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Chance of full-blown El Nino seen fading

By GFM Network News January 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– Despite frequent predictions that an El Nino weather event would unfold in early 2015, a well known weather expert says it’s growing more and more unlikely we will see one anytime soon. “The latest data suggests a weakening trend and even though we have some of the symptoms of El Nino we’re […] Read more

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Food issues won’t block EU-U.S. trade deal, German minister says

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 12, 2015

Berlin | Reuters — Disagreements about food safety and farming are not likely to stand in the way of a free-trade agreement between the European Union and the U.S., Germany’s farm minister told Reuters on Monday. The two sides are grappling with how to integrate Europe’s food production and farm animal welfare standards into the […] Read more

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Cargill profit surges as lower grain prices spur demand

By GFM Network News January 8, 2015

Reuters — Replenished grain supplies following a bumper North American harvest bolstered global commodities trader Cargill’s bottom line in its latest quarter as lower prices lifted demand for crops and padded margins on meat sales. Privately-held Cargill, based in Minnesota, reported net earnings of $784 million for the second quarter ended Nov. 30, up 41 […] Read more

These images show a comparison between bone mass in a hunter-gatherer and an agriculturalist hip joint. Photo: Timothy Ryan and Colin Shaw

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Weak bones? Agriculture may be to blame

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 23, 2014

The invention of agriculture may have allowed for many human advances, but strong bones may not be one of them, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Writing in the journal PNAS, they says that human skeletons have become much lighter and more fragile since the invention of agriculture. Hunter-gatherers from around 7,000 years ago […] Read more

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More duties for Manitoba ag minister

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 23, 2014

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn has been appointed as minister of infrastructure and transportation and minister responsible for emergency measures. He replaces Steve Ashton, who has resigned from cabinet to run for NDP leader at a convention in March. Kostyshyn will also remain minister of agriculture, food and rural development, a post he has held […] Read more

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Normalized relations with Cuba seen positive for U.S. agriculture

By GFM Network News December 17, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — The normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is an “important opportunity” for U.S. agriculture that will make exports of U.S. farm goods cheaper, easier and less time consuming for shippers, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that the U.S. plans […] Read more

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Canada/Korea trade pact to kick in Jan. 1

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 3, 2014

Legislators in both Canada and South Korea have ratified the two countries’ bilateral free trade deal to take effect next month. Canada’s Trade Minister Ed Fast on Wednesday announced the Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act has received royal assent just as the South Korean National Assembly has passed its Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) […] Read more

Delegates at the Indigenous Agriculture Summit got musical accompaniment to their lunch Wednesday at Regina’s Ramada Plaza. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Guenther: Indigenous ag summit cultivates global ambition

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News November 27, 2014

Elmer Eashappie is an idea man. And on his mind today is an agricultural summit connecting First Nations groups worldwide to network and learn, all under the umbrella of Canadian Western Agribition. And that idea is closer to reality than one may think. Eashappie, an Agribition board member, is chairman of the Indigenous Agriculture Summit, […] Read more

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Prairie farm leaders peg water damage in the billions

By GFM Network News November 22, 2014

CNS Canada — Farm leaders from Manitoba and Saskatchewan hope a new lobby group of stakeholders from both provinces can bring some long-term solutions to excess water problem that have led to billions of dollars in damages. Last week about 150 people met in Regina to discuss the way forward for the Assiniboine River Basin […] Read more

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Minogue: Silicon Valley, Saskatchewan style

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News November 21, 2014

Jordan Dutchak is bringing Silicon Valley’s working style to Saskatchewan agriculture. This weekend software developers, engineers, students and entrepreneurs will team up with farmers and ag professionals in Saskatoon at Emerging Agriculture, the first Canadian agricultural hackathon, where they hope to develop cutting-edge solutions to agricultural problems. The idea of a “hackathon” originated in the […] Read more

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Chance of full-blown El Nino seen fading

Food issues won’t block EU-U.S. trade deal, German minister says

Cargill profit surges as lower grain prices spur demand

Weak bones? Agriculture may be to blame

More duties for Manitoba ag minister

Normalized relations with Cuba seen positive for U.S. agriculture

Canada/Korea trade pact to kick in Jan. 1

Guenther: Indigenous ag summit cultivates global ambition

Prairie farm leaders peg water damage in the billions

Minogue: Silicon Valley, Saskatchewan style

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