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Malting barley farm trials at Holland, Man.
Cereals, Crops

This isn’t your parent’s malt barley variety

New variety trials aim to move the needle on barley acres in Manitoba

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Field trial results for new malting barley varieties could encourage Manitoba farmers to give the crop a second look. That’s the hope of Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. “The basic message is that new malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba, meet the quality criteria of end
University of Manitoba law professor says fatigue management should never have been on the rail dispute bargaining table; it's a matter for government to handle.
Grain Markets, Markets

Grain prices still hang on exports

Expert's Radar: Our wheat export pace is up despite smaller production

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Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts,” according to a quote attributed to former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau who jokingly added “our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.” Looking at the current Winnipeg Jets lineup at least, it’s safe to say the trade balance on hockey
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn moving into Canadian feedlots

Canada's feed grain exports down on year

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MarketsFarm — The steady flow of corn from the United States into Canadian feedlots should keep prices for domestic feed grains under pressure for the foreseeable future. Canada imported 91,100 tonnes of corn from the U.S. during the week ended Nov. 2, taking the marketing-year-to-date total to 221,700 tonnes, according to the latest U.S. Department
‘We didn’t hear any Wheat Grower concerns about bread price last year when wheat prices were pushing $15 per bushel.’ – John Morriss.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Fighting for low prices

One bushel of barley can make 500 bottles of beer, but the Wheat Growers are asking for help to make it cheaper

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Glacier FarmMedia – It used to be that if you wanted to raise a farmer’s blood pressure, you only had to suggest that an increase in bread prices was due to a change in the price of wheat. If you were around then, you’ll remember that food prices had risen so far that the government
“This is the part of the message nobody wants to hear, but there are some fields that aren’t suitable for things like soybeans and corn if they deal with higher levels of background salinity.” – Marla Riekman, Manitoba Agriculture.
Crops

Leaching dollars: Salinity and high-value crops

Salinity can only be managed, not fixed, so every acre is not a soybean acre

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Manitoba’s weather patterns leave fields at risk for salinity to rear its head. Salinity is a water problem, not a salt problem, said Manitoba Agriculture soil management specialist Marla Riekman. It’s a symptom of big variation in water table levels, wherein rising water brings up dissolved minerals, only to orphan them high in the soil
Green soybean plants
Grain Markets, Markets

Grain traders turn gaze southward

Expert's Radar: Rains have been helpful for Argentina and Australia

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Most of the Canadian Prairies were blanketed with snow during the last week of October, which likely had many people dreaming of vacations to warmer climates to the south. With the Canadian harvest all but wrapped up, and the United States in its final stages, the grain markets are also shifting their attention southward. Argentina
Malteurop, which operates a malt house at the east end of Winnipeg, is one of several malting companies with a presence in Manitoba. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

CMBTC study finds new malting barley lines a fit for Manitoba

Agronomic traits in new varieties overcome disease issues that held crop back

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Manitoba farmers have improved prospects to access the more-lucrative malting barley market, according to a recent study. The report by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), in collaboration with the Manitoba Crop Alliance, says new Canadian malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba. With yields and quality comparable to the check variety
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to continue slipping back

Feedlots covered for now

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MarketsFarm — Feed prices are set continue grinding lower for the balance of 2023, “as domestic end users are covered,” according to Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. Beusekom pointed to the amount of contracted corn being imported from the United States as well as better-than-expected yields across the Prairies this harvest.
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grains see flat demand, price movement

A clearer picture of new-crop corn availability may provide direction

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MarketsFarm — Recent demand for feed grains from feedlots has been in a standstill, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “It’s been flat, probably since the end of September. We haven’t seen any big changes when it comes to demand or prices,” she said. “From what we’ve been
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market vulnerable to weakness

Placements higher than expected

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Prices for 800-plus-lb. yearlings were firm in Manitoba but softened in western regions. Calf prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels. There were larger volumes of calves on offer with many auction barns holding feature sales. The increase in supplies

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