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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts after the federal election at the Palais des Congres in Montreal, Quebec, Oct. 22, 2019.

Ag sector to take up their cause with new minority federal government

The Liberals get a second term after the Oct. 21 federal election, but this time with a minority government

By Alexis Stockford October 22, 2019

Manitoba’s agricultural sector is gearing up for a minority Liberal government, and farm groups say there is a long list of issues to get on the table. Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party slipped from an easy majority to 157 seats when Canada went to the polls Oct. 21, 13 shy of a majority government. The Conservatives,

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins double year-ago level

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 22, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola crush margins have shown considerable improvement in recent weeks — a sign the commodity is looking cheap compared to its product values. As of Monday, the Canola Board Crush Margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was about $100 above the November contract — a figure up by $10 over the past month

Crop Report, News, Weather

Soybean, corn crops stand up to snowfall, harvest progress at 77 per cent

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 22

By Manitoba Agriculture October 22, 2019

Southwest Region Above 0C and sunny weather prevailed much of last week following the snow, with rain showers near Killarney and Mountainside. Some +10C daytime temperatures occurred, but overnight freezing slowed snowmelt in southern and eastern districts. Pockets around Hamiota, Miniota, Russell and west of Virden did not get as much snow compared to other

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Luc Berthold and Alistair MacGregor all held their seats in the Oct. 21, 2019 federal election. (Dave Bedard photos; MacGregor video screengrab from AlistairMacgregor.ndp.ca)

Voters return Canada’s agriculture minister, ag critics

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff October 22, 2019

Canada’s incumbent minister of agriculture and agri-food and all three of her opposition critics in the House of Commons held their seats in Monday night’s federal election. As of about 2 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals held onto power in a minority government with 157 of 338 seats, ahead of Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives

Comment, Opinion

Comment: Where is agriculture in Election 2019?

By Ernie Sirski October 21, 2019

As a farmer, who grows soybeans, wheat and canola in Manitoba and as a leader in the sector as chair of Soy Canada, I am compelled to raise my voice publicly, as agriculture affects all Canadians. The outcome of this election will shape our nation over the next four years. We need a government with

Crops

Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff October 20, 2019

The federal Green Party’s plan to move Canada to zero emissions by 2050 supports the near-term use of plant-based biofuels — “but not from food that could otherwise feed Canadians.” Ahead of Monday’s federal election, the party released a climate action plan dubbed “Mission: Possible” that would ban the use of internal combustion engines in

Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks at Cigi in Winnipeg on March 13, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Markets

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News October 18, 2019

Ottawa – If polls and pundits are to be believed, Monday’s federal election will result in a minority government — meaning no single party would alone be dictating the immediate future of agricultural policy in Canada. While the true results won’t be known until Monday night, most pollsters are speculating either a Conservative or Liberal-led

Crops, Markets

Corn exports expected down in AAFC’s October outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on Friday issued its October outlook for principal field crops, with some revisions compared to the September report. One of the most notable numbers from AAFC was the drop in 2019-20 corn exports, which were estimated to be about 1.5 million tonnes, over 20 per cent less compared

New shatter-resistant canola varieties may hold the key to parking your swather.

Crops, News

Pod shatter reduction canola sounds swathing’s death knell

Sixty per cent of Manitoba’s canola acres this year have pod shatter reduction technology, even though the innovation has only been available since 2014

By Allan Dawson October 18, 2019

Western Canadian farmers have adopted pod shatter reduction canola faster than expected — and industry officials predict the innovation, which is as much about harvest flexibility as straight cutting, will soon be on almost every acre. “InVigor (canola from BASF), which is on more than half of the acres in Western Canada, this year over

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

Editor’s Take: Picking food fights

By Gord Gilmour October 17, 2019

Milk, in particular Canada’s supply management system, has always been a preoccupation of our southern neighbours. If you want to make someone in the U.S. agriculture sector go apoplectic in short order, just bring up the subject. To quote the current occupant of the White House in a tweet launched in the midst of USMCA

Daily Network News

Strong 2025 could mean complications for Canadian grain sector in 2026 says analyst

Egyptian wheat imports to be firm as domestic output increases

Federal government to ease some restrictions on temporary foreign workers

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