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| Canada blindsided by U.S. lumber bill |
| Source: Canada.com, by Gordon Hamilton |
| Date: 16-May-2008 |
| VANCOUVER - Ottawa is expressing concern to the Bush administration over new American legislation that one B.C. politician called "a poke in the eye" for Canada.
The legislation, a farm bill, contains a last-minute addition on softwood lumber that Canadians fear will wrap lumber exports... (read more) |
| Strawberry cultivation areas continue reducing in France |
| Source: FreshPlaza |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| The strawberry acreage will reduce 3% down to 3,160 ha in 2008 in France, eBronise.pl portal informs with the reference to Agra Net. The most part of the strawberry cultivation areas is located in the greenhouses (around 61%). The production of strawberry is expected to amount to 47,000 tons in 2008... (read more) |
| Government of Canada Holds Roundtable on the Future of Forestry |
| Source: Canada News Centre |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today co-hosted the forest sector roundtable Paths to a Prosperous Future, Innovation and Markets with John Weaver, Chairman of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and FPInnovations. The discussion brought together representatives... (read more) |
| Canada one of only six countries against emergency food meeting |
| Source: The Vancouver Sun |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| Canada is one of just six countries on the UN's Human Rights Council that is withholding support for an emergency "right to food" meeting amid the current global food crisis. Proponents of the May 23 special session say it will focus on the way soaring food prices are among factors th... (read more) |
| Latest potent biofuel made from Sweet sorghum sap |
| Source: The Associated Press |
| Date: 14-May-2008 |
| Sweet sorghum is grown in the U.S. for cooking and livestock feed. But the tall plant also might help at the gas pump.
A sugary sap inside the plant's stalk, which grow as tall as 12 feet, can be turned into a potent biofuel, and experts and companies are studying its potential with hopes th... (read more) |
| Barn blaze kills Kings County cows |
| Source: The Chronicle Herald |
| Date: 14-May-2008 |
| Twenty-two beef cattle died Monday night when an Annapolis Valley barn caught fire.
Firefighters were called to the barn in Weston, Kings County, at about 6:25 p.m. When they arrived, the barn was already engulfed in flames.
"We were there until midnight," said Berwick Fire Chief Lau... (read more) |
| Invest in forestry |
| Source: The Telegraph Journal |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| Recent developments in health care and education have pushed concerns about the forest industry off the public agenda. As a new report points out, forestry's future still depends on the provincial government making good decisions.
The report identifies three strategies with the potential to ... (read more) |
| Forestry demand will soar |
| Source: The Chronicle Herald |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| The head of the Forest Products Association of Canada is predicting the current slump in his sector to turn around in a few years as demand for wood products soars due to growth in the world’s population and gross domestic product.
"The industry has fallen down a hole," Avrim Lazar, pr... (read more) |
| U.S. farm bill could run afoul of global trade rules |
| Source: International Herald Tribune |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| The $285 billion farm bill presented by congressional leaders last week after months of negotiations might set the United States up for a clash at the World Trade Organization.
If the proposal for a major new U.S. agriculture law is passed this week as expected, lawmakers face a promised veto fro... (read more) |
| Ecology centre pushes for less clearcutting |
| Source: The Chronicle Herald |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| The Ecology Action Centre is itching to tell the province how it thinks Nova Scotia’s natural resources should be used.
The group will get its chance beginning next week when a series of meetings hosted by Voluntary Planning, an arm’s length provincial agency, will allow Nova Scotians to express ... (read more) |
| Backing for ethanol boost evaporates |
| Source: The Globe and Mail |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| Corn farmers counting on a big federal push for biofuels could soon be disappointed as, one by one, opposition parties are pulling their support for government legislation boosting ethanol content in Canadian gasoline.
Citing concern over soaring food prices, the Bloc Québécois is confirming it w... (read more) |
| GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLIES TO STAY NEAR RECORD LOWS IN COMING YEAR |
| Source: National Farmers Union |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its first projections of grain production, supply, and demand for the 2008/09 crop-year (the crop that Canadian, US, and other Northern Hemisphere farmers are now planting). USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) figur... (read more) |
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| US: Crop losses mount from April freeze |
| Source: FreshPlaza |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| In the three weeks since a spring freeze hit much of Northern California, farmers have seen signs of recovery in some crops but evidence of severe damage in others. In Sutter and Yuba counties, officials estimate crop losses at nearly $60 million.
"We have filed for a disaster request. Plums... (read more) |
| Canada now lead buyer of California cherry exports |
| Source: The Packer |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| California cherry exporters continue to make gains in South Korea, and Canada replaced Japan as the state’s No. 1 export destination last year, said Mike Rucier, export program manager with Bryant Christie Inc., Seattle, which handles export promotions for the California Cherry Advisory Board, Lodi.... (read more) |
| CGC cuts to cost farmers, ex-commissioners say |
| Source: Country Guide |
| Date: 15-May-2008 |
| Former commissioners from the Canadian Grain Commission say cuts to farmer protection and grain quality programming will hurt farmers and Canada's reputation for quality grain.
In a press release Wednesday, former commissioner Albert Schatzke and ex-assistant commissioners Donna Welke and Bo... (read more) |
| Final Site Selection Meeting for DEMO2008 exhibitors announced |
| Source: DvL |
| Date: 14-May-2008 |
| The Third and final DEMO International 2008 site selection meeting will be held June 19 at the Holiday Inn Select, Highway 102, next to the Halifax International Airport, N.S. The meeting will start at 10am.
The meeting is an opportunity to view available sites, determine the location of your roa... (read more) |
| Campbell announces $129M in forestry funding |
| Source: BC local news |
| Date: 14-May-2008 |
| He came. He told the Interior forestry will always be king. And he dropped $129 million to help communities hit hard by the downturn in the forest sector.
“We are going to have a forest industry in B.C. for as long as you and I can see into the future,” Premier Gordon Campbell told delegates at t... (read more) |
| NFU URGES CHANGES TO NEW BRUNSWICK CROP INSURANCE POLICY TO HELP SEED POTATO FARMERS DEAL WITH RING ROT OUTBREAK |
| Source: National Farmers Union |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| The National Farmers Union in New Brunswick is asking the provincial government to help seed potato farmers whose plants have been hit by Bacterial Ring Rot (BRR) infection.
In a letter to New Brunswick Agriculture Minister Ronald Ouellette, NFU District Director Jean-Eudes Chiasson of Rogersvil... (read more) |
| Ethanol: FAQ |
| Source: CBC |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| A cornerstone of the federal government's environmental policy, the use of ethanol as an alternative to fossil fuels in vehicles has become more complicated in recent months as a number of aid groups have linked its production to rising food prices.
The issue has attracted enough attention ... (read more) |
| Protection For The Flocks |
| Source: Portage online |
| Date: 13-May-2008 |
| The Canadian Sheep Federation has created an innovative program to protect sheep farmers in the case of an outbreak of bluetongue disease.
Together with Agriculture Canada, the Federation has created an insurance program that would cover a producer's mortality, production and cleanup costs.
D... (read more) |
| Forestry sector given thumbs up |
| Source: The Times and Transcript |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| The Atlantic provinces' forestry sector is being given a thumbs up in a recent report by researchers from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
Entitled Atlantic Canada's Forest Industry, the report paints an optimistic picture of the sector, noting... (read more) |
| All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak |
| Source: The Globe and Mail |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| South Korean officials say they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
Quarantine officials destroyed 15,000 chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys raised in farms, restaurants, schools and homes in the ca... (read more) |
| It's time to kill corn subsidies and go Brazilian |
| Source: The Globe and Mail |
| Date: 12-May-2008 |
| Your doctor will tell you not all cholesterol is created equal. The dangerous version can kill you, the good can make you healthier. Brazil uses the same line with ethanol. The corn-based stuff pumped out by the Americans and Canadians is bad, bad, bad. But our sugarcane ethanol is cheap and plentif... (read more) |
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