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Constitution expert likes FCWB’s chances

By Allan Dawson May 14, 2012

There’s a good possibility that the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board will win its case, according to Peter Russell, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto. “The wheat board is pretty well dismantled, but I think it (the legal challenge) has quite a chance of success,” Russell, one of Canada’s leading

Cereals, News

Appeal Court to rule on legality of CWB changes

By Allan Dawson May 14, 2012

The Federal Court ruling that found Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz broke the Canadian Wheat Board Act last fall, will be heard by the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa May 23. If the ruling is upheld Stewart Wells, a former wheat board director and member of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB), expects

Cereals, News

Friends Of Canadian Wheat Board’s Day In Court Dec. 6

By Allan Dawson October 13, 2011

The Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) and federal government square off in Federal Court Dec. 6. in Edmonton, although there s a chance the case will be heard in Winnipeg. The FCWB, a coalition of farmers and other Canadians in support of a democratic, farmer-controlled wheat board, wants the court to rule Ottawa

News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer

By Carey Gillam September 29, 2011

Monsanto Co. , the world s largest seed company, has prevailed in another lawsuit against a U.S. farmer, earning a ruling from a Federal Appeals Court that protects Monsanto s interests even when its patented seeds are sold in a mix of undifferentiated commodity seeds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in

Cereals, News

FCWB’s Court Case Continues

By Allan Dawson September 15, 2011

Legal action to force Ottawa to hold a plebiscite on whether to keep or end the Canadian Wheat Board s (CWB) single desk will be heard in Federal Court. On Sept. 9 a Federal Court prothonotary rejected the federal government s application to dismiss the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board s (FCWB) application filed

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for May. 5, 2011

By Reuters May 5, 2011

First quarter:Maple Leaf Foods Inc., passed on rising food costs to consumers in the first quarter and posted a higher profit April 28. Maple Leaf said its profit margins on prepared meats rose because of its price increases, although it also reported some volume declines. The company, which sells its products under such brands as

Cereals, News

Court Of Appeal Upholds Ritz’s Rules

March 31, 2011

The Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed legality of federal government changes to the voters’ list in the 2008 Canadian Wheat Board director elections. But the same court also ruled that the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) – had a legal right to challenge the ruling. In January 2010 Federal Court Judge James

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

By Alex Binkley March 17, 2011

They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Say cheese. Canada’s dairy farmers and Ottawa are both smiling after a federal Appeal Court upheld regulations requiring cheese to be made from fluid milk and not other milk products. “We are pleased that the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional standards,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz

Forages, Livestock

Vilsack Seeks Biotech Compromise

By Charles Abbott January 20, 2011

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the largest U.S. farm group on Jan. 10 that farmers could see less government interference if they find a way for traditional and genetically modified crops to coexist. Farm groups and the biotechnology industry are skeptical of Vilsack’s “coexistence” proposal. He launched it last month at the same time the

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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Constitution expert likes FCWB’s chances

Appeal Court to rule on legality of CWB changes

Friends Of Canadian Wheat Board’s Day In Court Dec. 6

Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer

FCWB’s Court Case Continues

In Brief… – for May. 5, 2011

Court Of Appeal Upholds Ritz’s Rules

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

Appeal Court Upholds Cheese Standards Regulation

Vilsack Seeks Biotech Compromise

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