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In Brief… – for Mar. 5, 2009

March 5, 2009

Streamlining farm subsidies: European Union ministers are considering changing the way farmers receive subsidies. The Czechs plan to launch a debate on how the EU’s complex farm payment system might be altered for the next seven-year budget period, which starts in 2013, Czech Agriculture Minister Petr Gandalovic said. Average levels of direct farm payments vary

News

EU executive advances on GM crops

By Jeremy Smith January 29, 2009

European Union biotech experts will get the chance in February to vote whether to allow two genetically modified (GM) maize types to be grown in Europe, in a bid to break the long-standing EU deadlock on growing GM crops. The full European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, on Jan. 21 backed proposals drafted by its

Cereals, Other

Group 1 resistance varies in wild oats

December 18, 2008

A Group 1 herbicide that Syngenta Crop Protection introduced as a tool against Group 1-resistant wild oats hasn’t outlived its usefulness, the company says. The company said Nov. 28 that its AMA Test pilot program found that out of 65 fields it tested, 25 per cent showed wild oats resistant to all Group 1 herbicides,

News, Oilseeds

World food system exploits consumers: activist

By Ron Friesen December 4, 2008

Raj Patel held up a Snickers bar, examined the list of ingredients and proclaimed it the key to understanding the world’s food system. The list included cocoa, likely from the Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer and an employer of child labour. It also included lecithin, an emulsifier made from soybean oil, found in

Other

USDA seeks comment on ethanol enzyme

December 4, 2008

The U. S. Agriculture Department has asked for public comment on a request by Syngenta Seeds Inc. seeking to deregulate a genetically engineered type of corn that helps in the production of ethanol. The genetically engineered corn produces a microbial enzyme that facilitates ethanol production. Syngenta Seeds is part of Syngenta AG, the world’s largest

News

Syngenta scholars named:

November 20, 2008

Six Manitoba students are among 30 who have earned Horizon scholarships of $1,000 each from Syngenta Crop Protection Canada. Successful applicants live or work on Prairie farms, plan on post-secondary education in agriculture, business or natural science and are chosen based on academic standing, extracurricular activities and community involvement. This year’s Manitoba scholars are Angela

News

FarmPure creditors take Pickseed’s offer

By Dave Bedard October 30, 2008

Officials from Pickseed were able to provide producers and others “with a greater comfort level” Unsecured creditors of FarmPure Seeds have agreed to take a deal that may see them get back six cents on every dollar they’re owed by the Regina firm. Pickseed, a well-known Ontario forage seed and turf-grass company that plans to

Daily Network News

Canadian Cattle Association won’t back traceability changes

Farmers’ Almanac rescued from closure; fate of Canadian content unknown

Do More Ag to fund rural groups’ mental health workshops

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In Brief… – for Mar. 5, 2009

EU executive advances on GM crops

Group 1 resistance varies in wild oats

World food system exploits consumers: activist

USDA seeks comment on ethanol enzyme

Syngenta scholars named:

FarmPure creditors take Pickseed’s offer

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