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Sheep And Goat Industry Receive $6 Million

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The federal government is investing $6 million in Canada’s sheep and goat industry to help with disease eradication, enhance traceability and improve on-farm food safety practices. “As Canada begins to show signs of economic recovery, the Government of Canada knows that the sheep and goat industry can deliver tremendous returns as it already brings in
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Ottawa Slow On Listeria Response Proposals

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“It’s not a question of hiring people off the street. We need competent, qualified people in food safety. And we have to provide them with training on our procedures.” Aconsumers’ group and the union that represents federal meat inspectors says Ottawa is starving the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of funds rather than getting on with
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Doing It Right, The Small-Scale Way

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“It’s just a matter of putting the four bunks down, putting the rails in, and then just levelling it.” – DARYL NEUSTATER There’s a trick to every trade, so they say. For low-impact logging, that’s especially true. Put a chainsaw into the hands of the average Canadian, and depending upon how much he or she
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Editor’s Note – for Feb. 4, 2010

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Dealing With Life’s Little Frustrations

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Dairy cattle, News

Value Chain Benefits Organic Milk Producers

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The farmers had the milk and the processor wanted new business. Between them, they forged a new business relationship for mutual benefit. In December 2008, the Manitoba Organic Milk Co-op (MOM), and Notre Dame Creamery launched Organic Meadow, a new line of Manitoba-produced and processed organic milk. The organic milk sold here had previously come
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Editor’s Note – for Jan. 28, 2010

WELCOME TO COUNTRY CROSSROADS If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads 1666 Dublin Ave., Wpg., Man. R3H 0H1 Phone: 1-800-782-0794 Fax: 204-944-5562 email: [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you. Please remember we can no longer return submitted
Crops

Tractor, Combine Sales Seen Dropping In 2010

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Sales of tractors and combines in both the Canadian and U. S. markets are expected to drop significantly in 2010 from 2009 levels. The Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a trade association for over 800 makers of farm, forestry, construction, mining and utility equipment, said last week that it expects to see double-digit decreases, percentage-wise,
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Freight Shippers Give Poor Grade To Railway Service

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The country’s freight shippers have given CN and CPR poor marks for quality and reliable service in separate reports for the Canadian Industrial Transportation Association and the federal level of service review panel. The NRG Research Group of Winnipeg found a low level of satisfaction among 262 shippers it surveyed for the federal review. Only
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New Harness Shop Opens Up In Rapid City

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“There will be no synthetics in my shop.” Acentury ago, immigrants flocked to Canadian shores in the hopes of securing a better life for themselves and their children. For many, such as the Mennonites and Ukrainians from Russia, it was a desperate bid to escape a tyrannical government. On the contrary, Peter and Rina Schueler,

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