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Dairy cattle, Livestock

U. S. Lawmakers Agree Dairy Aid

House and Senate negotiators agreed on $350 million in U. S. aid to dairy farmers who face the lowest farm gate milk price in decades, a key senator announced on Sept. 30. Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl said $60 million would be used to purchase dairy products for use in U. S. public nutrition programs and
Cereals, News

Farm Cash Receipts Up Slightly

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Canadian farm cash receipts, or gross revenue, fell 1.4 per cent or $307 million during the first half of 2009 to $22.3 billion, Statistics Canada announced Aug. 24. The decline is mainly due to a drop in government support payments to farmers. Market receipts from the sale of crops and livestock were up two per
Hogs, Livestock

Disjointed Federal Policies Harm Pork Industry

Researchers with the George Morris Centre say the federal government’s ongoing support for the ethanol industry undercuts its support for the troubled Canadian hog industry. In a report critical of the federal government’s assistance plan for the hog sector, authors Al Mussell and Ted Bilyea say the government does not acknowledge the policy failures that
Crops

Ethanol Consumes Extra Production

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World agricultural commodity stocks have fallen sharply in the past decade and may continue to be hit by growing biofuels production and rising demand, a CME Group economist said Aug. 17. John Hill, an economist for CME – the world’s largest derivatives exchange – said the rise in biofuels output posed a threat to agricultural
Dairy cattle, Livestock

USDA Raises Dairy Support Prices

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The government announced a three-month increase in U. S. dairy support prices on July 31 that would put an additional $243 million into farmers’ pockets and offset the lowest milk prices in 30 years. Burdened by economic recession and an abrupt slump in exports, dairy prices collapsed last fall. They are two-thirds of last year’s
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New Venues For Student Ag Program

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Agriculture in the Classroom-MB Inc. is celebrating its 10th year with the Amazing Agriculture Adventure, a program designed to give Grade 4 and 5 students a hands-on interactive experience with all aspects of agriculture. The 10-year celebration in Winnipeg will be all that more amazing with the event being held between two new venues: Richardson’s
Hogs, Livestock

Swine Flu Vaccine Not Tested On New H1N1

A new swine flu vaccine available to protect herds against traditional H1N1 and H3N2 subtypes, has no data available to demonstrate FluSure XP’s efficacy against the newly emerged A H1N1 global virus, Pfizer Animal Health says in a release. FluSure XP is the first swine vaccine to be licensed under new Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Dairy cattle, Livestock

U. S. Launches Second Dairy Buyout

The U. S. dairy group Co-operatives Working Together is conducting its second herd retirement of 2009, and U. S. producers have until July 24 to participate. “With the ongoing financial pressure on dairy farmers, and because the vast majority of farmers are familiar with CWT’s herd retirement program and how it works, we shortened the
Hogs, Livestock

Sask. Crop Insurance Changes Welcome

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Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Calvin Knoss welcomed changes to that province’s crop insurance program in response to drought conditions in northwest and west-central Saskatchewan. “We appreciate the efforts of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and our Saskatchewan minister, Bob Bjornerud, in moving these changes forward so quickly,” said Knoss. “The three measures announced today stand

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