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CCA Demands WTO Challenge To COOL Restarted

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“This creates a whole new uncertainty.” – TRAVIS TOEWS, CCA Canada’s agriculture minister said Feb. 25 he sees no reason at this time to revive a trade challenge against the United States based on an early assessment of its application of new meat-labelling rules. “Right now, they’ve gone with what we’re asking for,” Gerry Ritz
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Vilsack Sees Carbon Cuts As New Cash Crop

U. S. farmers could make money from carbon credits and other steps to control greenhouse gases with more security than farm subsides, often eyed for budget cuts, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 16. “I strongly believe this is a tremendous opportunity for rural America,” Vilsack said at the National Cotton Council annual meeting. “We
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Oil Price Slump Makes Bioenergy A Harder Sell

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A slide in oil prices may be good for consumers battered by the U. S. economic slowdown, but it could pose a challenge for President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to revolutionize America’s energy use. Obama’s plan – outlined during the campaign last year when oil prices hit a record $147 a barrel – calls for
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Glen Nicoll’s Manitoba Roundup – for Feb. 19, 2009

In response to producers who tracked me down, we’ l l be endeavouring to get you the price breakdowns you desire and get back at the Manitoba Roundup. The professional opinion is that I’m not up to 14-hour days bouncing down the road. So instead of plugging in the truck I’ll be plugging into live
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U. S. ethanol industry wants diversification

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Developing non grain sources of ethanol should be a priority for the administration of President Barrack Obama, the U. S. Renewable Fuels Association says. Chairman Chris Standlee and CEO Bob Dinneen told reporters in a conference call that the Obama administration should provide loan guarantees for next-generation technologies to make the ethanol industry less dependent
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U. S. watchdogs call for tighter GMO oversight

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More oversight and coordination is needed among federal agencies to prevent unapproved releases of genetically modified crops into the environment and food and feed supply, the investigative arm of the U. S. Congress said Dec. 5. Since 2000, there have been six known unauthorized releases of GMO crops into the food supply involving GMO corn
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USDA under review

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Two former Agriculture Department officials, Bart Chilton and Carole Jett, will lead an examination of USDA to prepare for the Obama administration, the president-elect’s office said Nov. 14. USDA is partway through implementation of the 2008 farm law with some key decisions remaining. Most prominent are how high to set the benchmark for a new
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South Korea warns U. S. president on trade deal

South Korea has urged the new U. S. president not to renegotiate a free trade deal signed last year, saying the winner of the vote will find the pact beneficial to both sides. Democrat Barack Obama has said he opposes the free trade deal with South Korea unless it is renegotiated to grant greater access
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U. S. farm sector cautiously welcomes Obama win

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America’s farm sector has cautiously welcomed Democrat Barack Obama’s historic White House win as good news for a raft of industry priorities like crop subsidies, ethanol expansion and agricultural trade. “He knows agriculture and he has been a real supporter of agriculture,” said Rick Tolman, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, a powerful lobbying
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The silence of farmers

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR When the stock market drops by 40 per cent, what happens? People get upset. Really upset. The world’s leaders hold emergency meetings. Virtually every economist quoted in the financial press agrees that the “free market” system got completely out of hand, turning into a system to capitalize gains and socialize losses.

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