National hearings planned on turkey marketing agency
National Farms Products Marketing Council will hold public hearings in Ottawa on February 15, Truro Nova Scotia on February 19, and Vancouver on February 21 to consider a national plan to regulate turkey production and sales. The plan includes quotas, regional shares, price realism, and potential expansion to broilers and hogs. Submissions must be filed by February 12 in Ottawa.
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Paul Babey
National Farms Products Marketing Council
Ottawa
Truro
Vancouver
Marketing Council
Atlantic
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
National Council
Eugene Whelan
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Babey
Broiler
Sugar cell inventor eyes market near term
Richard Keefer, 21, of Laurentian University, pursues a sugar powered cell claiming energy output surpasses typical batteries and costs less than electricity. Despite progress in research the project delays include patents and funding, with a goal to market a sugar battery for radios and small appliances within six months to a year.
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Richard Keefer
Laurentian University
Keefer
Queen's University
Kingston
Laurentian
Thomas Keefer
Toronto
Electro-Cell
Keefers
Richard
Elk Season Extended in Manitoba Areas 23 and 23A
The Manitoba department announces an extension of the elk season in Areas 23 and 23A from January 27 to February 0 inclusive due to few animals taken. About 1,400 licences were issued by draw. no new licences will be issued. Hunters must obtain landowner permission for private land.
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Manitoba Liberal
Brandon
Manitoba Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
Riding Mountain National Park
Ministers Move to Streamline Housing Plans
Federal and provincial ministers agreed to a more rational housing policy framework after a two day meeting. Basford led proposals including low income housing programs and land assembly to cut costs with stable three year funding. Ontario pressed for unconditional funding but was rejected while Quebec welcomed a $1 billion three year plan.
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Ron Basford
Basford
Aso
D. G. Newman
Whitby
Ont
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Maurice Gessier
Quebec
Tessier
Ontario
Alberta
Provinces
Cultivated Pasture Boosts Beef Yields, Manitoba Study Finds
University of Manitoba researchers report cultivated pasture outperforms native ranges in beef gains. Over four grass legume mixtures, steers averaged 1.1 to 1.8 lb per head daily on cultivated mixes versus 0.7 to 1.0 lb on native pasture. In 1972, average gains per acre were 165 lb for cultivated forage versus 14 lb for native pasture.
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University of Manitoba
Ken Clark
Faculty ‘ of Agriculture
Ray Ingalls
Ingalls
Clark
Dr. Ingalls
Hog Producers urged to unify prairie hog marketing system
Sam Uskiw warned Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta hog farmers to form a single marketing agency to avoid price cutting as they compete for Japanese contracts. He noted Alberta risked undermining prairie sales by acting alone, endangering orderly marketing and higher overall sales. Canadian postal code study mentioned.
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Mannion Agriculture Miuste
Sam Uskiw
Prairie
Mr. Uskiw
Japan
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Askiw
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Carrie McBride
Plumas
Henry Rempel
Carberry
Jessie Murray
Homer Gill
Sid Lachter
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MacGregor
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