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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

News

Boost Lunch But Cut Junk Food: U. S. Senator

By Charles Abbott March 25, 2010

The U. S. government would launch an all-out ban on selling junk food at school under a key Senate chairman’s proposal, but funding for school lunch and child nutrition programs would grow by only half as much as the White House proposed. Senator Blanche Lincoln, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, proposed a $4.5-billion increase over

Livestock

U. S. Farm Group: Stop EPA On Greenhouse Gases

By Charles Abbott January 21, 2010

“They don’t have enough lipstick to put on that pig (climate legislation) to make it look good.” – MISSOURI FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT CHARLES KRUSE The largest U. S. farm group called on Congress Jan. 12 to prevent the government from regulating greenhouse gases if lawmakers kill climate change legislation. The six-million-member American Farm Bureau Federation

Cereals, Crops

CGC Bill Among Casualties Of Prorogue

By Alex Binkley January 14, 2010

Controversial legislation to overhaul the Canadian Grain Commission was among the legislation wiped out by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to prorogue the current session of Parliament. The bill faced a bumpy ride through Parliament from the opposition parties, even if Harper does fill Senate vacancies with Conservative supporters. Introduced last spring, the bill was

Cereals, News

Dorgan Won’t Run Again For U. S. Senate

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 14, 2010

“It is a hard decision to make after 30 years in the Congress, but I believe it is the right time for me to pursue these other interests.” – SEN. BYRON DORGAN The U. S. Senate will lose a vocal opponent of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single marketing desk and vocal supporter of COOL this

Livestock

Carbon Emission Agreements Worry Cattle Producers

By Ron Friesen December 17, 2009

“You want to be harmonized.” – JOHN MASSWOHL, CCA Canada’s cattle producers are waiting nervously to see how international agreements on reducing greenhouse gas emissions will affect their industry. The immediate concern is about what will emerge from the United Nation’s world conference currently underway in Copenhagen. Nearly 200 nations are working toward a political

Opinion

Development Policy Driven By Common Sense, Not Edicts

By Daryll E. Ray December 10, 2009

…most of the recommendations he identifies are drawn from the actual practice employed by many of the leading countries of the world as they went through their development phase. Alast-ditch effort to conclude the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations was held in the summer of 2008 in the hope that George W.

News

Bill C-391 Wins Free Vote Nod

By Daniel Winters November 12, 2009

Aprivate member’s bill aimed at scrapping the long-gun registry passed a critical vote in the House of Commons last week, but local gun sellers and owners aren’t breaking out the champagne just yet. Travis Vandaele, owner of Jo-Brook Firearms in Brandon, noted that before Bill C-391 becomes law, it will still have to survive more

Dairy cattle, Livestock

U. S. Lawmakers Agree Dairy Aid

October 8, 2009

House and Senate negotiators agreed on $350 million in U. S. aid to dairy farmers who face the lowest farm gate milk price in decades, a key senator announced on Sept. 30. Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl said $60 million would be used to purchase dairy products for use in U. S. public nutrition programs and

Cereals, Opinion

Myths Distort Canadian Farm Policy

By Dr. Greg Mason August 13, 2009

“(T)he argument that we need to subsidize farming in case the world collapses and we need to supply ourselves simply makes no sense. Myths exist about the strategic position of food, the importance of the family farm to the preservation of rural Canada, and the need to defend Canadian farming in the face of European

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

Prairie forecast: Plenty more chances for snow over Holidays

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