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Demand Down For Organic Wheat

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Demand for wheat tends to hold steady even in tough economic times, but not so for what’s organically grown. Demand for organic wheat, durum and barley has flattened since the economic downturn began, Canadian Wheat Board organic marketing manager Patty Rosher said here during an Organic Week seminar Feb. 19, hosted by the provincial Agriculture
Cereals, Livestock

Dealers Forced To Be Flexible On Fertilizer Prices: Analyst

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For farmers seeking relief from high fertilizer prices this spring, David Asbridge has two words of advice: shop around. Good deals on fertilizer can be found because dealers have excess supplies and are desperate to unload them, Asbridge told the annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg. But he warned farmers not to delay too much because
Cereals, News

Ritz Asks CWB To Allow Full Federal Audit

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Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has taken the Canadian Wheat Board up on its invitation to have federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser review its risk management practices. Going one further, however, Ritz also wants Fraser’s office to conduct “a full audit of all operations” at the CWB, the minister said in a release last Thursday,
Cereals, Livestock

Canada Hog Price Forecast Stable As Supply Drops

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Canadian hog farmers should see stable prices this year as supply drops faster than demand, a market analyst told the Canadian Wheat Board’s GrainWorld conference on Feb. 24. Prices will reach $140 per hog this quarter and rise as high as $174 per hog by the third quarter, said Steve Dziver of Winnipegbased research firm
Cereals, News

Feed Barley Up In 2008-09 Pro

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“Slightly higher” export values for feed barley boosted its value by $7 per tonne in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest 2008-09 pool return outlook (PRO). Values for milling wheat, durum and malting-grade barleys all remained unchanged in the CWB’s February PRO, released Feb. 26. The PRO value for No. 1 Canada Western (CW) feed barley,
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Oilseed Markets Under Pressure For Now

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Large global oilseed supplies, a lack of economic confidence, and expectations for increased world oilseed production, should all serve to keep U. S. soybean and Canadian canola markets under pressure through the first half of 2009, according to a U. S. analyst speaking at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld Conference in Winnipeg, Feb. 23.
Cereals, News

Manitobans’ Grain Research Earns Major Award

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“It’s a reflection of the excellence we have in Canada.” – ISABELLE BLAIN, NSERC For the second time in three years, Manitobans have received one of Canada’s most prestigious prizes for scientific research. Digvar Jayas, a University of Manitoba agricultural engineer, and Noel White, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada entomologist, have been awarded the 2008
Cereals, Crops, News

Scientists Find Genes To Protect Wheat From Rust

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Scientists have pinpointed two genes that protect wheat against devastating fungal diseases found worldwide, potentially paving the way to hardier wheat strains, international researchers reported Feb. 20. New research published in the journal Science showed how the genes provide resistance to leaf rust, stripe rust and powdery mildew, diseases responsible for millions of hectares of
Cereals, News

Kyle Durum Wheat “Seed Of The Year” In The West

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Kyle durum wheat, the most popular durum grown in the West between 1988 and 2005, was named Seed of the Year for Western Canada at the recent Prairie Grain Development Committee annual meeting. Kyle and its developer, Fred Townley-Smith, a retired Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) plant breeder, were recognized Feb. 25. The first crosses
Cereals, News, Pulses

Pulse Outlook Goes Against The Grain

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The bull market may be over for some crops in Canada but the longer-term outlook for pulse crops remains strong, according to Marlene Boersch, a partner in Mercantile Consulting Venture in Winnipeg. Boersch was speaking at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg on Feb. 23. Relative to other major Canadian crops, the

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