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Australian researchers have discovered a new barley compound.

New barley polysaccharide identified

A new barley compound could have a myriad of uses and even agronomic benefits

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 22, 2019

Australian researchers have discovered a new complex carbohydrate in barley, the first polysaccharide of its kind found in more than 30 years. Polysaccharides are a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. The material has the potential to be used for many applications in food, medicine and cosmetics. The research

Crops

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel January 21, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to meet demand from new trade deals. That move prompted Canada’s transport regulator last week to start an investigation

The Canada Food Guide has not been revised for eight years, leaving many to wonder what 2019's update to the guide will bring.

News

New Canada Food Guide to debut January 22

Health Canada minister says updated document will better meet the needs of Canadians

By Lorraine Stevenson January 21, 2019

The 2019 revision of Canada’s Food Guide will be released January 22, with Canada’s dairy and livestock sectors, which have already had plenty to say about what it may contain, especially anxious to see its recommendations. Worrisome to both industries is the increased emphasis the guide is expected to place on eating protein-rich foods derived

Some farmers say the current system of paying a royalty to variety developers when they buy certified seed is sufficient.

Crops, News

Seed companies defend proposed cereal seed royalty changes

Alliance Seed, Canterra Seeds, FP Genetics and SeCan say the current system for funding cereal development isn’t working

By Allan Dawson January 18, 2019

Four independent Canadian seed companies want western grain farmers to “get the facts” on a proposal for them to pay more royalties on new cereal seed to encourage variety development. Alliance Seed, Canterra Seeds, FP Genetics and SeCan issued a news release Jan. 11 saying the proposal is a “divisive topic,” but they are united

A file photo of Brazil’s Mata Atlantica (Atlantic rainforest). (FG Trade/E+/Getty Images)

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Brazil ag minister eyes indigenous land for commercial farming

By Anthony Boadle, GFM Network News January 18, 2019

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil should open indigenous land to commercial farming, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Friday, while also seeking to soften many of President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial stances on native people and the environment. Farmers form a key base of support for right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro who since taking office Jan. 1

CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for a third straight session on Friday in a broad commodities and equities market rally sparked by renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. Wheat edged upward along with corn and soy, but shed gains late in the day as traders pocketed profits fueled by media

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices stable during mild winter

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News January 18, 2019

With the mild winter Western Canada has been experiencing, feed grain buyers expect prices should stay quiet for the next while. “I would say the buyers have adequate coverage for January, February, even a bit of March. And I would say we maybe have seen the (barley) price soften up a bit,” said Nelson Neumann,

Grain Millers’ Saskatchewan milling plant at Yorkton. (GrainMillers.com)

Crops

Glyphosate raises milling questions

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 17, 2019

There’s more to the controversy surrounding glyphosate than whether the herbicide is safe to use or not: one miller has said it found oats and other grains treated with pre-harvest glyphosate don’t mill as well as untreated grains. Since 2015, Grain Millers Inc. has had a glyphosate-free policy on oats, said Eric Deblieck, a crop

CBOT March 2019 soybeans with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 17, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures climbed for a second straight session on Thursday in a short-covering and technical bounce following a steep drop earlier this week. Gains in wheat ignited the rally as hopes for a pickup in U.S. wheat export demand pushed prices through key technical levels. Corn and

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Weather

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff January 17, 2019

Rural economic development has been given a promotion at the federal level in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest cabinet shuffle. In the shuffle, following the departure of Treasury Board president Scott Brison from cabinet, Trudeau on Monday called up Bernadette Jordan, MP for the southern Nova Scotia riding of South Shore-St.Margaret’s, to head a newly

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Cereals

New barley polysaccharide identified

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

New Canada Food Guide to debut January 22

Seed companies defend proposed cereal seed royalty changes

Brazil ag minister eyes indigenous land for commercial farming

U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie prices stable during mild winter

Glyphosate raises milling questions

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy break through key technical levels

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

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