Index
3. EDITORIAL – The democratic nature of ‘Sigfluence’
3. Book review – Dark Ages II
4. ACROSS BORDERS – Buy America: Round two
5. NZ pig farmers press for upholding anti-PRRS import restrictions
5. Lack of US animal ID system to cost beef, pork industries millions
5. Japan restaurants, stores do own radiation checks
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Proposed mega-quarry will be subject to environmental assessment
7. Lakeland’s student managed farm now powered
8. FAO warns of avian influenza resurgence
8. Rob Black elected President of the Canadian 4-H Council
9. BEES – EU court rules on GMO contamination, opens door to biotech liability
10. Making a beeline for the best rewards
11. COMPETITIONS & AWARDS – Canadian farm writers honoured at international conference
11. Investment Agriculture Foundation seeks nominations for Innovation Award
12. Top student weed scientists recognized during first ‘WeedOlympics’
12. OYF Calendar
13. ENERGY – biofuels make a comeback despite tough economy
14. EVENTS – CFBMC becomes Farm Management Canada
14. 2012 Dr. FX Aherne Prize for innovative pork production
15. Fairs, Exhibitions & Farm Shows
16. International Plowing Match highlights
17. FARM ANIMAL HEALTH – Healthy animals, healthy Canada
19. FARM BUSINESS – Stats Canada crop report, September
19. 2011 post-harvest cash advance for canola growers
20. How voluntary grain pools work in Australia
20. Mortality insurance for swine reaches milestone
21. Benchmarking is a growing trend, says FCC survey
21. Extended fee cap for livestock and embryo industries
22. Eliminate split earthquake insurance coverage
23. OPINION – Carcass irradiation petition gets nuked
24. Curbing Ottawa’s skyrocketing power bill
25. Just say no to more stimulus spending
26. More fake job creation from government
27. RESEARCH – Will understanding gene technology improve
public acceptance?
28. Parsing Canada’s research tax credit boondoggle
