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Stewart Skinner's Blog – October 2009 Archive (1)

Finding Efficiency Through Trade Policy Change

“Give me a level playing field and we can compete with the world’s best”



I heard this quote last September 22nd at a meeting for hog farmers set up by Ontario Pork. It was one statement that I classed as optimism in a room that was overwhelmingly negative. I can completely understand why negativity abounded at this meeting, every farmer in that room faces a very uncertain future but I want to focus on the positive.

While our farm at home is one of the many hog farms that faces… Continue

Added by Stewart Skinner on October 7, 2009 at 3:05am — 1 Comment

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Minnesota Wildfires Threaten Agriculture as Governor Walz Mobilizes National Guard

As wildfires spread across northern Minnesota and along the Ontario border, Governor Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the Minnesota National Guard.

Supporting Canadian cattle processors

The government is looking to align some rules with the U.S.

Weather Outlook Raises Flash Drought Concerns for U.S. Corn Belt as Heat Dome Intensifies

Record-breaking heat across the northern United States is raising concerns about crop stress and flash drought development in key growing regions.

Canada’s ag ministers meeting this week

The FPT meetings will occur in Halifax, N.S.

USDA July Crop Report Sparks Rally in Grain Markets

A bullish July USDA report boosted grain markets as tightening supplies, threatening weather, and strong export demand improved the outlook for corn, soybeans, and wheat.

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