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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Former Regina Tory MP Dave Batters commits suicide

Thursday, July 2, 2009

HS: Our sympathies with the grieving family. I don’t post it for the sake of news value, but the fact people all over the world and often the one next to us is struggling with mental illness and depression. I have too, in the past and its not a fun thing. Pamela Cowan does an outstanding job of writing up this article. Great work with a painful and difficult subject.
PAMELA COWAN, LEADER-POSTJULY 1, 2009  REGINA — Regina Qu’Appelle MP Andrew Scheer struggled for words as he spoke about the death of his good friend Dave Batters.  Batters, a former Saskatchewan MP, took his life on Monday at an east-end Regina home.  ”I’m saddened and shocked at the news and my thoughts and prayers go out to Denise and the rest of the family,” said Scheer in a phone interview Tuesday.   (more…)

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RealAgriculture.com: New Seeding Implements for 2010 Were Showcased at the Farm Progress Show in Regina

Thursday, July 2, 2009

SeedingEquipmentsectional-controlRealAgriculture.com: New Seeding Implements for 2010 Were Showcased at the Farm Progress Show in Regina
Shaun Haney was there, I wasn’t – New Seeding Implements for 2010 Were Showcased at the Farm Progress Show in Regina   - The new seeding equipment was hot off the press at the Western Farm Progress Show two weeks ago in Regina. (more…)

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Pork Producer Issues Appeal to Consumers

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Farmscape.ca – An Ontario pork producer is urging the Canadian public to think about where they want the pork they eat to come from and to ask their grocers where it comes from.  The Canadian pork industry is entering its fourth year of non profitability resulting from high feed costs, the strong dollar, reduced access to credit, U.S. Country of Origin Labelling and H1N1.

Bruce Cochrane speaks to hog producer Teresa Van-raay…

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PVO – Organic Regulations In Effect

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Effective immediately, Canadian organic producers can export their products to the U.S. without any need for additional certification from any American regulatory body. (more…)

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Saskatchewan – Crop Insurance rule should be re-evaluated

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Harry’s audio commentary on this issue..


Kevin Hursh – A lot of crops in West Central and North Western Saskatchewan are going to be terminated in the next couple of weeks. By terminating a failed crop with herbicide or tillage before July 15, the land qualifies as summerfallow for next year’s Crop Insurance coverage and that means a higher yield guarantee. Producers are talking with Crop Insurance offices and weighing their options, but it’s clear that more and more fields in the dry regions are not going to produce a crop worth harvesting. (more…)

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Exports Heighten Need to Meet Product Withdrawal Guidelines

Thursday, July 2, 2009

HS: Do you have a feeling that something ontoward is going on in the hog and pork industry, especially as it pertains to exports from the United States and Canada??

Jul 1, 2009  – Pork producers should review their use of feed/water tetracycline-class antibiotics (tetracycline, oxytetracycline or chlortetracycline) to ensure their use meets standards required by some export markets for U.S. pork products, according to the National Pork Board.   (more…)

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Gateway Pundit: Iranian Regime Hangs 6 Mousavi Supporters In Mashhad

Thursday, July 2, 2009

HS: The Mennonites met with the crazed president of Iran just months ago while some saluted King Obama when 52 percent of the American people elected him last November. The latter seems to be condoning what is going on in Iran, at least it appears that way.  What you may ask does this have to do with farming?  Everything because the things going on in the United States like ‘Cap and Trade’ or ‘Tax and Kill’ will change everything. We are living in most perilous times to say the least.

The Regime in Iran has started hanging the democracy protesters.

The Jerusalem Post reported:

As the Iranian authorities warned the opposition on Tuesday that they would tolerate no further protests over the disputed June 12 presidential elections, a report emerged of the hangings of six supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.   (more…)

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

AberdeenNews.com – Ag group asks Obama to help area man who owes Tyson money

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

HS: Look how fast the disease of King Obama can do anything, fix any problem, and hand out money, or even fix court decisions has spread. America is sinking, and sinking fast. This story is so far from reality, it is almost unbelievable. Typical of poor one-sided reporting, the crux of the story was placed right at the bottom. I placed it at the top.

Quote:   “In a letter Tyson sent to Schumacher Monday, the company reiterated that it is not going to seize his home and said that it is interested in working with him on an acceptable way to recover the money owed.”

BY Scott Waltman, swaltman@aberdeebnews.com –  Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The head of a national ag group has asked the president to intervene in the case of a Herreid man who owes about $16,000 in legal fees to Tyson Fresh Meats, the nation’s largest packer.   (more…)

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RealAgriculture.com: USDA Planting Report Jolts the Market

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

HS: The report came out Tuesday morning, June 30 2009..
Tuesday, the USDA provided an updated planting report and the market was taken for a ride lower due to above expected corn and wheat acres. The following is commentary from Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions and Stephan Gmehlin of Farms.com  Below is Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions commentary. (more…)

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Oklahoma Farm Report – Indirect Land Use Language in Climate Change Bill is a “Fig Leaf”

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Radio Oklahoma Network Tue, 30 Jun 2009  –  The top Republican of the House Ag Committee calls the language inserted into the Climate Change bill by House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson “a fig leaf.” Congressman Frank Lucas says the delay on EPA getting to impose indirect land use requirements on US farmers is simply a delay- one that will take us into a possible second Obama term when EPA can turn their full force and fury on how we farm in the United States.

Ron Hays with Frank Lucas

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BakingBusiness.com – Starbucks fine tunes food choices

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Seeking better reputation for its menu, company emphasizes taste, healthfulness and wholesome ingredients

Bakingbusiness.com, June 30, 2009 by Josh Sosland

SEATTLE — Seeking to strike a better balance between taste and health and wellness, Starbucks Coffee Co. on June 30 announced it has “simplified many of its recipes” as part of an effort to give its food choices greater appeal.  Starbucks said its updated menu would feature “authentic, high-quality ingredients,” such as whole grains, Oregon blueberries and Michigan cherries.   (more…)

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Dominion Day 2009

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

How shall we speak of Canada, the Conservative Party dead? Not dead literally, the old girl has got plenty of life in her, electorally speaking. The great Iggy surge has been stemmed. The relief that Michael Ignatieff is not Stephane Dion is passing. We see the Count in the light of day and are not amused. We are back to two middle aged men quarreling over who knows what. It scarcely matters. Iggy wants more money for EI. Stephen wants less. Since Employment Insurance is not insurance, or really a proper charity, it fails to do either job well. (more…)

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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The little railway that could – The Globe and Mail

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Manitoba farmers came up with an idealistic solution to the shutdown of small train lines: They bought the railway themselves

Patrick White  Darlingford, Man. — From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Wednesday, Jul. 01, 2009
The jangle of crossing bells never sounded so sweet. They echoed across the town green in Darlingford, Man., Tuesday, to a spot of weed-lined railroad where farmers clad in suspenders and John Deere hats marvelled at their newest asset.

“People said it would never happen,” said local farmer Kevin Friesen, staring up at a locomotive and two grain cars. “They said we’d never see this day.”

Harry’s interview with Kevin Friesen..

The Boundary Trail Rail Company is Canada’s newest railway and also one of its shortest, stretching across 37 kilometres of southern Manitoba farmland. But what it lacks in length, it makes up for in symbolism. “These small branch lines have been disappearing for decades and farmers have had to haul farther and farther,” said local producer Geoff Young. “This is our way of fighting that trend. [ more...]

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Good Dducation idea

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Les Routledge –  [ click for article...]  This is a good idea to provide education scholarships for the children of armed forces personnel killed in action. I thought that the Gov of Canada already offered this support.

I believe that the country should go even further to support our armed forces personnel. At a minimum, this program should apply to the children of all soldiers who are disabled in action (either physical or psychological). Even better, it should apply to all regular and reserve members who have been posted outside of the country to recognize the financial sacrifices that they make to serve for our country. (more…)

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Investigative journalists still required for food safety – even if newspapers disappear : BarfBlog

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Investigative journalists still required for food safety – even if newspapers disappear
POSTED ON JULY 1, 2009 BY DOUG POWELL
Toronto city councillor Brian Ashton said yesterday,

“I was stunned that the Toronto Star was able to – for the second time – expose a problem that the Board of Health seemed to be unaware of,” referring to the newspaper’s “Dirty Dining” series in 2000, which prompted public health to release restaurant inspection records. “The Toronto Star is becoming more like a board of health than the Board of Health.” (more…)

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Meatingplace.com – USDA shocks markets by estimating higher corn acreage

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

by Rita Jane Gabbett on 6/30/2009
In what will undoubtedly be a windfall of lower feed prices for livestock producers, USDA estimated U.S. corn acreage at 87 million acres, up 1 million acres from last year and well above both analysts’ expectations and the 85 million acres USDA expected farmers to plant based on its poll of their intentions in March. (more…)

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Swine flu girl ‘had tough life’

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

“Aiden Cotter, Birmingham and Solihull’s coroner, confirmed Sameerah had been infected with the H1N1 virus when she died and gave details of other serious health problems.

She was born with a rare genetic disorder affecting the small intestine called microvillus inclusion disease, the inquest heard.”

Imran Ahmad said his daughter had “been through a lot”
A six-year-old girl who died after contracting swine flu had “been through a lot” with other illnesses, her father has told an inquest. (more…)

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Australian Bureau of Meteorology – El Nino soon

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Farm Futures Daily - A few light showers are falling in southeastern Australia today, with Western Australia having a chance early next week. Meanwhile, officials at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said they probably would official declare an El Nino soon. (more…)

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Corn, wheat, soybean plantings all up from March

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Bakingbusiness.com, June 30, 2009 by Ron Sterk

WASHINGTON — Planted area for corn, all wheat and soybeans were above plantings intentions indicated in March, while corn and soybean numbers also were above year-ago plantings but wheat was below, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in today’s annual Acreage report.   (more…)

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grainews.ca – U.S. fertilizer firm gives Agrium brush-off, again

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Staff 6/30/2009    –  U.S. fertilizer company CF Industries, the subject of a hostile takeover bid by Canadas Agrium, has again rejected the bid to which 62 per cent of its shares are already reported to be tendered.   (more…)

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DESIGN OF CWB ANNUAL SURVEY OF FARMERS IS FLAWED

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Harry’s commentary on this issue..

Update- Rolf Penner- I have been told by some fact checkers that the Barley Growers didn’t get it quite right, turns out that the five year average for Alberta wheat and barley grown is actually 39% which is a bit higher than the 35% they said and a full 12 points higher than the wheat board gave it in their survey.   

Release Airdrie, AB. – June 30, 2009: The Canadian Wheat Board annual survey of farmers has the Western Barley Growers Association (WBGA) concerned.  ”The survey is one of the main tools used for strategic planning by the CWB Board of Directors” says Brian Otto, President of the WBGA. “Unfortunately the design of the survey is flawed.” (more…)

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Dinocrat » Blog Archive » Strong disapproval of those opposing cap and trade

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

HS: Please read the entire post by the National Review Online….

Strong disapproval of those opposing cap and trade
** Paul Krugman comments on cap and trade and finds “treason” among the global warming “deniers”:

the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill. In political terms, it was a remarkable achievement. But 212 representatives voted no…as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet.

To fully appreciate the irresponsibility and immorality of climate-change denial, you need to know about the grim turn taken by the latest climate research. The fact is that the planet is changing faster than even pessimists expected: ice caps are shrinking, arid zones spreading, at a terrifying rate. And according to a number of recent studies, catastrophe — a rise in temperature so large as to be almost unthinkable — can no longer be considered a mere possibility. It is, instead, the most likely outcome if we continue along our present course…

researchers at M.I.T., who were previously predicting a temperature rise of a little more than 4 degrees by the end of this century, are now predicting a rise of more than 9 degrees. Why? Global greenhouse gas emissions are rising faster than expected; some mitigating factors, like absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans, are turning out to be weaker than hoped; and there’s growing evidence that climate change is self-reinforcing — that, for example, rising temperatures will cause some arctic tundra to defrost, releasing even more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Temperature increases on the scale predicted by the M.I.T. researchers and others would create huge disruptions in our lives and our economy. As a recent authoritative U.S. government report points out, by the end of this century New Hampshire may well have the climate of North Carolina today…

Gosh! Other government reports, suppressed by the government, draw very different conclusions. And it certainly seems that global cooling has been going on for some time, likely as a result of solar activity. For the record, we’re skeptical of AGM because an increase of 100ppm in CO2 causing such catastrophic problems just doesn’t pass the test of common sense, in our opinion. Indeed, it has been argued that increases in CO2 are an effect of rising temperatures, not the cause. We could be wrong of course, but Krugman’s rather hysterical tone doesn’t help the hypothesis he’s trying to sell. [ more...]

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Boundary Trail Railway – Grand opening

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Kevin Friesen President of Boundary Trails Railway – I chatted briefly with you on the phone a couple of weeks ago and I just wanted to personally invite you to our Grand opening [today] June 30 in Darlingford at 11 a.m. We hope to have a pile of farmers out for this the first farmer owned shortline in Manitoba and would love it if you and your little fan club would join us for the 11 a.m. program including Minister of Agriculture, Rosann Wowchuk, Candice Hoepner, Adrian Measner and more dignitaries. Hope you can join us Harry.

Well, I said yes to Kevin. Here is the short conversation I had with Kevin a few weeks ago.  See you there!

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