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CGC Seeks A Doubling Of Fees

By Allan Dawson January 6, 2011

The Canadian Grain Commission wants to more than double its service fees in anticipation that Ottawa will soon cut back support for the agency. Under the proposal, fees, which have been frozen since 1991, could average $1.80 a tonne, up from about 70 cents, said CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin. “We are getting 50 per cent

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 16, 2010

By Reuters December 16, 2010

Ukraine extends export quotas:Ukraine’s government on Dec. 8 extended grain export quotas, set to expire on Dec. 31, until March 31, 2011, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Farm Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk as saying. “The question is resolved. The quotas are extended by the decision of the government,” Prysyazhnyuk said. Ukraine’s Economy Ministry said earlier it

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

By Daniel Winters December 16, 2010

Public health authorities would be wiser to find a way to accommodate the growing consumer demand for unpasteurized milk than pushing it underground, says an Ontario dairy farmer recently acquitted of charges related to distributing raw milk. Durham, Ont. dairy farmer Michael Schmidt said he agrees with public health officials that raw milk is risky

Crops

New Book Takes Aim At Global Food Issues

By Daniel Winters December 9, 2010

The continuing exodus of rural peasants to urban centres is the result of “capitalist agriculture” and hampers the planet’s ability to feed itself, according to a new book published by the National Farmers Union. Rural depopulation is the legacy of Britain’s 18th century pursuit of mercantilist dominance of global trade which promoted urbanization as progress

Cereals, News

Four Groups Registered As Third-Party Interveners

By Allan Dawson November 25, 2010

The 2010 Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) election has been uncharacteristically quiet this time round. In 2008, there were allegations that federal government improperly engaged in the election when several Conservative MPs used their offices to mail letters urging farmers to elect candidates opposed to single-desk selling. There was also controversy over changes to the voters’

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

GIPSA Rules Could Shrink U.S. Meat Industry

By Bob Burgdorfer November 18, 2010

The U.S. livestock and meat industry could face more than $1 billion in annual losses, and a drop in production if proposed rules for the industry are implemented, according to a study funded by big livestock producers released Nov. 10. Earlier this year, the Agriculture Department’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrat ion proposed rules

Cereals, News

Hearings On GM Regulation Bill C-474 Shut Down

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2010

Preventing genetically modified (GM) crops from contaminating non-GM crops is practically impossible. That’s the message weed scientist Rene Van Acker would have given the House of Commons’ agriculture committee hearing on Bill C-474 in Ottawa Oct. 28, had he been given the opportunity. But hearings on NDP MP Alex Atamanenko’s legislation came to an abrupt

Cereals, News

Bill To Protect Producer Car Sites

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2010

Saskatchewan MP Ralph Goodale has introduced a private member’s bill that would require railways to give three years’ notice instead of 60 days to scrap a producer car siding. Bill C-586 would amend the Canada Transportation Act so that the process to discontinue a producer car siding is similar to abandoning rail lines. It received

Cereals, Opinion

“Everything” Is Not On The Table

By Laura Rance-Unger October 28, 2010

Hunger that emerged as a side-effect of war left a lasting mark on European culture – one that we would do well to remember in the context of the much-heralded negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. Canadian and European negotiators have been working towards a bilateral

Cereals, News

NFU Campaigns To Block “Comprehensive” EU Trade Deal

By Allan Dawson October 21, 2010

Ayear ago Steve Verheul, Canada’s chief negotiator on the Canada – European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), lamented such an important deal should be attracting more public interest. The talks now have the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) full attention; based on a secret draft text obtained in July, the organization says an

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Tag Archives National Farmers Union

CGC Seeks A Doubling Of Fees

In Brief… – for Dec. 16, 2010

Pros And Cons Of Raw Milk Debated At NFU

New Book Takes Aim At Global Food Issues

Four Groups Registered As Third-Party Interveners

GIPSA Rules Could Shrink U.S. Meat Industry

Hearings On GM Regulation Bill C-474 Shut Down

Bill To Protect Producer Car Sites

“Everything” Is Not On The Table

NFU Campaigns To Block “Comprehensive” EU Trade Deal

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