Cereals & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Feed Grain Co-Op Plans To Register Two New Varieties Next Spring

By Daniel Winters August 6, 2009

Rumours of their imminent demise were greatly exaggerated. The Western Feed Grains Development Co-op, which was formed in 2005 with the goal of putting high-yielding, fusariumresistant feed wheat varieties in the hands of farmers, not companies, voted at its annual general meeting last week to continue its efforts. A funding shortfall has been temporarily resolved,

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Pasta Salad

July 30, 2009

Here’s a tasty pasta recipe provided to us this week by Helen Koal of Cromer, Man. Helen writes that this recipe has served her family well for over 50 years! 1 red pepper, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 cucumber or 1/2 English cucumber 3 finely chopped onions 2 diced tomatoes

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Heatloving Crops Delayed Again

By Allan Dawson July 30, 2009

Heat-loving crops such as corn and soybeans are delayed, but wheat, canola and flax are thriving this summer under conditions eerily similar to last year’s cooler, but extended growing season. “It means there has to be some catching up to do in order for the crop to mature and that means we don’t want an

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Weather, Washington Weigh On Wheat

By Don Bousquet July 30, 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 ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended July 24 lower, with canola pushed to its lowest level since March on the improved crop condition and the amazing rally in the Canadian dollar.

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Manitoba Wheat And Soybean Acres Up, Oats And Corn Down

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 30, 2009

Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation 2009 Seeded Acres Manitoba Source: Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation * Based on processing 97 per cent of farmers’ seeded acreage reports. Final figures might be slightly different. Crop RSW Barley Oats Canola Soybeans Corn White Pea Beans Pintos Kidney Beans 2009 2,217,000 508,000 407,000 2,850,000 386,000 143,000 35,000 59,000 11,000 2008

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Wheat Values Slip In 2009-10 PROs

July 30, 2009

Upwardly revised estimates of U. S. wheat acres, record-high exports from producers overseas and a strong loonie have combined to cut down the Canadian Wheat Board’s 2009-10 pool return outlooks (PROs) for wheat by $12 to $17 per tonne. Among the July PROs released July 23, lower international durum values pressured the new-crop durum outlook

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Crop Report – for Jul. 30, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture July 30, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Spotty showers throughout the region resulted in five to 15 mm of precipitation. Cereal crop development ranges from filling to starting to flower. Canola crops range in development from flowering to podding. Flax is flowering. Sunflowers are in the bud stage. Fungicide is nearly complete. Producers are monitoring sunflower fields for rust. Most

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CWB Wants To Appeal “Gag Order”

By Allan Dawson July 30, 2009

“We think it’s a fundamental issue to the CWB. It’s about farmers having control of the Canadian Wheat Board. It’s as simple as that.” – Larry Hill The struggle over who controls the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) – its board of directors or the federal government – might be decided by the Supreme Court of

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No Obvious Winner In Comparisons

By Ron Friesen July 23, 2009

“Buyers will not volunteer payment security.” – SCOTT WOLFE REPORT Any replacement to the current system of bonding western Canadian grain buyers as required by federal law should be mandatory because a voluntary producer payment security system will not work, a new report says. “Buyers will not volunteer payment security,” says the summary of a

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Are We Heading Back To Dismal Grain Prices?

By Don Bousquet July 23, 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 ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended July 17 little changed for canola, but moderately lower for barley. Canola was little changed on the week despite fairly strong gains in the Canadian

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices starting to pick up

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