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Prairie feed wheat relatively strong against milling wheat

CNS Canada –– Relative strength in the feed wheat market in Western Canada compared to milling wheat is making feed channels a more attractive option for some growers with lower-end milling wheat left to sell. “Right now, feed is pretty well on par with a lot of the base milling-grade wheats,” said Jared Seitz, trade

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

Conditions as of May 10, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 11, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 55 per cent complete. Seeding is 40 to 50 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 35 to 40 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70 to 80 per cent complete in the Central Region, 70 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and

Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Markets

Feed barley feeling ‘downward sag,’ trader says

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 11, 2015

CNS Canada — Feedlot demand for cash barley is weakening slightly as cattle producers prepare to turn animals loose on pastures, but prices are still hanging in there, according to one participant. “Farmers aren’t really selling a whole lot at these levels,” said Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in the feedlot alley near Lethbridge,

Crops, Markets

Wheat, canola stocks surprisingly tight in StatsCan report

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Canada’s ag industry was surprised to see some tighter-than-anticipated supply estimates in Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of grain and oilseeds Wednesday morning. StatsCan said Canadian wheat supplies, as of March 31, totaled 16.74 million tonnes — about a million lower than expected, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada. “On the

Crops, Markets, Weather

Malt barley seeding well ahead of normal

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Barley seeding is well underway across Western Canada and almost complete in southern Alberta, according to the head of the Barley Council of Canada. “We’re two weeks ahead here in southern Alberta, there’s guys that have wrapped up; they’re done seeding already,” said council president Brian Otto. On his own farm at

Crops, Markets

Small canola acreage puts more emphasis on March 31 stocks

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells May 4, 2015

CNS Canada –– The canola industry will pay closer attention than usual to the upcoming Statistics Canada report on stocks as of March 31, as a smaller canola acreage figure is causing worries about tight supplies going forward. StatsCan is scheduled to release its report on Wednesday. “Because of that tighter acreage, the stocks number

Livestock, Markets

Farm business tax credits on tap in Manitoba budget

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 30, 2015

Expansions and extensions for tax credits of use to Manitoba farmers and small agribusinesses were laid out Thursday in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Greg Dewar’s plan calls for an expansion of the province’s small business venture capital tax credit, broadening its list of eligible businesses to include “non-traditional farming” ventures, as well as

Crops

EU lawmakers urge calorie content labels to cover alcohol

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 30, 2015

Brussels | Reuters — European beer, wine and spirits makers should inform consumers about the amount of calories in their drinks via clear labelling, EU lawmakers said Wednesday. Most foods and drinks are subject to legislation mandating labels with nutritional and ingredient information, but alcoholic drinks are exempt. The European Parliament voted in favour of

Agronomist Mike Lee trekked 5,000 km through Ukraine and Russia over 12 days to evaluate crop conditions and get a sense of economic pressures farmers face in the region. (Photo courtesy Mike Lee)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Crop tour in Russia, Ukraine finds mid-sized farms under pressure

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther April 30, 2015

Conflict in Ukraine has left the country’s farmers in a tight spot, as they’ve told agronomist Mike Lee. Lee, who grew up in the U.K. but has managed large farms in Ukraine and worked in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia, traveled 5,000 km through Ukraine and Russia in late March, evaluating winter crops and talking to farmers.

Cereals, Opinion

Support for single desk wasn’t ‘cooked up’

And farmers won’t control  the voluntary CWB 

By Allan Dawson April 24, 2015

In the heat of debate it’s easy to forget a fact or dismiss your opponent’s argument out of hand. Perhaps that explains why Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz accused Lowe Farm farmer Dean Harder of citing a “cooked up” number when the two were sparring April 15 in Winnipeg over the privatization of CWB — the

Daily Network News

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

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