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Higher farm prices bring new uncertainties
Amid forecasts for the second largest corn crop in US history comes this story about farmers, who once were the environmental 'good guys' now being part of a sector now being taunted about its role in shifting food to fuel.
Farmers rake in cash amid high prices
In response to Statistics Canada reports of higher farm earnings, a story in the Globe & Mail talks of the financial boon for farmers, with a passing acknowledgement of higher input prices.
US questions China at WTO over pork, farm taxes
Chinese subsidies on pork and farm taxes have sparked the US to challenge the legality of such subsidies and export rules. The US has protested these moves to the World Trade Organization, leading to a potential showdown Sept. 17-18.
Global cooling gains momentum among scientists
Despite soaring temperatures in Western Canada and most of the southern US, columnist Elton Robinson of Delta Farm Press presents a number of opinions from scientists around the world, that global cooling may be the future concern.
Mixed year for Alberta agriculture
It isn't just the Maritimes and Saskatchewan that are reeling from the weather; now growers in Alberta are sharing their concerns and worries about crops that have been battered significantly or are left to cope against conditions between now and the harvest.
Producers encouraged to show passion and vote
Growers from three organizations in Ontario are being asked to come out to a series of regional meetings on a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ulimate goal of uniting under one banner as the Grain Farmers of Ontario.
Urban farms grow as cities seek safe, cheap food
Farmers from around Albuquerque, New Mexico are introducing their own 'grow local' campaign to urban consumers concerned with food safety and high prices. And they are responding and relearning the value of local produce.
Canadian Wheat Board funds four research projects
The Canadian Wheat Board announced recently that it will fund four separate research projects being conducted by graduate students at the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan, a total of more than $130,000.
Opinion piece ponders lessons from listeria outbreak
An opinion piece recently published in the Globe and Mail asks what lessons on food safety and regulatory procedures will be learned and implemented in the wake of the listeria outbreak that has affected Maple Leaf Foods.
Statistics Canada's latest numbers on row crop production
The latest numbers from Statistics Canada indicate canola and soybean crops across the country will likely rise, with corn production set to decline for 2008. The preliminary numbers also show a significant increase in wheat acres, particularly in winter and durum varieties.
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