IGC delegates in Regina debate global agricultural trade
Delegates of the International Grains Council met in Regina to discuss the IGC framework and free trade in agriculture. Ghanan Kwadwo Asenso Okyere argued poverty must guide trade policy, while Alex McCalla defended free trade for improving food security through developing nations gaining foreign capital.
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International Grains Council
IGC
Regina
Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere
Alex McCalla
University of Ghana
Sask Wheat Pool to lay off 275 workers and close 63 elevators
Regina based Saskatchewan Wheat Pool confirms eliminating 236 unionized jobs and closing 63 rural elevators as part of cost cuts to boost share prices. The move follows March announcements of 275 layoffs and accelerates closure of 235 elevators under Project Horizon a 270 million plan adding 22 high throughput facilities. CEO Mayo Schmidt says the goal is stability during strategic shift to profitability after nine months of 65 million in losses.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Grain Services Union
Hugh Wagner
Project Horizon
Prairie Provinces
Mayo Schmidt
Schmidt
Canada
Farmer jailed for mad cow fraud in Cork Ireland
James Sutton, a dairy farmer from Clonakilty near Cork, was jailed for five years in Ireland's Circuit Criminal Court after being found to have introduced a BSE infected cow into his herd to qualify for 75 000 Irish pounds in compensation. The case marks the first successful prosecution under the anti BSE fraud law.
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Cork
Ireland
Circuit Criminal Court
James Sutton
Nick
Sutton
Department of Agriculture
Clonakilty
Alberta rural water co-ops press province for shared funding
The Alberta Federation of Rural Water Co-operatives urges a 50 50 cost shared program among producers, the province and the federal government to fund rural water pipelines. It cites worsening shortages and quality, noting PFRA limits and stronger supports in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The group seeks meetings with ministers and Premier Ralph Klein as MLAs are urged to act.
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Lethbridge
Alberta Federation of Rural Water Co-operatives Ltd
Gordon Leskosky
Cowley
Federation
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Edmonton
Leskosky
Howard Kaupp
New Dayton
Ralph Klein
Kaupp
Alberta
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
PFRA
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta Simple
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Department
Fruit field day near DeWinton hosts orchard tour and irrigation demo
The Fruit Growers Society of Alberta will host a field day on July 15 at the Paul and Karen Hamer farm in DeWinton. Tour highlights include a Saskatoon orchard, an automatic computerized irrigation system, game fencing, and orchard revitalization methods. Registration is $10 per person. contact Wilf Litwin or Nadine Stielow to register. Agricore funds assist 4-H across Alberta and other provinces, totaling $51,000 to support leadership, public speaking, clubs, and postsecondary scholarships for rural youth, with further leadership conferences for adult volunteers.
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The
Fruit Growers Society of Alberta
DeWinton
Paul and Karen Hamer
Alberta
Saskatoon
Wilf Litwin
Nadine Stielow
4-H
Agricore
Jim Wilson
Calgary Exhibition hosts World Six Horse Hitch Championship
The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede will stage the World Six Horse Hitch Championship from July 6 to 8 featuring 17 top North American hitches. Belgians Clydesdales Percherons and Shires compete with the finals set for 4 p.m. July 8.
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Calgary Exhibition
North America
Herbfest 2000 Conference Set for Saskatoon July 22 23
The International Herb Conference and Herbfest 2000 arrive in Saskatchewan this summer hosted by the Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Association and the University of Saskatchewan Extension Division. Registration costs 250 for members and 310 for non members with contact at 1 306 966 5586 or grant.wood usask.ca.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Association
University of Saskatchewan Extension Division
Saskatoon
International Herb Association
Canadian Herb Society
Grant
Wood
Usask
Winnipeg grain market closes with mixed canola gains and drops
Canola leads declines across July to May contracts with losses from 0 to 3.80 while flax and barley show modest moves. oats steady. Wheat weakens in most months though March holds. field peas and oats volumes show limited trade. Total trade reaches 198,560 tonnes across canola wheat flax barley and oats.
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Canola
St. Lawrence
Thunder Bay
Winnipeg Livestock Trade Strong for Heavy Feeders
Trade on heavy feeders at the Winnipeg market was robust Friday with no clear trend in slaughter cattle. Feeder cattle ranged from 425 head with steers over 1000 pounds at 98 to 109.25 per cwt and lighter weights up to 149, while heifers sold from 105 to 150.50 per cwt across weight classes.
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Winnipeg (Cp
Winnipeg
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