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Spring seeding — one of Manitoba’s biggest mega-projects — about to begin

Progress will be delayed in parts of sodden western Manitoba, say KAP delegates

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2017

A$2.6-billion mega-project will soon start in Manitoba — but it won’t likely make many headlines. It’s called spring seeding and it’s an annual event in Manitoba. “The more than $2.6 billion we (farmers) invest in fertilizer, fuel and seed dwarfs any other private sector investment in the province,” Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier

Cereals, Local news, Oilseeds

Support grows to keep deferred cash purchase tickets

KAP and the Western Grain Elevator Association say a proposal to end the option is bad for the grain sector

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2017

Support to retain deferred cash purchase tickets for western grain farmers is building. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) passed a resolution to that end at its advisory council meeting here April 20 to keep the option. The Western Grain Elevators Association (WGEA), which represents Canada’s six major grain elevator companies, also wants to keep deferred cash

Crops

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News April 21, 2017

CNS Canada – Canadian oilseed acreage is set to boom according to the latest acreage estimates from Statistics Canada. Today, the agency released its Principal Fields Crops Acreage Summary for 2017/18 on April 21. It pegged canola acreage at a record 22.387 million acres, a jump of 2.02 million acres over last year. “It’s no surprise

Getting an early start is every farmer’s goal, but sometimes too early can be a problem.

Crops

You may be ready for seeding, but is your land?

That early start to seeding is desirable, but not without some risks to manage

By Gord Gilmour April 18, 2017

There’s little doubt that in recent years Manitoba farmers have been getting the crop in earlier and earlier. More tracked tractors, different seeder designs, management changes such as getting more work done in the fall and the ability to place more fertilizer at seeding time, has all added up, says Rejean Picard, a farm production

Crops, Weather

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 17, 2017

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers could be set to seed record-large canola acres in 2017, while wheat area is generally expected to be down on the year when Statistics Canada releases its first survey-based acreage estimates of the year on Friday. From a purely economic standpoint, “canola is historically the commodity that pays the bills,”

Crops

Tax treatment of deferred grain cash tickets under review

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 24, 2017

Grain growers in Canada who take deferred cash purchase tickets for crops are being asked whether it’s time to get rid of the rule that allows income from those tickets to be put off to the following tax year. Tucked into federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget on Wednesday was an announcement of public consultation,

Crops, Markets

Higher prices could give flax acres a chance

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus March 21, 2017

CNS Canada — Strong demand for Canadian flax, combined with small production, has driven prices up, which could tempt producers making seeding choices this spring. Last year, the amount of flax seeded in Canada was down about a third from the previous growing season. As a result, stocks are short, despite large carryover. Demand, however,

Prince Rupert’s Ridley Island is the planned site for Ray-Mont Logistics’ crop container loading facility. (CNW Group/Prince Rupert Port Authority)

Crops

Prince Rupert expansion to handle crop containers

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 20, 2017

A Montreal logistics firm specializing in loading pulses and grains into containers for export out of Vancouver and Montreal plans to set up shop at Prince Rupert. The Prince Rupert Port Authority on Monday announced Ray-Mont Logistics is developing a logistics and container loading facility at the south end of the West Coast port’s Ridley

Our History

Wild oat chemical control options

Our History: March 1974

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2017

Your wild oat chemical control options in 1974 included Avadex, Treflan, Avenge (barley only), Endaven (wheat), Asulox (flax) and Carbyne, a post-emergent product from Gulf. In our March 7 issue, an article by Elmer Stobbe of the University of Manitoba discussed the “billion-dollar problem” of wild oats on the Prairies, and reviewed the chemical options

Research on getting the bitter taste out of flax oil caused researcher Martin Reaney to discover something new.

Crops, News

Bioproduct innovators adding unique value to agriculture seed stocks

Flax is one crop that’s been receiving plenty of attention from this Ontario-based effort

By John Greig February 28, 2017

Researchers and entrepreneurs are delving deeper into the natural properties of crops, as seed stocks for everything from construction resins and boards and panels for buildings and cars to concentrate health foods. Many of those projects are being funded by the BioProducts AgSci Cluster, brought together as part of BioIndustrial Innovation Canada with funding from

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Flax

Spring seeding — one of Manitoba’s biggest mega-projects — about to begin

Support grows to keep deferred cash purchase tickets

Canadian producers to plant record canola crop, boost soybean acres

You may be ready for seeding, but is your land?

Trade sees record Canadian canola acres as possibility

Tax treatment of deferred grain cash tickets under review

Higher prices could give flax acres a chance

Prince Rupert expansion to handle crop containers

Wild oat chemical control options

Bioproduct innovators adding unique value to agriculture seed stocks

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