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Why support farmers who don’t need it?

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American President Barack Obama is creating a bit of a stir in agriculture circles. For one thing, he has indicated he’ll bring in a ban on meat packers owning cattle. This has been a long time on the wish list of American ranchers, who believe that when packers own cattle, they are able to manipulate
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Sask. to expand rural extension

Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Ministry says call centres and websites aren’t cutting it for farmers needing provincial extension services. Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced Jan. 29 his ministry will open new rural extension offices in three communities and assign more extension staff to rural communities. “We have heard overwhelmingly from farmers and ranchers that a telephone line
Country Crossroads

Vendors transact $1 billion annually

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FOR MORE INFO? Log on to www.farmersmarketscanada.ca For an indepth presentation on the future of Canadian farmers’ markets and more detail on Farmers’ Markets Canada log on to the December 1 Agriwebinar presentation by Brent Warner found on Canadian Farm Business Management Council website at www.agriwebinar.com Mention this the next time someone declares “no one
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Farmers’ markets have $10 million economic impact: study

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Think those $5 and $10 bills exchanged for garden produce and other homegrown food at farmers’ markets don’t amount to much money made by anyone? Think again. Taking total economic impact into account, the value of farmers’ market activity to Manitoba’s economy exceeds $10 million annually, according to interim findings of a new study released
Country Crossroads

14-day limit on farmers’ markets ires vendors

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Farmers’ market vendors are anxious to make their views known when a review of provincial guidelines governing how farmers’ markets operate gets underway in the new year. Topping their concerns is a 14-day limit on the number of days markets can operate in any given year. “The big one is this 14 days (restriction),” said
Livestock, Opinion

Stand up for farm organizations

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There is little debate about the fact that farming is a unique and volatile industry which requires special attention from our governments. The question of who should be speaking on behalf of farmers is a far more contentious issue. Currently, general farm organizations like Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) speak on behalf of all of Manitoba’s

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