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Purple fuel is exempt from Manitoba’s $25-a-tonne carbon plan that starts next year, but the province hasn’t decided if the exemption will apply to barn heating or grain dryer fuels. Premier Brian Pallister rolled out his Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan at Oak Hammock Marsh Oct. 27.
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Purple farm fuels exempted from Manitoba carbon tax

The government is emphasizing the newly released ‘Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan’ is much more than just a carbon tax and is seeking citizen feedback

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Purple fuel won’t be subject to Manitoba’s proposed carbon tax, but that exemption may not be extended to heating for barns, greenhouses and grain dryers. The plan calls for Manitoba to bring in a flat $25-a-tonne carbon tax coming next year, rather than the federal government’s $10-a-tonne levy that would rise over time to $50
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Cereals, Local news

NDSU warns Elgin wheat sales could be in violation of breeders rights

Some U.S. seedsmen may be approaching Canadians to sell them certified Elgin-ND seed

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FP Genetics is the only legal source for Elgin-ND pedigreed seed in Canada and this spring all its seed is going to Western Canadian seed growers to produce certified seed for commercial production in 2016. Those who try to get seed from American suppliers are breaking plant breeders’ rights laws and face heavy penalties, warns
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Opinion

Editorial: The ‘Bonanza’ farm

Serious thought needed about who will do the work, how will they be paid, and where the investment capital will come from

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I’ve seen a man on one of our big farms start out in the spring and plow a straight furrow until fall. Then he turned around and harvested back.” This anecdote dating back to the late 1800s was shared by Sam Moore in the 2010 article “Bonanza Farms of the Red River Valley,” found on
A corn farmer holds corncobs during a protest in Mexico City January 2013. Farmers protested against the growing of transgenic or genetically modified corn, as it is one of the primary food staples of Mexico and Central America.  
Photo: REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya
Crops

Past and future collide as Mexico fights over GMO corn

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After pioneering the cultivation of corn thousands of years ago, Mexico must overcome the weight of history to give the go-ahead to allow genetically modified strains into its fields. Religion, culture and science are competing for primacy in the debate on how acceptable corn produced by genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is in a country where
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U.S. futures regulator targets commodity speculation

washington / chicago / reuters The top U.S. futures regulator says he would support appealing a court ruling last month that struck down his agency’s attempt to place limits on speculation in commodity markets. Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said his agency drafted the original rule at the direction of
Grain Markets, News

U.S. judge delays efforts to rein in speculators

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AU.S. judge has knocked back tough new rules to clamp down on excessive speculation in commodity markets, handing an 11th-hour victory to Wall Street’s biggest banks and angering lawmakers concerned about high prices for gasoline and other raw materials. Just two weeks before the “position limits” rule was to take effect, U.S. District Court Judge
Cereals, Crops, News

CWB court battle rages on

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The ongoing legal battle over the removal of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly is starting to resemble a courtroom version of ping pong. The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to put an end to the legal wrangling, but the group of farmers known as the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board
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Berlin gripped by family feud over sausages

Call it the battle of the bangers. A family feud over sausage succession rights is adding some spice to Berlin’s summer. After months of bitter legal wrangling with his mother, Mario Ziervogel opened a fast-food outlet serving Berlin’s famous dish, the currywurst: fried pork sausage sliced up and smothered in ketchup and curry powder. His
Cereals, News, Opinion

Province active in Growing Forward discussions A letter (“Where is the vision?” July 5) from the PC member from Midland, Blaine Pedersen, failed to provide Manitobans and producers in our province with helpful information when it comes to Growing Forward 2. Growing Forward is often referred to as the single most important Agricultural Policy Framework

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