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Unusual Containers For Food Not Safe

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 11, 2009

If you were going to a party, would you really want to eat or drink from something meant to hold garbage? Is it OK to use brown paper grocery bags to prepare snacks? I’d like to use one to shake powdered sugar on a cereal snack. I’ve heard you can cook in them, too. Is

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Consultations Held On Bill 7

By Lorraine Stevenson June 11, 2009

Bill 7 received second reading June 2 and underwent public consultations last week in a last-minute push before summer recess begins at the Legislature. The Food Safety and Related Amendments Act, which brings several pieces of food safety legislation under one new act, has been scrutinized by farm groups since its introduction last December. Groups

Livestock, News

Groups Remain Concerned With Bill 7

By Lorraine Stevenson June 4, 2009

Farm and rural groups are lining up to voice their concerns over proposed new food safety legislation in Manitoba, but they might have to wait until next fall to do it. Bill 7 had not yet received second reading, been reviewed by cabinet or been scheduled for public consultations as of early this week. The

News

Deere’s Profit Drops

May 28, 2009

Deere and Co., the world’s largest maker of agricultural machinery, reported sharply lower quarterly earnings May 20 as lower crop prices and farmers’ concerns about the global recession weighed on demand. Deere said a number of factors contributed to a 38 per cent decline in its second-quarter results, including higher raw material costs, the strong

Country Crossroads

Create With Crayons And Cloth

By Myrlene Currie May 14, 2009

This is a guaranteed hit with children or grandchildren. My three-year-old granddaughter did the ice-cream cone and just added a scribble touch here and there (to personalize it, I think). It still looks cute. My seven-year-old granddaughter has decided that we should make a quilt so we are choosing her pictures with a theme and

News

Syngenta Upbeat Outlook Boosts Shares

By Andrew Thompson April 23, 2009

Syngenta AG, the world’s largest agrochemicals company, has reported a four per cent fall in first-quarter sales but stayed upbeat about the full year, sending its shares over seven per cent higher. Syngenta, which makes products to kill weeds and bugs as well as genetically modified seeds, said sales totalled $3.6 billion, a seven per

News

New Bayer CropScience Canada CEO

April 2, 2009

Kamel Beliazi, currently head of Bayer CropScience in Mexico, will be moving north to Calgary to take on new challenges as president and CEO of Bayer CropScience Canada on July 1, 2009. Beliazi takes over from Hartmut van Lengerich, who has been promoted to a new role leading a global crop strategy unit focused on

Country Crossroads

Check Your Sump Pump

By NDSU Release April 2, 2009

A one-third horsepower pump is satisfactory for most houses. For many homeowners, a sump pump is their first line of defence against getting water in the basement. Sump pumps are available in two basic models: upright (commonly called a pedestal) and submersible. Either will work well with proper maintenance, according to North Dakota State University

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Full Livestock Traceability Getting Closer

By Alex Binkley March 26, 2009

Sale barns and livestock transporters remain the main hurdles to a fully functioning beef traceability system, according to Steve Primrose, the chairman of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. “We need to sell a national traceability program because it will open up niche markets,” he told the annual meeting of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “When we

News, Poultry

U. S. Lawmaker Blasts China Food Safety

March 26, 2009

The United States has “serious issues” with food imports from China and needs to do more to prevent contaminated products from entering the U. S. food supply, an influential House lawmaker said March 18. At the same time, Washington needs to toughen up its own outdated food safety laws after a series of food recalls

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

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Unusual Containers For Food Not Safe

Consultations Held On Bill 7

Groups Remain Concerned With Bill 7

Deere’s Profit Drops

Create With Crayons And Cloth

Syngenta Upbeat Outlook Boosts Shares

New Bayer CropScience Canada CEO

Check Your Sump Pump

Full Livestock Traceability Getting Closer

U. S. Lawmaker Blasts China Food Safety

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