Producing alcohol from wheat

Wheat is likely to become a major biofuel crop in the UK. Production processes differ between potable and fuel alcohols, but similar principles apply. Usually, cereal grains, such as wheat, are milled and water is added; cooking gelatinizes the starch. Enzymes are added to...

The Lights Go Out in Zimbabwe

The situation in Zimbabwe deteriorates further. The resource-rich nation continues its slide, with citizens forced to live and work by candlelight for twenty out of twenty-four hours per day."Households in Zimbabwe are to be limited to four hours power supply a day in the...

From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine

"The kidneys fail first. Then the central nervous system begins to misfire. Paralysis spreads, making breathing difficult, then often impossible without assistance. In the end, most victims die. Skip to next paragraph A Toxic Pipeline Tracking Counterfeit Drugs Reporter Q...

Fraud? Tainted pet food may have been intentional

UPDATE: First it was melamine-laced wheat gluten in products from Canadian-based Menu Foods. Then contaminated rice protein supplement was found in canned and bagged pet food from California manufacturer Natural Balance Pet Food. Now, another manufacturer has recalled...

I Fear For Democracy

"Gee I thought the Conservatives represented all the Western Farmers..... Ken Larsen, a grain farmer from central Alberta, said he thinks farmers will be the big losers if the wheat board collapses."

GrainVi$ion

"Just googling around and I found this little item about the Wheat Board from the folks that want to kill it. It was addressed to Ralph Goodale and is from 2005. Clearly what the Liberals would not grant them Chuck Strahl has. And if you notice from the signatories, they are...

Real Costs of Bio-Fuels

"The Green Party strongly supports the development of biofuels But at what cost? The death of the Wheat Board so that the big agribusiness corporations that are producing bio-fuels, like Archer Daniels Midlands, can gain more state subsidies And increase the profits they...

Starving Afghans sell girls of eight as brides

"Azizgul is 10 years old, from the village of Houscha in western Afghanistan. This year the wheat crop failed again following a devastating drought. Her family was hungry. So, a little before Christmas, Azizgul's mother 'sold' her to be married to a 13-year-old boy. 'I need...

BioFuel and The Wheat Board

"Is there a connection between the Harper announcement promoting bio-fuels and the push to kill the Wheat Board. Why of course there is. Its called Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) who is a shareholder in Agricore the Alberta based Wheat and Barley exchange, and they are the...

A bah, humbug to the wheat board

g&m editorial on the cwb's debacle.

Wheat Board gives out 'stress' bonus

stress bonus?!

CWB Directors Want Measner as CEO

It looks like Measner was supported by the CWB directors prior to his firing.

Wheat Board president says he's being fired

g&m's report on the recent debacle between Measner and the Tory government prior to the firing of the CWB president.