Cereals & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

More Investment In Plant Breeding Needed – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Canadian Seed Trade Association August 12, 2010

You could call him the billion- dollar man. That’s the value of grain produced annually from wheat cultivars developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant breeder Ron DePauw. But DePauw is not resting on his laurels. He’s excited about the future and believes that today plant breeders have much more “genetic opportunity” than when he

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Controlling The Uncontrollable – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Les Mcewan August 12, 2010

This may sound like I’m wandering off in 20 different directions, but bear with me; it will come together. One of my friends had a prize herd of purebred cows. When the day came to take the bull out to the pasture to service his eager cattle, he found that a scruffy crossbred bull from

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Wheat Markets Up 50 Per Cent – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Laura Rance-Unger August 12, 2010

The hottest run-up in the wheat market since 2008 prompted the Canadian Wheat Board to issue a special market advisory last week to alert farmers to potential pricing opportunities. David Boyes, the board’s commodity risk manager, said two market fundamentals – severe drought in Russia and excessive moisture cutting production in Western Canada – were

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Regulator Dismisses Producer Car Complaint – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2010

CN isn’t bound by law to keep or operate a producer car site wherever one exists or a farmer wants one, the Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled. The regulator last week dismissed a level-of-service complaint filed late last year by Cam Goff, a central-Saskatchewan farmer and Canadian Wheat Board director. Goff’s December complaint followed Canadian

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DU Encourages Chemfallow For Winter Wheat – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2010

Ducks Unlimited Canada is encouraging farmers not to till their fields if they plan to seed winter wheat this year. Instead, DUC is encouraging chemfallow to control weeds on unseeded acres while still retaining some stubble as a snow trap for winter wheat. “Growers considering seeding winter wheat into unseeded chemfallow acres need to conduct

Cereals, Grain Markets

Cash Crunch Hits U.S. Wheat Elevators As Futures Soar – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Dan Piraro August 12, 2010

Surging futures prices have U.S. farmers smiling but have left many grain elevators facing a cash crunch. As futures prices soar to levels not seen in over a year, farmers have been selling their newly harvested winter wheat bushels at a faster pace than usual, leaving elevator operators that have hedged their purchases with futures

Cereals, Opinion

An Appeal To The Prime Minister – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Groups representing Prairie farmers have appealed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do something about excessive railway profits at the expense of farmers. This is the letter they sent June 29. We, the undersigned, call on the Government of Canada to immediately undertake a full costing review of the railway revenue cap on grain transportation.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

News From Eastern Europe Sparks Wheat-Buying Frenzy – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Mike Jubinville August 12, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued to break into new bullish territory during the week ended Aug. 6, with the most actively traded November contract gaining $10 to close at a fresh contract high of $469 per tonne. Winnipeg canola futures picked up technical momentum on price charts this week. Talk of fresh export demand

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What A System – for Aug. 12, 2010

By John Morriss August 12, 2010

It’s always fun watching the futures market when things are hot and the price is rising. Fun while it lasts, that is. That caution applies to the run-up in the wheat market for the last few weeks. These prices look wonderful, especially if you have wheat to sell. But as farmers well know, prices tend

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture August 12, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall amounts varied over the past week with no major accumulations. However, some heavy thunderstorms with hail were reported. Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye began this week with the winter wheat reporting average yields with quality varying because of fusarium. Fall rye yields are average with good quality. Preharvest of early-seeded

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