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Monsanto Monitoring Attitudes On GM Wheat

By Allan Dawson December 2, 2010

The roadblock to rolling out genetically modified wheat isn’t consumer resistance in Europe or Japan, it’s ambivalence among Canadian farmers, according to Monsanto Canada president Derek Penner. “My attitude is there hasn’t been much shift towards GMO wheat (in Canada),” Penner told reporters Nov. 23 at the opening of Monsanto’s new Canada Breeding Centre at

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Dec. 2, 2010

By Reuters December 2, 2010

Volatile markets: Wheat values generally dropped $1 to $4 per tonne in the November CWB Pool Return Outlook (PRO). The exception is No. 1 CWRS 14.5, No. 1 CWSWS and feed wheat, which have all increased slightly from October. Durum is up between $1 and $6 per tonne. Malting barley is down $7. The board

Forages, News

What’s Up – for Nov. 25, 2010

November 25, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 27:Christmas wreath-making course, Winnipeg River Learning Centre, Pine Falls. Registration $50 per person. For more info contact Ken Fosty, Manitoba Forestry Association, 204-330- 7495. Dec. 3:University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s 15th annual Fields on Wheels conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave. For more

Dairy cattle, Livestock

More Milk From Fewer Cows

By Ron Friesen November 25, 2010

How do you get more from less? Ask the Canadian dairy industry. Since 2005, the number of dairy farms in Canada has fallen by 15 per cent. The number of cows is down 3.7 per cent. But the annual volume of milk produced has increased 3.6 per cent over the past five years, according to

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Panel Of Experts To Keep Eye On CFIA

By Alex Binkley November 25, 2010

The man who helped create the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in the 1990s has been asked to ensure it is doing its job. Ron Doering, who also served as the agency’s president for four years, will head what’s called a “ministerial advisory board.” He will be joined by six other experts who will advise Agriculture

Country Crossroads

Changing Farm “Work Culture” Key To Safety

By Lorraine Stevenson November 25, 2010

Work is good. Hard work is better. But the sheer need to do a lot of work, combined with the value farm culture places on it, gets in the way of creating a “culture of safety” in Canadian agriculture, say experts on organizational behaviour and workplace leadership. Agriculture’s abysmal record of injuries and fatalities says

News

What’s Up – for Nov. 18, 2010

November 18, 2010

——— Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 18:Farm and Cattle Management for Women seminar, Eriksdale Recreation Centre. For more info call Judy Gleich, Lundar GO Office, 204- 762-5649, or Thelma Blahey, Arborg GO Office, 204-641-4133. Nov. 19:Cattle Production Workshop for Women, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vita Arena. For more

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

CWB Needs A Strong Future Vision

By Ernie Sirski November 18, 2010

Farmers have fought hard and with passion to have their voices heard around the table of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). What farmers need are leaders who not only represent their business interests, but who have a vision for a strong and successful CWB in two to 10 years from now. This leadership needs to

Livestock

Popular Garden AnnualThe Prairie Garden Out Earlier For 2011

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 18, 2010

The 2011 edition ofThe Prairie Garden,Western Canada’s only gardening annual, is out a little earlier than usual in time for Christmas gift giving this year. The featured theme this year is Healthy Gardening with articles from horticultural writers who explore both the health of the garden itself as well as the benefits of gardening to

Country Crossroads

Conference Panelists Swap Leadership Stories

By Lorraine Stevenson November 18, 2010

Those were also years when Wowchuk, a teacher by trade, was organizing Ukrainian dance clubs, working with 4-H programs, cooking at fall suppers, and volunteering with multiple community groups, while raising three kids. Wowchuk offered the candid glimpse of her personal life at the Manitoba Farm Women’s conference last week, describing her pre-government days as

Daily Network News

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