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Free-market, right-of-centre Alberta roars into Canada’s beef industry with barrels full of tax cash

By Sarah Sutton February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 4 minutes All eyes are on Alberta as the province beefs up its support for livestock producers and, in the very same breath, tries to mould the industry into its new vision of sustainability. It’s no secret that livestock producers across the country are facing tough times. Low prices, a volatile dollar, high feed costs, decreased market […] Read more

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When it’s avian flu in Asia, or problems with Malaysian palm oil production, or too much dry weather in Brazil, or growing demand for cooking oil in India, our marketing antennae need to go up

By Philip Shaw February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2009, the forces impacting our soybeans are varied and unpredictable and they can come at us from the furthest reaches of the globe. Managing the way those forces impact our soybean returns, however, is much closer to home. The global soybean complex is constantly changing and we must be prepared to change with it. […] Read more

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DISTINCTLY QUÉBEC

By André Dumont February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes We call ourselves a distinct society. Some of us want to split from Canada, and even Stephen Harper thought it would be smart to tell us that we form a nation. Quebecers believe we’re quite different from the “rest of Canada.” The farmers among us are no exception. Is there really a distinct “Quebec model […] Read more

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‘ Bucking’ the Roundup Ready trend

By Maggie Van Camp February 9, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute It comes down to bucks per acre, say Luke Carnaghan (R.) and Steve Grove. Farming today has to be about increasing their income per acre instead of continually increasing their acres It s a crisp mid-winter morning and we re talking in the shop, but the discussion isn t about commodity prices and it isn […] Read more

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If you are a cash crop, hog, beef or lamb farmer, your balance sheet would look a lot better if you farmed in Quebec

February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes milk is produced in Quebec, and poultry numbers are rising steadily. The hard truth is that if you are a cash crop, hog, beef or lamb farmer, your balance sheet would look a lot better if you farmed in Quebec. To look at just one comparison, MAPAQ (Quebec Ministry of Agriculture) statistics show that in […] Read more

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Up in the West

By Allan Dawson February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The trend line for Manitoba soybean acres is definitely up, especially after the crop s miracle recovery in 2008 It could go from where we are right now to 450,000 acres. Bruce Brolley It s hard to believe that as recently as the mid-1990s, you could drive the length and breadth of Manitoba s Red […] Read more

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Young Maritime farmers including Nova Scotia’s Justin Beck are looking for a reason to hope

By Angela Atlass February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a struggle. Transportation costs, spiralling debt and increased competition from other regions are hitting hard at the birthplace of Canadian agriculture. Farm numbers are dwindling, few young people let themselves even dream about staying on the farm, and everywhere you go, there’s continuous speculation about what lies ahead. A 2008 GPI Atlantic report says […] Read more

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Next, Here Comes Saskatchewan

By Gord Gilmour February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes One Saskatchewan farmer who s taken the plunge and planted soybeans is Kevin Elmy, who also writes for our FBC sister publication Grainews. Elmy said in a recent e-mail exchange that growers there are definitely interested in soybeans. He says there s a fairly long list of growers he s worked with in non-traditional areas […] Read more

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Who says Canadians don’t like wind turbines? Nova Scotians are paying an extra 19 cents a dozen for Glen Jenning’s eggs because his farm is powered by them

By Monica Sani February 9, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes The way Glen Jennings sees it, Canadians want to do the right thing, and they’re willing to reach into their own pockets in order to do it. Few consumers can afford a wind turbine. Still fewer have a place to put one. But they do want to do what they can. And in 15 Co-op […] Read more

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Finding more bushels

By Helen Lammers-Helps February 9, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute On-farm corn yields are climbing faster than soybeans. Here s why, and what you can do about it Thanks to stress-free weather and low pest pressures, Ontario s average soybean yield hit roughly 43 bushels per acre in 2008. That s an impressive hike, a full six bushels higher than the 10-year average of 36.8 […] Read more

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Free-market, right-of-centre Alberta roars into Canada’s beef industry with barrels full of tax cash

When it’s avian flu in Asia, or problems with Malaysian palm oil production, or too much dry weather in Brazil, or growing demand for cooking oil in India, our marketing antennae need to go up

DISTINCTLY QUÉBEC

‘ Bucking’ the Roundup Ready trend

If you are a cash crop, hog, beef or lamb farmer, your balance sheet would look a lot better if you farmed in Quebec

Up in the West

Young Maritime farmers including Nova Scotia’s Justin Beck are looking for a reason to hope

Next, Here Comes Saskatchewan

Who says Canadians don’t like wind turbines? Nova Scotians are paying an extra 19 cents a dozen for Glen Jenning’s eggs because his farm is powered by them

Finding more bushels

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