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U.S. crop insurance controversy worth watching

Whereas the Canadian system is delivered by government, U.S. farmers  use a federally subsidized program delivered by the private sector

By Alex Binkley November 18, 2015

Strong opposition to a plan to slash crop insurance support in the United States is worth watching even though it highlights the difference between the American and Canadian systems. On October 28, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would have set the federal budget for the next two years, in other words until

Hogs, Opinion

Federal candidates need to understand the challenges facing today’s hog industry

Market access, labour and financing issues threaten to undermine its future

By Rick Bergmann October 6, 2015

Over 7,000 pig farms in Canada produce 25.52 million animals a year and generate over $13 billion in economic activity, making the country’s swine industry the fourth-largest source of farm cash receipts of any agricultural commodity. In 2014, over 1.14 million tonnes of pork and pork products valued at over $3.7 billion were exported to

Recipe Swap

Are you taking steps to ensure safe fruits and vegetables are in your kitchen?

Prairie Fare: Asian-style Cobb Salad and B.L.A.T. Wrap with Bacon Mayo

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 25, 2015

Are the cucumbers at the store safe? Have any recent foodborne illness outbreaks occurred with spinach, peppers or lettuce? Lately, you might have heard or read about a recall of cucumbers imported from Mexico that reached various U.S. restaurants and retail stores. At the time of this column, 341 people in 30 states were sickened

Weather, Weather Vane

Unsettled start, then sunny and mild

Issued: Monday, September 21, 2015 – Covering: September 23 – September 30, 2015

By Daniel Bezte September 24, 2015

The mild September weather continued with last week’s forecast coming in pretty darned close to bang-on. For those of you hoping for dry, mild weather to continue, it looks like you’ll be in luck! It looks more and more like the current weather pattern will continue at least into early October, with the main storm

Livestock, News

COOL decision down to the fine points

An arbitration panel heard widely different interpretations of how much damage was done

By Alex Binkley September 24, 2015

Canada has made its final pitch to a World Trade Organization panel on the billions of dollars of damage beef and pork producers say they have suffered due to the U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program. Now it awaits a decision on what level of retaliatory tariffs it can impose on imports of American food and

Winnipeg-based pumpkin grower 13-year-old Milan Lukes is eagerly awaiting the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Weigh-Off on October 3 to find out if he’s got a winning entry this year. This is his third year growing giant pumpkins.

Local news

Pumpkin growers ready to vie for 2015 heavyweight title

Self-professed pumpkin-growing addicts will converge on Roland Oct. 3  to find out who will be this year’s heavyweight champion

By Lorraine Stevenson September 24, 2015

Milan Lukes has crawled inside the pumpkins he grows. He fits in the cavity because he’s only 13 years old. He dug into them last year and in 2013 to collect seed. “There’s room for people my size in them, which is cool,” says the teen from St. Norbert who is growing pumpkins again this

Hogs, Livestock

Pork industry wants next federal government to improve risk management

Manitoba pork producers are urged to speak to local election candidates  about their vision for the industry’s future

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2015

Canadians have heard all about the economy, and they’ve listened to announcements on terrorism and childcare — although not necessarily at the same time — but those on the campaign trail have said little about agriculture in the leadup to the federal election. Now, the Canadian Pork Council and its provincial counterpart are urging pork

The receding waterline of Lake Hodges is seen in San Diego County Jan. 17, 2014, when California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency.

Comment, Crops

Considering the true cost of agricultural production systems

Externalizing the cost of production is becoming less acceptable to society

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer September 22, 2015

California is in the midst of a multi-year drought that has reduced the snowpack and rains that fill the reservoirs and irrigation canals that provide water for the cities of the state as well as agricultural production. The result is lower allocations and higher prices for all water users including agriculture. Some farmers have responded

Hogs, Opinion

Editorial: Pork sector making progress

By Laura Rance-Unger September 21, 2015

A recent survey suggests the Manitoba pork sector is making incremental but important gains in repairing its relationship with the general public. A survey of 1,000 households conducted by Probe Research recently found 56 per cent favoured loosening the restrictions the Manitoba government has placed on new barn construction. Thirty-two per cent favoured leaving those

A baby chick, genetically modified to block transmission of bird flu, glows under an ultraviolet light, next to a chick that has not been modified, in this undated handout photo.

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Glow-in-the-dark GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight

But these birds are a long ways from becoming commercialized

By Tom Polansek September 21, 2015

In the realm of avian research, the chicks with the glow-in-the-dark beaks and feet might one day rock the poultry world. British scientists say they have genetically modified chickens in a bid to block bird flu and that early experiments show promise for fighting off the disease that has devastated the U.S. poultry and egg

Daily Network News

Pulse weekly: Canadian pea/lentil exports slow to start 2025/26

Disgruntled with Western pork, China wants to go back to black pigs

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

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U.S. crop insurance controversy worth watching

Federal candidates need to understand the challenges facing today’s hog industry

Are you taking steps to ensure safe fruits and vegetables are in your kitchen?

COOL decision down to the fine points

Pumpkin growers ready to vie for 2015 heavyweight title

Pork industry wants next federal government to improve risk management

Considering the true cost of agricultural production systems

Editorial: Pork sector making progress

Glow-in-the-dark GMO chickens shed light on bird flu fight

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