WASHINGTON - May 20/10 - SNS -- The USDA issued certificates of protection to developers of 15 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include cotton and potato. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - May 25/10 - SNS -- Gross revenue from farming operations in Canada sank 12.3% below last year during the first quarter to an estimated $10.5 billion, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 28/10 - SNS -- The May Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 183% of the 1990-1992 average, reveals today's USDA update on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - May 28/10 - SNS -- May Farm Prices Received Index Up 3 Points The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in May, at 141%, based on 1990-1992=100, increased 3 points (2.2%) from April, reveals today's USDA update on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SASKATOON - May 28/10 - SNS -- Increasingly restrictive and invasive contracts demanded by seed and farm chemical companies before they will do business with farmers need to be countered by stronger advocacy for farmers rights, argues Bob Friesen, Farmers of North America's FNA-STAG CEO. . . . Continue or visitors click here

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