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U OfA’s GM Flax Raises Eyebrows

By Allan Dawson April 29, 2010

“Now EU buyers of confectionery, or food flax, require their contracts to state: Canadian flax 100 per cent excluded. As a promoter and marketer of Canadian grain that really hurts.” – TERRY JAMES Canada’s flax industry is nervously eyeing ongoing research at the University of Alberta aimed at developing a genetically modified flax with a

Crops, Oilseeds

Fungi-Resistant GM Canola Passes Lab Tests

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 25, 2010

Atechnique used already against viral diseases has been put to lab-scale tests that show it can help canola plants fight off sclerotinia and other fungi. University of Alberta biochemist Nat Kav and his research team introduced an antibody gene into a plant to see if it would have any effect against sclerotinia stem rot. Canola

Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds, Other livestock, Pulses

Evaluating Alternative Feed Ingredients For Pig Diets

January 14, 2010

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs While DE and ME values for DDGS are fairly close to those of the parent grain, the high fibre and protein content make that energy less available to the pig. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns

News

Late Fall Could Affect Health Of Trees

By Ron Friesen November 5, 2009

Acool summer and unusually late fall may have affected Manitoba’s largest perennial crop: trees. Leaves stayed green far longer than usual this year and some scientists suggest trees may go into winter in a weakened state as a result. It was common last week to see trees still with green leaves, which would normally have

Cereals, Crops

Uncashed Producer Cheques Finance Research

By Cwb Release August 27, 2009

Research to develop a natural food preservative, derived from cereal grains, is one of five projects supported by wes tern Canadian farmers through the 2009 CWB postgraduate awards program. If successful, the research could create an important new value-added market for Prairie wheat and barley, which would be used to produce a mould-fighting preservative. Scientists

Opinion

A Deep, Enduring Connection With The Agricultural Community

By Garnet Etsell August 20, 2009

The Co-operators is a key long-standing example of farmers working for farmers. Canadian farmers have long understood the importance of banding together. In this current economic climate, the need for farmers to work together is especially important. Farmers have a long history of interacting with co-operative organizations such as The Co-operators. Intrinsically linked to the

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Uptake Of “Good” Trans Fat From Beef Seen Strong

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 16, 2009

Anew University of Alberta study finds beef to be a “nutritionally significant” delivery system for a “good” form of naturally occurring trans fat. Researchers said their work follows up on early studies of trans vaccenic acid (VA), the most prevalent natural trans fat in beef and dairy products. Those early studies show VA to displace

Livestock, News

Survey Finds Public Willing To Pay For EGS

By Daniel Winters June 18, 2009

“Manitobans are willing to pay $294 per household over a five-year period for wetlands, according to the survey results. If 100 per cent of wetlands are restored in the province, the public is willing to pay $358 per household over five years. This is even after those polled were told this money would come out

News, Oilseeds

Breakthrough Genetic Solution For Clubroot Registered

By Pioneer Hi-bred Release April 16, 2009

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, has received registration for new hybrid that provides a genetic solution for clubroot, a major problem spreading quickly across Alberta. Pioneer brand 45H29, the first and only hybrid in the marketplace to provide genetic resistance to clubroot, demonstrates similar yield potential to leading commercially available hybrids as well as strong

News

Corporate Farming Arrives On The Prairies

By Rod Nickel April 9, 2009

“This industry has been looking for additional capital… Agriculture is a great place to be.” – LARRY RUUD, ONE EARTH FARMS Aone-million-acre grain and cattle farm planned by Sprott Resource Corp. represents a fork in the Prairie road for Canadian agriculture, but the super-farm’s president and chief executive says family farms have more to gain

Daily Network News

Klassen: Feeder market poised to strengthen

EU summons farm ministers to secure Mercosur deal support

China buys more US soybeans, total purchases near 10 million tons

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