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Selected Articles Focus: Soybean Production Canada grabs bigger share of Japanese soy food market Despite skewed figures, Canadian soybean sales are ... Roundup Ready soys proving easier for growers to manage by Gary Bauman     on page 50 Solidarity is the key, as eastern producers march in Cornwall Commodity groups uneasy about consolidated food safety legislation Pork Pork producers grappling with change by Jim Dalrymple     on page 78 The Hill Supply management farms far outstrip the rest in 1999 Beef Operators in Alberta's feedlot alley say bigger is better Ministry spreadsheet helps cattle farmers

StateSide Did America miscalculate in its insistence on hormone-fed beef and GMO soybeans? by Alan Guebert     on page 90 Crops Get to know your potential 2001 crop pest enemies Identity preserved farming opens new markets Dairy Board the welfare train to higher profits by Stephen Leahy     on page 78 Weather Insurers predict worse weather losses in the years ahead By Henry Hengeveld Power at Work Check those glowplugs for correct diesel hard starting Keep your hydraulic systems free of contamination