Discrimination Cited in Cattle Pricing in Manitoba
The Manitoba Livestock and Meat Commission finds serious unjustified price discrimination by packers in cattle sold subject to federal health inspector approval. It notes discounts up to 11.5 percent and widespread inequities between rail grade and subject cattle, with buyers avoiding live-basis negotiations and producers often unaware of actual prices.
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Manitoba Livestock and Meat Commission
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Manitoba
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Canada weevil eyed to control Canada thistle invasion
Agriculture Canada notes that a European weevil targeting Canada thistle is expanding beyond a test site in Saskatchewan and Ontario. Researchers say the insects, released in 1967, damaged thistle patches and moved up to two miles away, suggesting potential for biological control on uncultivated land.
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