Index
3. EDITORIAL – Ethical issues in the farm media
4. ACROSS BORDERS – Banking on the harvest
4. USA lifts GMO restrictions on corn; Texas legislature considering raw milk sales
4. Limagrain moves into Brazilian corn market
5. USDA uncovers plot to import fake organics; Canadian Foodgrains Bank feeds world’s hungry
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Costa Rica to resume access for Canadian beef; Russian, home markets improve
6. Minister applauds pulse report; Ag ministers promote new ag opportunities
7. Virtual round tables for future farmers; Funding
8. BEES – Pollen protection a plant priority
9. Anti-fungal agents could put pollinators off the scent
10. COMPETITIONS & AWARDS – Ted & Wilma Smith receive 2010 W.R. Motherwell Award
11. Nuffield Scholars 2011; CFBMC launches annual Excellence Award Contest
12. ENERGY – Biodiesel blends now a reality in Canada; Will farmers get paid for their carbon offsets?
13. Is on-farm energy generation an option for you?
15. ENVIRONMENT – Alberta’s agricultural offset trading system
16. EVENTS – Agriculture remains core at Winter Fair
17. Fairs, Exhibitions & Farm Shows
18. FOOD – Food crisis a threat to global stability, Canadian agricultural interests; ‘Testing to find’
19. A ‘food manifesto’; Steering the ‘spend shift’
20. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – Incorporation; the ultimate tax strategy or a farmer’s curse?
21. FARM SAFETY – Sharps; a pointed subject
22. GRAIN – GMO grains bill defeated
22. The ‘next canola’?
23. OPINION – Western shift in Canadian economy gaining momentum
24. NB government’s refusal to act is abdication of responsibility
25. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT – Feeding the world without polluting its waters
25. New livestock genomics research funding ready to roll out
25. PARC leaders in cherry research, but where are the researchers?
26. TRENDS – Focusing in on feeding the world; Mayor declares war on lawns’
27. Optimism at the farm gate highestin four years; Farmers need proof they are going green
27. Real estate plans set to monopolize domestic farmland
28. WATER – Producing clean water in an emergency
28. Manitoba flood outlook
