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Canada’s pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower

CNS Canada –– Early seeding operations are already underway in parts of Western Canada, and the general sentiment is that farmers are planting more peas and lentils at the expense of most everything else. Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Thursday. “I think we’ll see a surge in pulse

Crops, Pulses

Rail interswitching rule seen already paying dividends

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 19, 2016

A 2014 federal rule that expanded rail options for some Prairie grain shippers has already made for more competitive freight rates and service and should be renewed this summer, commodity groups say. Pulse Canada, Grain Growers of Canada and Alberta’s crop commissions on Tuesday called on the federal government to extend provisions from the previous

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market garners support

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 18, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were relatively stable over the past week while prices in the major feeding regions were $2 to $5 higher. Alberta fed cattle prices were $2 higher, trading in the range of $170 to $172, which bolstered buying enthusiasm in the heavier weight categories. Feedlot operators in the Lethbridge area were

Crops

Doomsday Vault keepers move to lock up more funding

By Alister Doyle, GFM Network News April 17, 2016

Oslo | Reuters — The Crop Trust, which runs a so-called doomsday seed vault in the Arctic, secured a doubling of its core funds on Friday and urged the private sector to do more to safeguard commercial food production. Friday’s pledges totalling about $150 million were mainly from governments, including the U.S., Germany and Australia,

German brewer Radeberger has ordered up 70 tonnes of a new Australian gluten-free barley for use in a new beer it plans to sell at retail. (Radeberger Gruppe KG, Frankfurt)

Crops

Brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley

By Colin Packham, GFM Network News April 16, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Australian scientists say they have developed the world’s first WHO-approved “gluten-free” barley, a breakthrough for global beer manufacturers. They have had to use alternatives to barley such as rice and sorghum to brew gluten-free beer. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said April 8 it had sold 70 tonnes

Crops

Red pens come out for postmortem report on CWB era

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 16, 2016

A researcher working for a group calling for the return of single desk marketing misinterpreted data in former Canadian Wheat Board annual reports to conclude the board paid lower rates for shipping grain. Several sources, including a former Canadian Wheat Board director, say University of Saskatchewan Ph.D. candidate Laura Larsen used an inaccurate comparison in

Livestock

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 14, 2016

Alberta’s farmers will be spared the new fuel levy planned for next year in the province’s latest budget, but can expect a number of farm agencies to close in the meantime as the province moves to curb spending. Provincial Finance Minister Joe Ceci on Thursday announced a 2016-17 budget with projected revenue of $41.38 billion,

Crops, Markets

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 13, 2016

WITHDRAWN, April 15, 2016: A historian’s review of the Prairie grain trade, commissioned by supporters of the former single marketing desk for wheat and barley, suggests history is repeating itself at grain growers’ expense — but the data on which the review is based is now being questioned. The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance on Wednesday released a

Crops

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 12, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Dimethoate, an insecticide widely used to protect crops such as cherries, could be harmful to humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policymakers, said Tuesday. The report follows a request from France, which is calling for a Europe-wide ban of the substance made by companies including BASF and

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock

England’s farmland prices fall ahead of Brexit vote

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 11, 2016

London | Reuters –– Farmland prices in England fell by 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year — the largest quarterly decline since 2008, weighed partly by uncertainty ahead of the June 23 referendum on European Union membership, estate agent Knight Frank said. Knight Frank’s Farmland Index fell to 19,538 pounds (C$35,881)

Daily Network News

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Rising loonie pushes down cash prices

Prairie forecast: Arctic air dominates the forecast

Bayer takes its multi-front battle on pesticide liability to Kansas

Barley

Canada’s pulse acres set to rise, wheat likely lower

Rail interswitching rule seen already paying dividends

Klassen: Feeder cattle market garners support

Doomsday Vault keepers move to lock up more funding

Brewers toast Australian gluten-free barley

Red pens come out for postmortem report on CWB era

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

England’s farmland prices fall ahead of Brexit vote

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