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Government Accelerating Payments to Farmers

OTTAWA, ON, February 6, 2006 - Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Chuck Strahl announced today that producers will begin to receive initial payments under the $755 million Grains and Oilseeds Payment Program (GOPP) within the next two weeks. Virtually all of the funds will be delivered in the initial payments. - More


BSE DISEASE INVESTIGATION IN WESTERN CANADA - more
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Date Modified: 2006-02-22
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