The United States is pondering federal legislation to boost competition among beef packers and improve cattle price discovery, and the Canadian cattle industry is watching closely. “Producers in general, but more specifically cattle and beef producers on both sides of the border, crave better price transparency and price discovery,” Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton
U.S. beef pricing bill on Canadian radar
The Canadian sector says U.S. packer competition and price discovery are good for cattle producers north of the border
Dairy market access in U.S. crosshairs
Canada says its new TRQ policy is trade-compliant
The American dairy industry is clamouring for its federal government to slap retaliatory tariffs on Canada for what they say is policy restricting U.S. access to Canada’s dairy market. At issue is Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation, which was the subject of a CUSMA (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement) dispute panel last year. TRQ holders are
Canada concerned as COOL talk builds on Capitol Hill
The U.S. seeks ways to resurrect country-of-origin labelling without sparking another WTO complaint from Canada
Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. don’t agree on much, but in trade protectionism, there’s common cause. That’s why increasing bipartisan talk on Capitol Hill to resurrect COOL (country-of-origin labelling) for U.S.-sold beef, has Canada’s meat sector on guard. COOL is back in the headlines, seven years after a lengthy World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute
Dos and don’ts of broadcast canola
It's generally viewed as a last resort, but there are ways to increase the chances of success
It’s less than ideal, but in a spring like this one, some Manitoba farmers are looking at broadcast canola as their only option — other than not seeding at all. “In general, broadcast seeding is not recommended,” Anastasia Kubinec, then Manitoba Agriculture’s oilseed specialist, wrote in a 2010 article. “This includes seeding canola by aircraft….If
Crop insurance soybean seeding deadlines extended
Changes, effective this year, will be permanent
The crop insurance deadline for seeding Manitoba soybeans is being extended two days in Area 1 and five days in Areas 2 and 3, with no changes in Area 4, starting this year, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) announced May 20. The new deadlines (see below) reflect farmers’ access to improved soybean varieties, MASC
New soybean seeding deadline welcomed
Extensions to the crop insurance seeding deadlines for soybeans in Manitoba are being welcomed. The change wasn’t prompted by this year’s delay in seeding due to wet weather, but because the data supports it, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers executive director Daryl Domitruk said. “The seeding dates (for soybeans) were set a long time ago,”
No crop insurance seeding deadline extensions planned: MASC
Manitoba's wet, cold spring is keeping farmers out of the fields, but they have until June 20 to seed cereals and flax and still be eligible for coverage. Insured farmers unable to plant are eligible for Excess Moisture Insurance payouts
[UPDATED: May 20, 2022] The last time there were extended seeding deadlines for crop insurance in Manitoba, it was 2004. Despite wet weather delaying planting this year, 2022 is unlikely to see a repeat. “We’re not contemplating, at this point, any changes to our seeding deadlines,” said David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC)
U.S. EPA proposal likes canola oil for renewable fuel
A final EPA decision is expected this summer, which, if favourable, could add new demand for Canada's premier oilseed
Canola has another feather in its cap — one which is expected to put more money in farmers’ pockets. In a ‘proposed decision’ released in April the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized canola oil’s value as an environment-friendly alternative to fossil-based fuel — a move that’s expected to add new demand for the crop.
VIDEO: Water, water everywhere
It’s not unusual to see lots of fast running water from melting snow and spring rains pouring out of the Pembina Escarpment west of Miami, Man., each spring. But it’s happening later than usual and flowing towards an already high and rising Red River. Moreover, the third Colorado low in as many weeks is forecast
Elevator declarations changing Aug. 1
CGC says the move won't harm Canada's grain quality assurance system
The declarations of eligibility western Canadian farmers sign before delivering to elevators, effective Aug. 1, will no longer include crops that don’t require end-use quality assessment as part of the variety registration process. “It’s not a big change,” Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) spokesman Remi Gosselin said in an interview Thursday. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of
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