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New Report Alleges Systemic Livestock Transport Abuse

By Ron Friesen June 10, 2010

“Do the math. It’s less than half a per cent.” – CRYSTAL MACKAY, OFAC Anew and controversial report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals claims farm animals routinely arrive at Canadian livestock auction markets and slaughterhouses dead, sick or severely injured. It bases its findings, not on anecdotal evidence, but on the

Crops, Oilseeds

Will Bill C-474 Kill Research?

By Allan Dawson May 27, 2010

Will the private sector bow out of crop research if Bill C-474 becomes law? Some industry and farm organizations warn NDP MP Alex Atamanenko’s private member’s bill to require a market impact assessment before new technology is approved will have that result. If private companies pull out, or even cut back on research, it would

News, Oilseeds

Manitoba Flax Growers Turn Thumbs Down On Bill C-474

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2010

The Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA) has decided it won’t support Bill C-474, a private member’s bill that would require market impact be considered before approving the release of new genetically modified (GM) crops in Canada. “It is a difficult issue,” MFGA president Eric Fridfinnson said in an interview May 6, the day after the

Forages, News, Oilseeds

Voluntary Better Than Legislated

By Allan Dawson April 29, 2010

Thousand Seed Weight (grams) Estimated Canola Plant Populations Under Various Seeding Conditions To maximize yield, ideal plant populations range from seven to 14 plants/ft2. At any set seeding rate (lb./ac.), the typical average for emergence is around 50 per cent depending on field conditions. The plant population will also be affected by seed size, measured

Cereals, Forages, News, Oilseeds

Short Bill Sparks Hot Debate

April 22, 2010

Bill C-474 is sure stirring up a lot a fuss for being only 42 words long. The bill states in its entirety: “The governor-in-council shall, within 60 days after this act comes into force, amend the Seeds Regulations to require that an analysis of potential harm to export markets be conducted before the sale of

Oilseeds, Opinion

Mixing Math And Science

By Laura Rance-Unger April 22, 2010

This quote attributed to Albert Einstein underscores the risks of mixing math with science. The two go hand in hand for practical analytical purposes, but whereas one relies on absolute proof through repeatable patterns, the other is based on accumulating empirical evidence. In other words, in order for a mathematical equation to be accepted as

News, Oilseeds

Some Farmers Asking Who Is Liable?

By Allan Dawson March 25, 2010

Saskatchewan farmer Gordon Nodge asked the question that’s on a lot of farmers’ minds: Who’s to blame for the contamination of Canada’s flax by CDC Triffid? “The liability for the inadvertent leak and subsequent contamination (of Canada’s non-GM flax) must lay somewhere,” said the farmer from Swift Current, Sask., during a conference call March 18

Cereals, Opinion

Ritz Must Stand Up For Farmers’ Marketing Systems At WTO

By Colleen Ross November 19, 2009

The upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Geneva are targeting farmers’ marketing agencies – including supply-management and the Canadian Wheat Board single desk. I predict that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz will return home from the current round of negotiations announcing that these so-called “state trading enterprises” are no longer legal under WTO trade rules

News

CGC Bill Back From Political Graveyard

By Alex Binkley October 22, 2009

Acontroversial government bill to overhaul the Canadian Grain Commission has returned to the Commons agenda after a near-political-death experience. Last April, NDP Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko proposed a six-month delay in any further debate on the CGC legislation that would end inspection of grain delivered to terminals. Known as the six-month hoist, the move usually

News

Listeria Committee Back In Gear

By Alex Binkley April 16, 2009

Government and opposition MPs on a special Commons subcommittee investigating last summer’s listeria outbreak have ironed out their differences and will begin questioning witnesses in late April. The first meeting of the subcommittee turned into a two-hour quarrel when NDP MP Malcolm Allen proposed an extension of the committee’s investigation to the end of the

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