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Opinion: Pulses and the future of food

India’s decision to impose tariffs to support its farmers is creating dangerous uncertainty

By Gordon Bacon February 26, 2018

The rest of the world is realizing what the pulse industry has known for decades: pulses are the future of food. Consumers and governments around the world now look to pulses as an important part of action plans to improve the global food system and address nutritional and environmental challenges. Increasing pulse consumption is critical

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

Crops, Weather

Norway to upgrade ‘doomsday’ seed vault

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 23, 2018

Oslo | Reuters — Norway plans to spend 100 million Norwegian crowns (C$16.1 million) to upgrade a doomsday seed vault on an Arctic island built 10 years ago to protect the world’s food supplies, the government said on Friday. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is meant as a natural deep freeze to back up the

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (MEA.gov.in)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

India, Canada to work up pulse export protocols

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 23, 2018

The prime ministers of Canada and India have agreed to sort out new and predictable rules governing exports of Canadian pulse crops. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on a state visit this week to India, released a joint statement with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday calling for the two countries to reach a new

Healthy snacks can keep hunger pangs at bay,  but make good food choices for best results.

Recipe Swap

Healthy snacks to satisfy your hunger cravings

Prairie Fare: There are a wide variety of healthy — and delicious — foods to choose from

By Getty Stewart February 23, 2018

Snacking can be an excellent way to meet daily nutrient needs, satisfy hunger and boost energy levels. Unfortunately, it can also lead to overeating, weight gain, fatigue and chronic health concerns. To avoid these potential dangers and maximize the benefits of snacking it’s important to think about snacking as part of your overall healthy eating

Southern Ontario’s farmland prices have jumped, despite stagnant crop prices. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Markets

Southern Ontario median farmland price jumps in 2017

By GFM Network News, John Greig February 22, 2018

The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the prices southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value of 9.76 per cent for farmland sold in 2017 over 2016. This increase is the largest since 2013. The median price for land in the surveyed

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney speaks to farmers at CropConnect in Winnipeg.

News

Non-partisan approach needed to trade

Canada and the U.S. need freer trade, not protectionism,  according to the architect of NAFTA

By Shannon VanRaes February 22, 2018

The North American Free Trade Agreement might be bigger than Donald Trump, but that’s no guarantee it will survive his presidency intact. Speaking to producers at CropConnect in Winnipeg last week, noted conservative thinker David Frum gave his thoughts on the fate of the trade deal, which most consider to be essential to agriculture. A

Crops

Low, high or in the middle, soil pH affects your farm

Acidic or alkaline soils can have a big effect on soil nutrition, but while farmers with acidic soil  can turn to lime, fixing alkaline soils may be more of a challenge

By Alexis Stockford February 21, 2018

Alkaline soils are a common problem in Manitoba, but farmers may not have an easy fix. Amir Farooq, crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and one of the speakers at a soil fertility update in Brandon Jan. 30-31, argued that high pH soils would need a prohibitively expensive amount of elemental sulphur to lower levels. The

Other crops are seven per cent of the 2017 seeded acres.

Crops, Opinion

Worth a look: Annual production estimates a valuable resource

It can help you calculate your own risk and rewards, but only if you use it

By Laura Rance-Unger February 20, 2018

At first glance, the annual Guidelines for Estimating Crop Production Costs released every January looks like good bedtime reading for insomniacs. But sort through the numbers and analysis, and the story that emerges is full of mystery and intrigue. These production estimates are designed to give farmers a reference for determining which crops make the

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Prairie market ‘nonexistent’ due to trade dispute

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 20, 2018

CNS Canada — As the western Canadian pulse crop industry awaits news from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India, two traders aren’t holding their breath. “I’m not expecting any big announcements or any big headway other than wording like ‘working towards understandings’ and things like that,” said Adam Krieser of Canpulse Foods in Saskatoon.

Crops

Deere upgrades 2018 outlook on improving equipment demand

By GFM Network News, Rajesh Kumar Singh February 16, 2018

Reuters — U.S. farm equipment maker Deere and Co. on Friday boosted its sales outlook for fiscal 2018, citing strengthening conditions in agricultural and construction markets, sending its shares higher. For the past four years, Deere has been battling weak demand for farm equipment as a global grain glut pushed down prices, sending U.S. farm

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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