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Farmers head to school for Ag Literacy Week

By Lorraine Stevenson, GFM Network News February 26, 2012

It’s often said farmers speak their own language, but schoolkids in nine provinces might soon understand it a little better thanks to Canadian Agricultural Literacy Week. Hundreds of farmers will be going back to school Feb. 26 to March 3 to talk to children and read from selected books telling stories about food and farming […] Read more

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Obama reiterates call for U.S. farm subsidy cuts

By GFM Network News February 13, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama proposed slashing subsidies to the booming agriculture sector by US$32 billion over the next decade, just as Congress begins the lengthy process of overhauling the expiring U.S. farm law. For the third year running, Obama proposed sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in his annual budget. Congress, however, has […] Read more

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Canadian food bill holds steady for ‘Food Freedom Day’

By GFM Network News February 11, 2012

Canadian consumers get to mark "Food Freedom Day" on the same day in 2012 as in the previous three years, having earned enough on average to pay the total bill for groceries for the year. The occasion, which in Canada commemorates what Canadian ad agency AdFarm dubbed "one of the most affordable food systems of […] Read more

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Chinese mission yields new canola meal, beef tallow exports

By GFM Network News February 8, 2012

Canada’s latest trade mission to China has yielded plans for a major increase in Canadian canola meal purchases — and fulfillment of a pledge for restored market access for beef tallow. In a release Tuesday from China, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that Tongwei Co., a feed manufacturer in China’s fish farming and livestock […] Read more

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DuPont to increase investment in food, nutrition

By GFM Network News February 3, 2012

Chemical and bioscience giant DuPont will spend $10 billion and release thousands of new products over the next nine years aimed at improving food production and nutrition, company officials said Thursday. DuPont said it was setting three primary goals for "stimulating and guiding" internal efforts around its commitments to helping address global concerns about food […] Read more

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Higher ethanol blends would hit livestock sector: study

By GFM Network News February 1, 2012

Policies designed to cut Canada’s emissions from fossil fuels have instead made the ethanol industry a "subsidized competitor" against the livestock sector, according to a new study from a well-known ag think tank. The George Morris Centre at Guelph, Ont. on Tuesday released a report by senior market analyst Kevin Grier, senior research associate Al […] Read more

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Deere to take MacDon windrowers global

By GFM Network News January 27, 2012

Farm equipment maker MacDon Industries will be the manufacturer for several lines of self-propelled windrowers and mower conditioners to be sold worldwide under John Deere paint. U.S.-based ag and heavy equipment giant Deere and Co. announced a "strategic agreement" Friday with Winnipeg-based MacDon, allowing Deere to expand its hay and forage product portfolio globally. More […] Read more

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USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals

By GFM Network News January 27, 2012

School meals for millions of U.S. children will be healthier under obesity-fighting standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches — but won’t pull French fries from the menu. In the first major changes to school breakfasts and lunches in more than 15 years, the new U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more

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Gavilon considers sale to fund expansion: reports

By GFM Network News January 21, 2012

U.S. grain company Gavilon is considering options for expansion, including a sale of the company that was formerly a part of ConAgra Foods, company sources said Friday. The Omaha-based company, which controls the third-largest U.S grain storage network, told employees about its plans during a conference call, the sources said. The company has about 2,000 […] Read more

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Sask. seeks feedback on workers’ comp for farms

By GFM Network News January 18, 2012

A report proposing to bring all employees in Saskatchewan under the province’s workers’ compensation system — including ag workers — is up for public feedback. The provincial government on Monday launched consultations on the recommendations in the final report from the Workers’ Compensation Act committee of review, running through from Monday until March 5. "The government […] Read more

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

GFM Network News

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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Farmers head to school for Ag Literacy Week

Obama reiterates call for U.S. farm subsidy cuts

Canadian food bill holds steady for ‘Food Freedom Day’

Chinese mission yields new canola meal, beef tallow exports

DuPont to increase investment in food, nutrition

Higher ethanol blends would hit livestock sector: study

Deere to take MacDon windrowers global

USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals

Gavilon considers sale to fund expansion: reports

Sask. seeks feedback on workers’ comp for farms

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