Canola will not be part of the American renewable fuel standards when new regulations become law July 1, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Canola Association. But if things go according to plan, canola will be included in the new standards later this summer.“There’s going to be a gap. We just don’t know how long,” […] Read more
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Canola must wait to join U.S. biofuel standards
Petition urges settlement on 2005 BSE lawsuit
Seven years ago, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association members gathered at their annual meeting in Yorkton in shock over the recent discovery of BSE in Canada.Next week, they gather in Moose Jaw with no resolution to a class action lawsuit launched in 2005 and designed to compensate Canadian cattle producers for lost income. The lawsuit alleges […] Read more
Canola council strongly opposes market access bill
MP Alex Atamanenko knew he would face critics at the Commons agriculture committee June 2 as he defended his private member’s bill C-474. His bill would require an analysis of potential export market damage before a new genetically modified variety is approved. “We agree that we have to do everything possible to avoid market access […] Read more
Committee clears Colombian deal for next step in process
After months of acrimonious debate and opposition-inspired delay, Canada-Colombia free trade legislation has cleared a major hurdle on the way to a final vote as early as fall.Deep into the night on June 1 after almost seven hours, the majority of MPs on the House of Commons international trade committee sent the bill to the […] Read more
Poor traceability hurts food safety report card
Canada’s record in food safety is one of the best in the world, although a poor traceability system hurts its ranking, says a new study.Sylvain Charlebois, associate director of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, ranked Canada fourth in food safety systems among 17 of the world’s richest nations.“Canada […] Read more
Rest from racing
CALGARY – Seed industry officials who met in Alberta last week agreed it is only a matter of time until trace amounts of unapproved genetic material begin to show up more often in export shipments of pedigreed seed. But determining the best way to handle such incidents could take months or even years. “We know […] Read more
War declared on invasive plants
The Saskatchewan Forage Council is turning up the heat on invasive plant species like leafy spurge, Canada thistle, absinthe and downy brome.For years, invasive plants have had a free ride in many parts of Saskatchewan, said Janice Bruynooghe, executive director with the forage council.They’ve set up shop in pastures, tame and native forage crops and […] Read more
Seed growers fear GM contamination
CALGARY – Seed industry officials who met in Alberta last week agreed it is only a matter of time until trace amounts of unapproved genetic material begin to show up more often in export shipments of pedigreed seed.But determining the best way to handle such incidents could take months or even years.”We know for a […] Read more
Diamondback moths make debut
In addition to saturated fields, western Canadian canola growers face another threat this summer – diamondback moths.”Significant populations have moved in early. It’s something that people need to really watch out for,” said John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture.Provincial government monitoring programs indicate the moths are present across the southern Prairies. They also arrived […] Read more
Students shine at science fair with grain bin lid
MIDALE, Sask. – A science fair project by two Grade 12 students from Midale, Sask., has turned into an award winning invention that farmers could really use.Erick Vandenhurk and Jarika Penny were down to the deadline to choose a project when they settled on designing and building a better grain bin lid.Existing lids blow open […] Read more
