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“Point Of No Return” For U.S. Hard Winter Wheat

Prolonged drought conditions through Texas, Oklahoma and southern areas of Kansas, the top U.S. wheat-growing state, have left wheat industry experts fearing there is little hope for much of the new wheat crop due to be harvested this summer. Indeed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week said fully 38 per cent of the entire
Cereals, Crops

Expanded Label For Cruiser Maxx Cereals

Acombo of three active ingredients for wireworm and disease control in wheat and barley has been cleared both for use on oats and use on the farm. Syngenta Crop Protection Canada announced April 19 it has received approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to add oats to Cruiser Maxx Cereals’ label – and
Cereals, Crops, Hogs

Farm Debate Mostly A Rerun Of Earlier Shows

Other than the occasional elbow in the direction of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, the two-hour debate among the main political parties on agriculture policy April 11 featured a lot of the same old taunts and promises. Liberal Wayne Easter, Bloc Andre Bellevance and New Democrat Pat Martin, whose downtown Winnipeg riding includes the headquarters of
Cereals, Crops

Party Agriculture Platforms For May 2 Election

CONSERVATIVE PARTY: A Conservative government would invest $100 million over five years into the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, extend accelerated writeoffs for new food-processing equipment and create a $50-million agriculture innovation fund. It would increase support for the Agriculture and Food Trade Commissioner Service and the Market Access Secretariat to find new markets for Canadian
Cereals, Country Crossroads

Breakfast Never Needs To Be Boring

ith the sun up earlier each morning now, many of us are getting earlier starts to the day. Mornings should always include eating breakfast, of course, yet many of us skip it. I’ve seen reports that say about 40 per cent skip breakfast, often with the notion that it will help with weight loss. (The
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Risk-Averse Investors Ignore Weather Signals

Old-crop canola con-t racts on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform took it on the chin during the week ended April 15, suffering larger losses than the new-crop months. The complete lack of buying interest resulted in the nearby May and July canola futures suffering some significant declines. Steady elevator company hedge selling, prompted by
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

EU Wheat Crying For Rain

HAMBURG/REUTERS Wheat plants in top three European Union producers France, Germany and the U.K. face an increased danger of damage from a long spell of dry weather in all three countries, analysts said April 19. “While millions of people will be hoping for a hot, sunny Easter holiday this weekend, tens of thousands of farmers
Cereals, Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Apr. 21, 2011

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Food safety chair:Is our food safe to eat? A new Chair in Food Safety the first of its kind in Canada puts McGill University at the head of the table in seeking answers to that question. The chair will undertake collaborative research, offer undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, and provide the independent, third-party expertise on
Cereals, Opinion

Lots Of Heat, Not Much Light

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There was a little heat but not much light from the five candidates who squared off in the two-hour debate on agricultural issues hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture April 11. Despite his recent remarks in Minnedosa about letting farmers decide the future of the Canadian Wheat Board, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz reiterated the

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