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Remaining crops get buried, broken under heavy snowfall

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 15

By Manitoba Agriculture October 15, 2019

Southwest Region Snowstorms across the region halted all harvesting progress. The storm brought heavy, wet snow to the majority of the region. Eastern parts of the region were harder hit compared to southern and northwestern districts. Brandon, Neepawa, and Carberry recorded 40 to 70 cm of snow. High winds were drifting over roads and accumulating

Crops

Allegations of U.S. peas, lentils passed off as Canadian

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 8, 2019

MarketsFarm — A company in the United States has alleged there are green peas and green lentils being shipped from the U.S. to Canada, then exported to China and India as being Canadian. Jeff Van Pevenage, president of Columbia Grain at Portland, Ore., first made the allegations to the Western Producer in September. He said

Crop Report, Crops, News

Crop quality decreasing with rains, severe sprouting seen in unharvested acres

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 8

By Manitoba Agriculture October 8, 2019

Southwest Region Another cool and wet week in the Southwest region. Rainfall was variable but enough to stop harvesting many days. Harvest operations resumed late Sunday into Tuesday. Harvest is about 60 per cent complete in general. Majority of areas south of #1 highway are close to 65 to 70 per cent done, while some

Manitoba farmers haven’t given up on their 2019 crops yet, but a wet September saw harvest grind to a halt last week, including in this canola field near Altamont.

Local news, News

MASC says Manitoba farmers not giving up on harvest yet

Wet weather in September delayed Manitoba’s harvest, but there’s still time

By Allan Dawson October 8, 2019

Manitoba farmers aren’t giving up on the 2019 crop yet despite an especially wet September which, for the second consecutive year, has delayed harvest. “We’ve had very few calls from producers who have concluded their crop is in a spot where they can’t harvest it, or it’s not going to be worth harvesting,” David Van

Plant-based foods resembling their meaty relatives have gained a lot of interest with consumers and for brands looking to satisfy their hunger.

Comment, Farmit Manitoba, Op/Ed

Comment: The Great Protein War of 2019

Some restaurant chains are offering non-meat burgers, while others double down on beef 

By Sylvain Charlebois October 8, 2019

The great “protein war” is heating up as several major restaurant chains are either embracing the plant-based movement while others firmly position themselves as guardians of the mighty meat eater. It’s getting confusing with all these announcements, hard to keep track. A&W, Canada’s first Beyond Meat ambassador, started it all a little over 12 months

CN and CP’s financial and operating results for the second quarter both made records.

News

CN and CP quietly posted strong results

Grain and intermodal were among strong sectors as the railways enhanced their networks

By Alex Binkley October 4, 2019

Canada’s two major railways have quietly gone about their business in the past year, turning in strong financial performances and building up their networks, even as economic storm clouds gather. They overcame wicked winter weather to record a record grain haul for the crop year ending July 31. As of September, they were still enjoying

Crop Report, Crops, News

Cereals, canola hit the dryers, soybean yields seen lower than average

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 1

By Manitoba Agriculture October 1, 2019

Southwest region Cool and constant wet weather is stalling harvest progress. Rainfall amounts of 10 to 50 mm, majority falling during thunderstorms, which also resulted in hail. Snowfall is also reported in northern parts of the region and near the Saskatchewan border. Lodging in canola and other crops is common. Overnight temperatures ranged from zero

Crops, Weather

Storms leave close to 1,000 hail claims on Prairies

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team September 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — There were almost 1,000 claims for hail damage across the Prairies following a series of storms Sept. 15-20, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). The CCHA said the most destructive of the storms during that week came on Sept. 17. “There is significant damage from this late–season storm. There was heavy

Livestock

Cargill’s quarterly profit up on beef, egg demand

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter September 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a three per cent increase in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday, citing strong consumer demand for meat and eggs in North America and growth in its animal nutrition businesses. Cargill, the largest privately held U.S. company, said its adjusted operating earnings rose to $908 million in

When farmers of all stripes do their job well, consumers have the option to safely choose between meat or plant-based sources of protein.

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion, Other

Editor’s Take: Is fake meat just a flash in the pan?

By Gord Gilmour September 26, 2019

How much real interest is there in fake meat? By that I mean not the sort of interest you see in the equity markets where share prices have been driven through the roof because some investor doesn’t want to miss the next Microsoft or Amazon. Or the latest media hype, of which there’s been no

Daily Network News

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack found, towed to shore, TASS says

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

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