BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — Argentina could reclaim a strong presence on dining tables worldwide by exporting up to twice as much beef in the next two years. Industry groups say the potential is there now that the country’s new centre-right government has cut export taxes and quotas on the red meat. Exports of world-famous […] Read more
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Argentine beef could reclaim export markets
Iran pins hopes on new agricultural boom
The lifting of international sanctions following a nuclear deal with the West creates new economic optimism in country
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran plans to turn itself into a major food exporter, says an official in Iran’s state grain buying agency. The expectation is based on the hope that the lifting of sanctions will boost international trade and allow investment in the agricultural sector. “We are ready for a big leap in the post-sanctions […] Read moreSask. plans oil well cleanup
Miles Vass is torn about a proposed oil well clean-up program in Saskatchewan. On one hand, the president of the Southeast Surface Rights Association at Carnduff wants wells sites to be properly cleaned up. On the other, he thinks the oil companies should be responsible, not taxpayers. Last week premier Brad Wall proposed Ottawa spend […] Read more
Producer meeting calls for return of Canadian Wheat Board
A group of producers hopes to reverse a decision made nearly five years ago: the termination of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly on wheat and export barley sales. A former CWB director and other board supporters met Feb. 10 in Swan River, Man., where more than 50 producers called on the federal government to re-establish […] Read more
Sask. ag exports hit new record
Saskatchewan agricultural ex-ports set another record in 2015 with total sales of $15.1 billion. That is the fifth consecutive record year and surpasses the target of $15 billion by 2020 set out in the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth. It is also eight percent higher than 2014. The top three destinations of 145 countries that bought […] Read more
Grazing lease review to examine compensation packages
Alberta auditor-general says releasing information on surface lease payments from energy companies is in the public interest
EDMONTON — Grazing leaseholders emphasized their good land stewardship and ecological benefits for Alberta while downplaying compensation payments from energy companies during a recent public accounts committee. However, auditor-general Merwan Saher said environmental, social and economic aspects of grazing leases, including compensation, need to be considered in the grazing lease review. “We are not applying […] Read moreClub Moo promotes milk
Club Moo is a program fostered by Alberta Milk to encourage children from kindergarten to Grade 6 to regularly drink milk. It has been operating for 31 years, when six schools began offering milk several times a week to their students. Schools in Barrhead, Bonanza, Rocky Mountain House, Niton Junction and Two Hills were the […] Read more
Farming in the dark
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Roberto Ramirez admits he doesn’t care to eat mushrooms, but he loves the business of growing them. He and business partner Gary Crouch own Mountain Meadows Mushrooms near Escondido, California. The company was established in 1952, and they are the third owners. The operation is smaller than the huge mushroom farms in […] Read more
Processing tomatoes recovering
LONDON, Ont. — The low Canadian dollar and new market opportunities are sparking a resurgence of Ontario’s processing tomato industry. Jim Poel, president of Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, said the industry’s low point came two years ago when H.J. Heinz Co. announced the closure of its processing plant in southwestern Ontario. The closure reduced the […] Read more
World in brief
France asks EU to help farmers PARIS, France (Reuters) — France wants new “market regulation measures” to help farmers hurt by low milk and pork prices and has submitted proposals ahead of a meeting of European Union agriculture ministers later this month, prime minister Manuel Valls said last week. The government called on the European […] Read more
