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Gerry Ritz, Canadian Agriculture MInister
Crops, National news

Strong support as Agricultural Growth Act becomes law

The main dissenter is the National Farmers Union. KAP wants farmers to be consulted on the regulations

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There was applause here when plant breeders, seed companies and farmers at the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale heard the Agricultural Growth Act with its stronger intellectual property rights was about to receive royal assent. Immediately following the bill becoming law last week, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz tabled a treaty in Parliament
KAP meeting
Crops, Local news

You can save seed, but can you ‘stock’ it?

As UPOV ’91 becomes closer to reality for Canadian farmers and seed breeders, many questions remain to be answered

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Planned amendments to Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act are generating a lot of questions and few answers, as some farmers begin to fear they’ll be left to reap what the federal government sows. Omnibus Bill C-18 — known as the Agricultural Growth Act — will affect a total of nine pieces of legislation including the
silhouette of a man
Opinion

NFU is a voice farmers need — if only they would listen

After nearly 50 years of fighting for farmers, the National Famers Union voice is showing its age

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Late last month, the predictable mélange of National Farmers Union members gathered for the organization’s 45th annual meeting, where the big item on the agenda was updating the organization’s brand with a new logo and fresh tag line. It was clear that some members believed the dated look and feel of the pan-Canadian group was
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NFU struggles to redefine its image

After nearly half a century, the National Farmers Union is looking to update its public identity 
amid flagging numbers in a bid to attract more members

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Much has changed in the last 45 years, from the fall of the Iron Curtain to the advent of the Internet, but one thing has essentially remained the same — the NFU logo. Now the National Farmers Union (NFU) is looking to update its green maple leaf design, a move that drew both criticism and
CWB building in Winnipeg
Local news

CWB privatization attracts national attention

The former wheat board responds in ‘open letter,’ while the NFU calls on the western provinces 
to buy the board’s assets until farmers can take control

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Maybe it was MP Pat Martin’s question to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz: “Has the minister lost his freaking mind?” or a recent Globe and Mail editorial, but CWB’s transition to a private grain company is getting lots of attention beyond the farm sector. So much so CWB issued an ‘open letter’ Dec. 5 to explain
hand running through a pile of grain
Crops, National news

Right to save seed will be absolutely clear, Ritz vows

The government has introduced amendments to its Agricultural Growth Act 
to make the language around seed saving clearer

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Legislation updating plant breeders’ rights will be amended to make it absolutely clear that farmers can save and replant seeds from crops they have grown, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. It was one of several amendments the government plans for the Agriculture Growth Act, which was forced through second reading in the Commons in June.
The Assiniboine was expected to crest at the Portage la Prairie Diversion earlier this week.  Photo: Shannon VanRaes
Beef cattle, Crops, Local news

KAP calls for special assistance

It’s urging the province to request AgriRecovery

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Farm leaders are calling for special disaster assistance as flood losses in Manitoba appear ready to top the billion-dollar flood of 2011. “It’s pretty hard to ignore the fact that there is a widespread problem that needs attention from all levels of government because rural municipalities and farmers on their own just can’t cope with
Crops

CFA joins coalition supporting plant breeders’ rights changes

The bill to update Canada’s plant breeders’ rights provisions is before Parliament

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The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has joined a coalition of farm and seed industry groups supporting controversial changes to plant breeders’ rights. The CFA wasn’t included in the Partners in Innovation when the coalition was formed last year to support C-18 the Agriculture Growth Act. While it supported the breeders’ provisions, the country’s main farm
Bees in a hive
Crops

NFU sees moratorium on neonicotinoids

The Senate committee is studying the importance of bees to food production in Canada

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry May 1 to call for a five-year moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids on corn and soybeans in Ontario. The Senate committee is currently studying the importance of bees and bee health in the production of honey, food and seed
Mature woman smiling.
Crops

Time for a rethink about outside investor land ownership

Nettie Wiebe says there are ecological and social consequences from investor-driven land purchases

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The UN-declared International Year of the Family Farm is a good time to rethink global land tenure systems, a renowned Canadian public policy analyst says. Nettie Wiebe, farm leader and professor of church and society at St. Andrews College in Saskatoon told a Winnipeg audience recently there are long-term negative consequences of allowing unfettered access

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