Liberals Propose National Food Policy

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has served up a five-point National Food Policy with entrees for both consumers and farmers on the menu. Speaking on a farm just north of Toronto in late April, Ignatieff said a Liberal government would work toward making more homegrown food available, while pulling the farm sector back from the financial

Deere Eyes $500-Million Investment In Russia Farm Boom

Deere and Co. , the world’s largest farm equipment maker, is on track to spend $500 million building new plants in Russia and offering credit lines and other services to farmers within the next six years. Deere chairman and chief executive Samuel Allen said April 27 that Russia, the European Union, South America and Asia


Federal Officials Watching Container Capacity Issue

The Canadian Transportation Agency is monitoring container ship capacity for export cargoes, but can’t take any action until someone complains about a lack of capacity, or rate increases. Alex Robertson, a CTA spokesman, said in an interview the agency has been made aware of the problem “and is monitoring the situation.” But it can’t take



When The Sap Starts Running — It’s Spring

You’ll know if you have a good tree as the sap will start flowing the moment you draw out the bit. How can we identify when spring has actually arrived? Perhaps it’s when the snow disappears and we begin sporting sandals and shorts instead of the heavy winter snowboots. Not for me. It arrives on

Cervid Industry Receives Federal Funding

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced an investment of over $1 million to the Canadian Cervid Alliance to help the cervid industry capture new market opportunities and respond to the growing consumer demand for full traceability in livestock and poultry. The Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI) is funding two projects that will help producers


Make A Pillow For A Child In Your Life

I made these pillows for my grandsons. They love them and the covers have been washed several times. Materials: 1 16-sq.-inch cushion (bought or you can make your own and fill with fibrefill.) 1/2 metre of fabric (I used flannelette as it is soft, but cotton or any other fabric could be used – plain

Herbicide Offers Three Actives, One Jug

Prairie wheat and barley growers will be able to get a new grass and broadleaf herbicide combining three different modes of action in one jug. Bayer CropScience on March 17 launched Tundra for use in spring and durum wheat and barley crops, combining fenoaxaprop-p-ethyl, bromoxynil and pyrasulfotole from herbicide Groups 1, 6 and 27 respectively,


What’s Up – for Apr. 1, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 April 6 – Verified Beef Production meeting, Provincial Building boardroom, 317 River Rd., Arborg. For more info call MAFRI at 204-376-3300 or email [email protected]. April 8 – Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame annual general meeting, 1:30 p. m., Salon A, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info

Agri-Food Exporters Caught In Ocean Shipping Shortage

Agri-food exporters are among the groups caught in a shortage of ocean shipping capacity that threatens Canada’s economic recovery, warns a Montreal freight forwarder. The dearth of export container capacity from Canadian ports “is more harmful to the recovery of our economy than the high value of the loonie,” says Jean-Paul Gobeil, director of international