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GM Flax Contamination from Canada Soars to 28 Countries, Canadian farmers still have no answers

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Ottawa, Monday, October 5, 2009 – 28 countries, including more European countries as well as Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand, have now been affected by contamination from genetically modified (GM) flax in Canadian exports since contamination was first reported on September 8.
Mere weeks are left before farmers in Canada finish harvesting their flax and yet [...]

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GM contamination of Canadian flax exports threatens markets in Europe

Thumbnail image for GM contamination of Canadian flax exports threatens markets in Europe September 10, 2009 by National Farmers Union

The European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has confirmed the contamination of Canadian flax exports with a genetically modified (GM) flax, devastating Canadian flax sales to Europe. The GM flax has been illegal to grow in Canada since 2001 when flax growers forced the government to take the product off the market. [...]

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Cattle numbers reveal perilous threat, promising alternatives

Thumbnail image for Cattle numbers reveal perilous threat, promising alternatives August 25, 2009 by National Farmers Union

PAISLEY, Ont.—Twice a year, Statistics Canada releases data on the number of cattle in Canada. Today, it released data on the number of cattle as of July 1. Compared to a year ago or two years ago, those numbers are way down.
The number of beef cows is a key indicator of the size of the [...]

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Visa Requirements for Mexicans a Perverse Outcome of NAFTA

Thumbnail image for Visa Requirements for Mexicans a Perverse Outcome of NAFTA July 14, 2009 by National Farmers Union

Canadians need to understand the context of today’s announcement that Mexican citizens will require visas to visit Canada. We also need to understand the root cause of the rising number of Mexican refugees coming to Canada.
Food products—staples such as corn and beans—are flooding into Mexico. Since the 1995 implementation of NAFTA, US corn exports [...]

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Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto

Thumbnail image for Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto June 2, 2009 by National Farmers Union

Ottawa, Montréal, Washington, Canberra – Monday, June 1, 2009. Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) wheat. (1) In 2004, global pressure prevented biotechnology company Monsanto from pushing GE wheat onto an unwilling market.
The statement [...]

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Why we must fight the Government’s plan to end the Canadian Grain Commission as a Farmer Advocate

Thumbnail image for Why we must fight the Government’s plan to end the Canadian Grain Commission as a Farmer Advocate April 27, 2009 by National Farmers Union

The following is an Op-Ed, published with permission, by National Farmers’ Union Vice-President Terry Boehm on Bill C-13, the Conservative government’s plan to amend the Canada Grain Act that is about to go before the House of Commons. For more information on the implications of the bill, please see this report by the Centre for [...]

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