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Mycotoxins can cause issues for animals when they're present at high enough levels in feed.
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Alltech harvest analysis provides insight on mycotoxins for farmers

Feed testing shows whether levels problematic for livestock

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A 2022 harvest analysis of livestock feed is helping farmers understand which mycotoxins might affect their livestock. Every year, the animal feed supplement company Alltech Inc. takes samples from grains and silages across Canada and tests them for several mycotoxins that can affect animal health if found in large enough quantities. Mycotoxins are stable chemical
Around four-fifths of the land used for human food production is allocated to meat and dairy...
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Back to nature

In a century we may need 80 per cent fewer acres to feed the world – if the technology pans out

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Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for the same land. As humans demand more food, more forests and other natural ecosystems are cleared, and farms intensify and become less hospitable to many wild animals and plants. Therefore global conservation, currently focused
Agronomy research extension manager Jeremy Boychyn discusses the Manipulator trial on the farm of Greg and Jeff Porozni in early August. A treated strip is on the left (behind the attendees) and an untreated one on the right.
Cereals, Crops

Trial examines plant growth regulators in wheat

There was a reduction in lodging but PGR effectiveness depends on the product, variety and location

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Glacier FarmMedia – Do plant growth regulators reduce lodging in wheat? They had an impact, but not a huge one, in an on-farm field trial done this year. “What we’ve seen is that they are not a silver bullet when it comes to lodging,” said Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension manager for Alberta Barley and
A November photo from Waterloo Brewing’s company blog promoting its “apple crumble porter” from its 2022 Signature Series Winter Collection. (WaterlooBrewing.com)
Crops, Markets

Carlsberg to buy Ontario’s Waterloo Brewing

Danish brewing giant paying $144 million to scale up Canadian business

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One of the world’s biggest beer companies is moving to expand its brewing capacity on Canadian soil with a $144 million deal for Kitchener-based Waterloo Brewing. Carlsberg Group on Wednesday announced an all-cash deal worth $4 per share for all shares of Waterloo Brewing, which bills itself as the largest Canadian-owned brewery in Ontario and
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

AAFC raises canola stocks projection, despite smaller crop

Department also trims wheat ending stocks

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MarketsFarm — Canadian canola ending stocks for 2022-23 were revised higher by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its latest supply/demand estimates, released Friday. The larger carryout projection came despite a downward revision to production, as both exports and domestic usage were also down from the November report. The government agency now sees canola carryout of
Markets, News

Australia forecasts record wheat crop despite floods

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Reuters – Australia is expected to produce a bumper year of crops including record wheat production in the current financial year, the government said Dec. 6, despite the impact of widespread flooding in the country’s eastern region. Total winter crop production across the country is forecast to total 62 million tonnes, the second highest on
Country elevators have taken in a lot more wheat so far this crop year but global markets are quickly soaking it up.
Markets, News

Grain movement stats are a window into the market

Weekly numbers from the grain commission give near real-time data on deliveries and exports

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Glacier FarmMedia – Keep an eye on the weekly numbers for producer deliveries and grain exports, says one crops market analyst. “Weekly updates from the Canadian Grain Commission provide useful crop market movement and demand information,” said Neil Blue, who works for the Alberta government. The grain commission data covers grain and oilseeds moved in
Markets, News

French winter crops in near perfect condition

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French crops are in good shape entering the winter with an estimated 98 per cent of soft wheat in good or excellent condition as of Nov. 28, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Dec. 2. The rating suggests strong potential for next year’s harvest, but crops tend to be more affected from spring onwards,

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