HS: If the court upholds this ruling, then this could well become the norm in the future should farmers spill manure or even over-fertilize with commercial fertilizer, if things progress on the regulatory front as they are. There is a hate on for food producers in North America, and you better take a stand, unless …..

WOODSTOCK – The Ontario Court of Justice has approved an appeal from Oxford County hog farmer Eric Van Boekel, who had been sentenced to 30 days in jail for the improper spread of manure on his fields. Continue reading →

HS: Whoa here! Did I read this right? And we put most of the blame on the hog farmers, slowly destroying their industry with a permanent ban on expansion – Give me a break  ”One-third of all sewer disruptions that dumped untreated waste water into Winnipeg rivers in the last seven years were caused by water-main breaks.”   Continue reading →

Forget global warming – it’s Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again)

Met Office releases new figures which show no warming in 15 years  Continue reading →

CWB Monitor – John De Pape – Just about everything being reported or stated recently by single desk supporters seems to be aimed at eroding confidence in the new market.  Current court cases notwithstanding – the reality is the reign of the single desk is over.  We are entering a new world; focusing on all that they see as negative (even when they’re wrong) while giving no solutions, serves no productive purpose.  If there are challenges – and yes, there will be – then they need to be addressed productively – with solutions. Continue reading →

The 103-year-old organization that co-ordinates shipments through Canada’s two biggest grain-shipping ports is winding down, saying it may not be needed once the Canadian Wheat Board loses its monopoly. Continue reading →

The world’s biggest wheat seller added Ukraine to the list of the countries which might impose crop export restrictions, but warned against investors betting on spiking wheat prices. Continue reading →

Alex Binkley – The re-opening of South Korea and the Philippines to Canadian beef is the latest bit of good news that’s winning Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz plenty of accolades. There’s no denying he’s logged a lot of air miles trying to improve market access for Canadian farm and food products. Continue reading →

Richardson International, regarded by some as Canada’s answer to Cargill, has unveiled a second expansion in grain terminals in two months, as handlers jockey for position ahead of the market’s deregulation. Continue reading →

The American Meat Institute has joined 85 other small, medium and large enterprises representing a wide segment of the business and agricultural communities engaged in international trade and investment, calling for President Obama to reconsider merging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) with five other agencies responsible for business and trade into one single cabinet-level department. Continue reading →