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Supply Management For Livestock Mulled

By Ron Friesen February 25, 2010

“You can do it but it’s really complicated.” – PETER CLARK, TRADE LAWYER The financial crisis in the cattle and hog sectors has some producers uttering two words out loud that they would never previously have whispered in the dark: supply management. The question heard at farm meetings and in coffee shops is: would it

News, Oilseeds

Opposition To GM Wheat Remains Strong

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 18, 2010

Acoalition of farmer and consumer groups opposed to the introduction of genetically modified wheat says their campaign now has support from 233 consumer and farmer groups in 26 countries. The 233 groups signed the rejection statement first launched by 15 Australian, Canadian and U. S. farmer and consumer groups in June 2009, according to a

News, Oilseeds

Is There Enough Certified Flaxseed?

By Allan Dawson February 11, 2010

Planting certified flaxseed this spring instead of farm saved is part of a plan to flush traces of genetically modified (GM) CDC Triffid flax from the handling system and restore exports to the European Union (EU). But no one in the industry is sure what the supply or demand will be. “There’s enough (certified) seed

News

Coalition Attacks Prison Farm Closures

By Ron Friesen February 11, 2010

Acampaign against the closing of Canada’s prison farms could signal a new opposition aggressiveness against the Conservative government’s anti-crime agenda when Parliament reconvenes next month. Speakers at a panel discussion last week slammed Ottawa’s plan to shut down Correction Canada’s six prison farms, including the Rockwood Institution at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. The closures reflect the

Cereals, News

Changes Needed To CWB Election Rules

By Allan Dawson February 11, 2010

“Everything this government does is with a view to destroying the wheat board so whether they make changes by opening the act or otherwise their end-game is always the same.” – STEWART WELLS Farmers divided over the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) role can agree on one thing: the rules for electing directors and the role

Cereals, News

Federal Court Dismisses CWB Voter List Challenge

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 4, 2010

“By taking this to court the Friends attempted to prove that this was not just a dirty trick, but it was an illegal dirty trick.” – STEWART WELLS AFederal Court judge has dismissed a farmer group’s call for a judicial review of changes in how the voters’ list is drafted for Canadian Wheat Board director

Crops, Oilseeds

Certified Seed Part Of Triffid Solution

By Allan Dawson January 21, 2010

“What we’re trying to do is find a path forward so we can eradicate or eliminate Triffid from our flax production. That’s the goal.” – RICHARD WANSBUTTER The ongoing CDC Triffid saga could end farmers’ practice of saving flaxseed from year to year, industry sources say. Not all the details have been worked out, but

News

Consumers Seen Holding Key In Food Revolution

By Nigel Hunt January 14, 2010

“We need to ensure the consumer really is king.” – TORY AGRICULTURE CRITIC NICK HERBERT Consumer power must bring about a revolution in the way food is produced and sold, with healthier food delivering a smaller environmental impact a top priority, according to Britain’s Farm Minister Hilary Benn. Benn, unveiling a new government strategy, said

Livestock

Curbs Sought For Farm Antibiotic Use

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 7, 2010

Acoalition of public interest groups wants the Canadian government to end the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in livestock production, saying it jeopardizes the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating human illness, promotes the development of resistant microbes and enables industrial operations to raise livestock in otherwise untenable conditions. Beyond Factory Farming, the National Farmers

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Briefs continued from page 1

December 17, 2009

Not over yet: Manitoba Health advises the H1N1 virus has continued to circulate across the province and serious illness has continued to occur. Many Manitobans have yet to be vaccinated and up to half of Manitobans may continue to be susceptible. All Manitobans who need, want and are expected to benefit from the H1N1 flu

Daily Network News

ICE Canada Weekly: U.S. biodiesel mandate will be a boon for canola

CBOT weekly: Planted area in focus

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids move upward

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