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Ottawa Won’t Budge On Traceability Deadline

By Ron Friesen August 27, 2009

The Canadian government will not change its 2011 target date for mandatory cattle traceability, even though producers say it’s not achievable. “If we don’t have a target, it’ll never happen,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association national convention here. “The date is there. It is solid. We’re firm on it. We’re looking

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Wood Windows Rule

August 27, 2009

“Few people know that old wooden windows can be repaired fairly easily. A well-maintained, single-pane wooden window, with a storm window and good weather stripping and sealing, is just as efficient as a new double-glazed sealed unit. Wood windows can also be maintained almost forever, while most new windows need to be replaced every 10

Hogs, Livestock

Automatic system diverts pigs to new groups based on weight

August 20, 2009

Pen widths and selection weights Pen width (ft.) Total pen area (ft. 2) Area/pig (ft. 2), based on 420 pigs Min. weight at transfer (lb.) 28 2296 5.47 128 32 2624 6.25 152 36 2952 7.03 170 42 3444 8.20 203 47 3854 9.17 228 53 4346 10.35 255 Bernie Peet is president of Pork

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Considering Pod Sealants?

By Canola Council Of Canada August 20, 2009

With the variable stages in this year’s canola crop, questions about the benefits of applying a pod sealant are surfacing. Pod sealants are relatively new to the Canadian marketplace and limited scientific research has been conducted with these products under western Canadian conditions. These products are designed to reduce shattering losses by preventing the pods

Opinion

Moving From Supply To Value-Driven Business Models

By Martin Gooch August 20, 2009

The following is excerpts from the report “Characterizing the Ideal Model of Value Chain Management and Barriers to its Implementation” recently released by the George Morris Centre at the University of Guelph. Many attempts have been made to describe what differentiates a supply chain from a value chain. What lies at the heart of the

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Early Adopter Finds Mixed Results With High-Tech Tools

By Daniel Winters August 13, 2009

Profit in modern farming is all about getting more yield for less inputs. Grandpa’s draft horses could gee and haw on a dime, but gigantic equipment, such as a 60-foot air seeder or a 100-foot boom sprayer, can’t easily be stopped in its tracks or manoeuvered around the natural variations in the landscape or soil

News

Producer confidentiality becomes a concern

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

Manitoba farmers worry the confidentiality of their environmental farm plans may be at risk, now that the provincial government has taken over administering the program. The Farm Stewardship Association of Manitoba (FSAM) will no longer administer environmental farm plans (EFPs), following transfer of the program to the province under the Growing Forward agreement. FSAM will

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On-Farm Food Safety Is Crucial, MPs Say

By Alex Binkley August 6, 2009

They quarrelled on many issues, but the MPs on the Commons food safety subcommittee agreed an effective food safety system has to begin on the farm. The committee reported to Parliament in mid-June with the Conservative MPs offering 22 recommendations and the opposition parties 14 proposals. The only idea that was immediately rejected by Agriculture

News

Hit And Miss A Hit At Thresherman’s Reunion

By Daniel Winters August 6, 2009

If your tractor sounded like this, you’d be bracing yourself for a major repair bill. With disturbing irregularity, the sound of detonating gasoline inside the 10-inch bore of a 25-hpType C IHC Mogul model 25 chuffed its way out of straight pipe directly out of the cylinder head. Each explosion inside the 1,105-cubic-inch cylinder was

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July 30, 2009

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