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Knee-high by first
of July?
No problem.
Terry O’Neill, of O’Neill’s
Farm Supply, checks out a heatlhy field of corn north of Napanee. Corn
looks great across eastern Ontario. See crop report page 14-15. (Cathy
McNally photo)
LEAD
STORY
EDITORIALS
- Why Capitalism Needs the Family
Capitalism is a wonderful
thing. So, why is it showing so many signs of decay?
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to story
OPINION
- Farmers Hungry for Consumer Food Tax
Farmers do need more money, however it
shouldn’t have to come in the form of another tax for the
consumer.
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story
ARTICLES
- U.S. Caught with Inadequate BSE
Testing
The BSE situation continues to be more
of a "soap opera" than a public health or animal health
issue.
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Are Animal Rights Activists after
Gib's Farm?
Chelsea farmer Gib Drury 's says his latest
problems with activists have gone too far.
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story
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Hopes High for Cornwall ethanol
plant in 2007
The 2,800 shareholders in Seaway Valley
Energy Co-operative are now eyeing February 2007 as the date when they
will finally see a $54 million corn-fed ethanol plant at Cornwall.
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Who gets the Big Bucks?
The only person making money from
the Cornwall ethanol plant so far is an American
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GM Foods are Good for You
In a new book, The Frankenfood Myth, authors
Gregory Conko and Henry Miller outline the lies in the activist agenda
and how it came to be that common sense is losing to partisan pressure
and poor people, like those in Peru, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are the
biggest losers.
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story
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One Voice Stalls: A View from the
Grassroots
The drive for one voice among
Ontario farmers is moving slowly from the viewpoint of the grassroots,
says Lindsay crop farmer Joe Hickson, who sits on the steering
committee.
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The Enright Brothers Win at
Strawfest
The Renfrew family dominated the
competition winning top spot in five categories.
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Stories for our subscribers:
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Vermount wants your Horse Hay-New
England needs horse hay and buyers are ready to pay for it in American
dollars.
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PETA Kills thousands of animals-
The animals rights activists may not be as wholesome as some may
think.
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Night fire kills 80 cows- A
South Lancaster couple lost their barn and cattle in a fire last
month.
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Northumberland County loses 25 per
cent of ag jobs in five years- The number of ag jobs is dwindling
and the county is getting together to improve the situation.
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Saar Sawmill strikes a deal with MOE
and pays fine- Although Earl Saar was fined by the MOE, he says
this won't stop other sawmill operators.
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Manure Odours? Put some horseradish
on it- Horseradish is not only a good condiment for beef, but it's
good for manure as well.
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Farming is for rich and famous in
Argentina- Robert Morrison shares a first-person account of
farming in Argentina.
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Activists push for GM-free zones- The
Council of Canadians has launched a national campaign to stop farmers
from planting genetically-modified crops.
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Canada's Slaughter Capacity
increases by 50 per cent- Across Canada the beef processing
industry has been turned on its ear.
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Your favourite columnists: -
Agronomist John Madill, Agronomist Paul Sullivan and Veterinarian Dr.
Robert Tremblay.
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THEY
SAID IT:
"It’s become a real soap
opera. It’s been so damned maddening."
— Seaway Valley Farmers Energy Co-operative
president, Ed Schouten, on delays to building a Cornwall ethanol
plant.
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FARM FACTS:
New date for Cornwall
ethanol plant to be up and running......February 2007
Opening of Selby auction
barn…..mid-August 2005
Number of
agriculture-related jobs in Northumberland County in 1996…...................2,030
Number of agriculture-
related jobs in Northumberland County
in 2001....................1,440
Cost to build a methane
digester to handle up to 300 cattle….............$300,000
Amount that Best Choice
Eggs grading station is suing the Ontario Egg Producers and two employees
......................$42 million
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