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Peter Gredig's Blog – November 2009 Archive (1)

The Most Important Decision of The Year. How do you approach it?

The most important decision of the year.



Despite the fact that many corn producers have yet to finish corn harvest, the corn seed sales season for 2010 has officially begun.



If you are like me, there is something a bit disconcerting about sales calls hunting seed orders for next year when I am so far behind on this year’s harvest. My thought process is, let me get the crop off, consider the performance of this year’s seed choices, and then we’ll talk about next… Continue

Added by Peter Gredig on November 21, 2009 at 6:04am — 1 Comment

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

Trade deals 101

Global Affairs Canada provided Farms.com a general overview of the trade negotiation process

Canada and the United Kingdom agree to work together to improve regulatory efficiency for animal vaccines

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Executive Director of the Animal Health Directorate and Chief Veterinary Officer for Canada, Dr. Mary Jane Ireland, and the United Kingdom's (UK) Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Gavin Hall, issued the following statement:

Want more canola bushels? Join a local research network

WESTERN PRODUCER — Most companies have a research and development budget, where they spend a certain amount of money on innovation each year.

Ag Transport Coalition: rail performance a repeat of the previous week

The Ag Transport Coalition reports week 18 saw a repeat of the system performance seen in week 17, with CN and CPKC Rail combined supplying 87% of hopper cars ordered. While system performance remained unchanged, performance did change for the two railways individually as compared to the prior week.

‘This is the new slavery’

Despite British Columbia having additional laws meant to protect temporary foreign workers, migrant farm workers across the province continue to report abuse, racism, unsafe working conditions and substandard housing, according to a new study.

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