by Breanne Baker | Jul 9, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Rarely do governments act so quickly and decisively. I was amazed when the meeting of federal and provincial agriculture ministers resulted in a program announcement for flooded Prairie farmland. Usually the closing news conference to these meetings is short on...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 8, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Genetically modified wheat has moved one step closer to reality. BASF and Monsanto are expanding their research cooperation to include GM wheat. Their plan is to introduce the first yield-enhanced wheat to the market at some point after 2020. Varieties with stress...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 7, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Record high rainfall is going to mean record high hay and pasture production in much of the Prairie region. The difficulty may be getting hay cut and baled in a timely manner to preserve quality. For a lot of cattle producers, it will be a year to stockpile forage...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 6, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has completed his third trade mission to China in less than a year. During the mission, China agreed to formally lift the ban on Canadian boneless beef under thirty months of age. Ritz kicked off his mission by serving up the first...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 5, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
With almost no fanfare, Saskatchewan has passed a new climate change bill that should theoretically provide a mechanism for farmers to be paid for carbon credits. However, the devil will be in the details and the regulations for the bill have yet to be established. A...
by Breanne Baker | Jul 2, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Ralph Goodale, the lone Liberal MP in the province, is the latest politician to tour the areas hardest hit by spring rains. Goodale is calling on governments to commit to assistance quickly so farmers know where they stand, but he doesn’t seem to have any suggestions...
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