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“N.L. to help dairy farmers boost forage acres,” Nov. 23
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I hope that Newfoundland and Labrador dairy producers do not forget that forage production from rotationally-grazed intensively-managed pasture can also provide for a very efficient dairy production and lower the cost of production considerably. They should not forget that pasture-based dairy production, as practised in Ireland and New Zealand, has been forgotten for the most part by the dairy producers in the rest of Canada. Only the organic dairy producers are using pasture to any extent to produce milk in an environmentally friendly manner. Forage produced from pasture can be a third of the cost of harvested forage and result in considerably less cereal grain use in producing milk. I would like to know if improving the use of pasture in dairy production in Newfoundland is in their plans. — Hubert McClelland
“Viterra eyeing Ukraine expansion: reports,” Nov. 23
Viterra headed to Ukraine? They didn’t learn from their last fiasco in Eastern Europe? The company barely survived that adventure. Hundreds of millions of dollars later, they’re going to try again? Risky business. It’s a totally different culture than the North American/Australian situation. Good luck, but I’d sell my shares… — Greg Eby
“GM findings in Canadian mustard ‘misconstrued’,” Oct. 8
The contamination was and is not “misconstrued.” It was found in Germany, Austria and France. Although the contamination was not illegal due to EU law, consumers still reject any contamination with GMOs in their food. — Philipp Strohm, Greenpeace, Vienna, Austria
