercial seeds within three years, the company pioneering the technique has told Reuters. Seed technology firm Kaiima Bio-Agritech says it has developed a way to greatly speed up the multiplication of the genome of crops,

News, Oilseeds

Chinese state media kick into high gear to ease GMO food fears

By Niu Shuping November 20, 2013

China’s state media are working overtime to persuade the public that genetically modified food is safe, apparently softening up the population for a policy switch to allow the sale of such food to ensure its 1.35 billion people have enough to eat. In the past 30 years, China’s urban population has jumped to about 700

A corn farmer holds corncobs during a protest in Mexico City January 2013. Farmers protested against the growing of transgenic or genetically modified corn, as it is one of the primary food staples of Mexico and Central America.  Photo: REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya

Crops

Past and future collide as Mexico fights over GMO corn

By David Alire Garcia November 20, 2013

After pioneering the cultivation of corn thousands of years ago, Mexico must overcome the weight of history to give the go-ahead to allow genetically modified strains into its fields. Religion, culture and science are competing for primacy in the debate on how acceptable corn produced by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is in a country where

Crops, Opinion

Agricultural innovation in plant biotechnology necessary

By Lorne Hepworth April 26, 2013

Innovation is key to keeping Canada’s agricultural sector strong and science-based regulatory systems ensure that such innovations are safe for human health and the environment. Innovations derived through modern plant breeding help farmers, are good for the environment and they deliver tangible benefits to consumers by way of lower food costs. Agricultural innovation, including plant

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

The need for speed

By Laura Rance-Unger April 11, 2013

When the Harper government gutted Canada’s environmental review legislation as part of the 2012 omnibus budget, the public was told it was because the process was inefficient, slow and standing in the way of economic development. But as researchers at the University of Toronto noted, federal officials “provided no evidence apart from the testimony of

Hogs, Livestock, News

New line of genetically altered pigs improves phytase uptake

April 11, 2013

A research team at the University of Guelph has developed a new line of transgenic “Enviropigs.” The new line of pigs is called the Cassie line, and it is known for passing genes on more reliably. The results of this project were published ahead of print in the Journal of Animal Science. Enviropigs have genetically

Cereals, Crops

Be careful changing wheat registration

By Allan Dawson April 9, 2013

Western farm leaders say they oppose a push to allow new wheat varieties to be registered without meeting disease resistance, agronomy and end-use standards. The presidents of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan (APAS), and Wild Rose Agricultural Producers (WRAP), say the proposal put forward by rival group Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association

Crops, International news, News

China delays GMO corn, rice to woo the public

By Niu Shuping March 16, 2013

China has delayed the introduction of genetically modified rice and corn as it tries to head off public fears, leading government scientists said March 7. The world’s largest rice producer and consumer gave safety approvals to Bt rice and phytase corn in 2009, but has not yet begun commercial production, even though it has already

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on technical trading, rising wholesale prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans regain ground on slowed South American harvest

Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27

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