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In Brief… – for Aug. 13, 2009

August 13, 2009

One in nine Americans seeking food aid: More than 34 million Americans received food stamps last May, signalling one of the longest and deepest recessions since the Great Depression. Enrolment surged by two per cent to reach a record 34.4 million people, or one in nine Americans, in May. It was the sixth month in

Cereals, Opinion

Myths Distort Canadian Farm Policy

By Dr. Greg Mason August 13, 2009

“(T)he argument that we need to subsidize farming in case the world collapses and we need to supply ourselves simply makes no sense. Myths exist about the strategic position of food, the importance of the family farm to the preservation of rural Canada, and the need to defend Canadian farming in the face of European

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Grain Markets Looking To USDA Report

By Don Bousquet August 13, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended Aug. 7 mixed with canola higher. Canola posted moderate gains on the week in the wake of big advances in

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Aug. 13, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 13, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied from 10 to 50 mm. The majority of cereal crops are in the dough stage. Producers have started desiccating winter wheat and some producers have started cutting fall rye. The late-seeded and reseeded canola crop is still flowering. Some flax fields are showing colour change. Sunflower crops

Cereals, Crops, News

Frost Threatens Late-Developing Prairie Grain Crop

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

The threat of an early and devastat ing frost hangs over the western Canadian grain industry as anxious farmers hope for warm weather in August to ripen seriously delayed crops. Nearly all of the Prairie grain region has experienced much below-normal temperatures so far this growing season, putting crops two to three weeks behind their

Cereals, News

Mixed Results With Golden Oldies

By Daniel Winters August 6, 2009

“Generally, they are forgotten wheats, but hopefully, we can keep them alive for future generations.” – SCOTT CHALMERS The ancient grains, placed right next to plots of the latest high-yielding barley varieties, may look like poor cousins to their modern descendants. They may not stand as tall, or yield as heavily, but they still have

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Aug. 6, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 6, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Scattered showers over the past week brought 10 to 15 mm in most areas. Cereal crops in the region are in the filling stage with some early crops in the late-milk to soft-dough stage. Canola crops are finishing blooming. Most flax crops are flowering. Sunflowers are in the R2 R4 stage and corn

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Volatility Rises, Weather In The Background

By Don Bousquet August 6, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended July 31 higher in a very volatile week. The steep rise in the Canadian dollar weighed on the market. Canola dropped sharply early in the

Cereals, News

Canada Wheat Board Told To Pay In Damaged Wheat Row

By Rod Nickel August 6, 2009

A judge has ordered the Canadian Wheat Board to pay two of its overseas grain customers $1.8 million to resolve a 26-year-old dispute over frost-damaged spring wheat. A Canadian judge ruled July 17 that the CWB is liable for negligently misrepresenting the quality of the wheat. The CWB had told its customers and exporters in

Cereals, Crops

Early Warning For Fusarium In Oats Lacking

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

The symptoms of fusarium head blight in cereal crops are classic. Portions of the heads appear bleached, blighted and straw coloured. But while it’s easy to detect fusarium in wheat and barley, it’s not so easy in oats. Commercial oats tend not to show symptoms of the disease until the crop is practically in the

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