Posts tagged as:

National Farmer’s Union

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

Thumbnail image for GM Flax Contamination from Canada Soars to 28 Countries, Canadian farmers still have no answers October 5, 2009 by National Farmers Union

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

The Future of Prison Farms

Thumbnail image for The Future of Prison Farms July 6, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it here or download the podcast via iTunes.
In February 2009, it was discovered that Canada’s Public [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

1+1=83%: Canadian Beef Consolidated Further

Thumbnail image for 1+1=83%: Canadian Beef Consolidated Further March 27, 2009 by Jon Steinman

“This is a problem with a dysfunctional marketplace that is taking more and more of the wealth that farmers produce and distributing it to other players in the cattle industry.”
– Fred Tait, Manitoba Coordinator, National Farmers Union
In light of last year’s largest recall of meat in Canadian history, Canadians have become quite aware of the [...]

Read the full article →

Food security is radical politics

March 6, 2009 by Ryan Slifka
Thumbnail image for Food security is radical politics

The trouble with a lot of local food advocacy is that food issues are either elitist in tone or divorced from political sentiments or movements. Some organizations seem to view local food as a niche that will find its way into the current market. Many Calgary area restaurants serve up local food as a delicacy, [...]

Read the full article →