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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 6

Conditions as of June 6, 2016

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 6, 2016

Seeding operations are wrapping up for the 2016 season in Manitoba with progress estimated at 99 per cent complete. Crop types remaining to be seeded include canola and cereal crops for greenfeed and silage. Many areas of Manitoba received precipitation, with the Manitoba Agriculture’s Ag-Weather Program showing accumulations ranging from 4 to 74 mm. Crop injury

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Conditions as of May 30, 2016

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 30, 2016

Seeding is nearing completion for the 2016 season in Manitoba, with progress estimated at 96 per cent complete. With the recent rainfall and warmer temperatures, majority of seeded crops are experiencing rapid germination, emergence and growth. Field operations have been hampered by rainy weather conditions during the week and over the weekend in some areas

Cereals, Crops

Bimbo to shut Canada Bread’s North Bay plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 28, 2016

Canada Bread, the Canadian arm of Mexican baked-goods giant Grupo Bimbo, plans to close its bakery at North Bay, Ont. later this summer. The company announced Wednesday it will begin to gradually wind down operations, transfer the plant’s work to its other bakeries in Quebec and Ontario and shut down the bakery effective Aug. 5.

Crops

Hedge fund urges organics firm SunOpta to sell itself

By GFM Network News May 27, 2016

Reuters — Hedge fund Tourbillon Capital Partners is urging Canadian organic food firm SunOpta Inc. to sell itself to a bigger rival, according to a letter sent to the company on Friday. Mississauga, Ont.-based SunOpta’s share price jumped 26 per cent after the US$4 billion hedge fund asked it to hire an investment bank to

Crops

Saskatchewan names new deputy ag minister

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 27, 2016

A promotion for Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of agriculture leads to a promotion for one of the ministry’s assistant deputies. Doug Moen, who’s leaving his post as deputy minister to Premier Brad Wall at the end of June, on Friday announced Rick Burton as the province’s new deputy minister of agriculture, effective July 1. As the

Crops, Markets

New Whole Foods chain 365 faces tough mission

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein May 25, 2016

Los Angeles | Reuters — Whole Foods Market’s 365 grocery chain offers lower prices and more technology than the company’s namesake supermarkets, but experts say the fledgling brand must beat its many rivals without hijacking customers from its parent. 365, which debuted on Wednesday with a bright and airy store in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake

Boundary Loading Group’s producer car loading facility at Darlingford, Man., about 20 km west of Morden, loads 120-130 producer cars per year. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Crops

Window open wider for comment on CGC licensing moves

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 21, 2016

Facing “requests from stakeholders,” the Canadian Grain Commission has granted them a 12-week extension on its deadline for comments on plans to license feed mills, producer car loading sites and grain agents. The deadline, previously June 3, is now Aug. 31, the commission said in a release Friday. Input is being sought from producer railway

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: What’s in a name?

By Laura Rance-Unger May 20, 2016

The newly elected Pallister government wasted little time putting its stamp on government in this province. Almost as fast as you can say Ralph Eichler, the provincial department responsible for agriculture got a new name this month: Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA). It has a nice simple ring to it. But it also reflects a

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: An unsettled long weekend en route

By Daniel Bezte May 20, 2016

After a pretty chilly weekend it looks like summer is going to try and move back in during this forecast period, with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures expected. This forecast period will begin with an area of high pressure building to our southeast and an area of low pressure over far Western Canada. Together,

Farm and pastureland east of Mervin, Sask. Seeding is nearing completion in northwest Saskatchewan, but lack of rain means topsoil conditions have deteriorated. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Seeding in home stretch for dry NW Saskatchewan

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther May 20, 2016

Seeding is drawing to a close in northwestern Saskatchewan, largely due to warm, dry weather this month. On average, seeding in the northwest was over half done early in the week, according to the latest Saskatchewan Crop Report. Provincially, farmers are 51 per cent done, putting them miles ahead of the five-year average of 28

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Pulse Weekly: Looking for trade deal to benefit Canadian growers

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans firm as traders hope for more Chinese buying

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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 6

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Bimbo to shut Canada Bread’s North Bay plant

Hedge fund urges organics firm SunOpta to sell itself

Saskatchewan names new deputy ag minister

New Whole Foods chain 365 faces tough mission

Window open wider for comment on CGC licensing moves

Editorial: What’s in a name?

Forecast: An unsettled long weekend en route

Guenther: Seeding in home stretch for dry NW Saskatchewan

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