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It's not an easy time for durum growers currently as durum prices are well below the cost of production.

Opinion: Farmers’ voices important on crop missions

By Scott Hepworth January 2, 2019

The Canadian wheat new crop missions for 2018 are well underway. These are missions organized and co-ordinated through three organizations: Cereals Canada, Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and the Canadian Grain Commission. They take place over six weeks in November and December and include missions to 17 of our top markets for wheat and durum.

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Non-royalty wheats will continue to be an option

Industry officials say seed companies are unlikely to deregister varieties to limit farmers’ choices in an effort to collect more royalty money

By Allan Dawson December 7, 2018

If new proposed cereal royalties are implemented farmers will pay more for seed, but they can also choose to grow varieties not covered by the new regulations. That’s according to Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker. But for how long? At least 2021 and probably longer, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which oversees seed

Fall rye flowering near Deerwood, Man. on June 7, 2018. (Allan Dawson photo)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Quebec rye production on the rise

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 7, 2018

CNS Canada — Rye production was up in Quebec in 2018, one reason being producers supplying hybrid rye for feed to the province’s hog industry. “Feed was coming from out west, but now we’re starting to produce the seed itself here,” said Andre Lussier, who farms near St. Hyacinthe, Que. and is a director with

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Rye prices as good as they’re going to get

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 4, 2018

CNS Canada — At more than $7 per bushel for rye in Western Canada, Cal Vandaele believes the price has topped off. “There’s been bids touching $8,” said Vandaele, of Vandaele Seed at Medora, Man., about 120 km southwest of Brandon, adding the price will decline over the winter. “When they start getting into these

Corn west of Mitchell, Man. on Oct. 17, 2018. (Dave Bedard photo)

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Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports set to drop

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 29, 2018

CNS Canada — The market for feed grains in Western Canada is largely flat, but could change soon, according to one commodities trader. “I don’t know if I’m bearish or bullish. I’m kind of flat right now as a trader,” said Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw. Peterson said there are still large

Cereals, Crops

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff November 23, 2018

A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National

Cereals, Crops

14 steps to avoiding fusarium

November 20, 2018

Following these points is not a guarantee of freedom from fusarium, but it will reduce the amount of FHB in your fields. This could mean the difference between a marketable crop and a financial loss.

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 16, 2018

CNS Canada — There was a mix of good and bad from two senior market analysts when it came to their outlook for cereal crops. Jonathon Driedger and Neil Townsend, both with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, gave their thoughts about the global markets for wheat, durum, feed barley and oats Wednesday at the Grain World conference

Robert Graf is a research scientist at the Lethbridge Research and Development  Centre working to develop a premium quality winter wheat.

Cereals, Crops

Researchers working to produce winter wheat with ‘CWRS-like’ qualities

The project is all about improving returns to the producer by reducing the price difference between the two types of wheat, say research scientists

By Lorraine Stevenson November 13, 2018

A wheat research program could combine the superior end-use qualities of hard red spring wheat with the higher yield and environmental benefits of winter wheat within the decade. Robert Graf, a research scientist responsible for the winter wheat-breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, says he and his team are

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Prairie feed grains drying out, influx of U.S. corn continues

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 1, 2018

CNS Canada – While plenty of wheat and barley are being downgraded to feed quality in Western Canada, as harvest nears the end crops are starting to come off dry. “In general, the sunshine and weather has progressed us fairly quickly. Grain toward the end was even coming off dry, so everyone seems content that

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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Cereals

Opinion: Farmers’ voices important on crop missions

Non-royalty wheats will continue to be an option

Quebec rye production on the rise

Rye prices as good as they’re going to get

Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports set to drop

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

14 steps to avoiding fusarium

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

Researchers working to produce winter wheat with ‘CWRS-like’ qualities

Prairie feed grains drying out, influx of U.S. corn continues

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