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Preserving midge-tolerant wheat

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“It’s really, really important that we maintain this refuge system.” – ROB HANNAM BRANDON Farmers who don’t follow the rules necessary to preserve the newly developed midge-tolerant wheat could be fined to the tune of $100 an acre. “It’s a way of getting the message out there and making everybody stop and think about this
Cereals, News

Farmers look for cheaper fertilizer

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Fed up with the high cost of fertilizer and the refusal of Canadian companies to provide any kind of financial break, producers and producer groups have taken it upon themselves to seek out cheaper alternatives, including importing products from the U. S. and overseas, industry sources say. “There have already been a number of producer
Cereals, Forages, News

What’s up – for Jan. 1, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Jan. 7-9 – Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association 39th annual convention, Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.caor call Blair Rutter at 204-256-2353. Early-bird registration deadline Dec. 22. Jan. 11-12 – Manitoba Forage Seed Association alfalfa and forage seed conference, Victoria Inn,
Cereals, Other

Canadian feed barley will stay close to home

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Canada is not expected to be a major feed barley exporter this year, as domestic prices should remain more attractive to farmers, according to market sources. While feed barley prices in Western Canada continue to weaken and have more room to the downside, international prices are considerably lower which should keep Canada out of the
Cereals, News

CWB pool returns one for the record books

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The 2007-08 crop year is one for the books and according to the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) it shows the value of price pooling and single-desk selling. Total CWB earnings from wheat, durum and barley sales for the year ending July 31, 2008 hit a record $8 billion, up from the previous record of $6.1
Cereals, News

CWB Pool / from age 1

“… the 07-08 crop year was a great case study for the advantages of single desk (selling) and pooled pricing.” – maureen fitzhenry was $510.35 a tonne ($13.99 a bushel), more than double the 2006-07 return. After deductions the average Manitoba return is $12.67 a bushel. The in-store return for Special Select two-row and six-row
Cereals, Opinion

Government bailouts bypass livestock producers

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Cattle and hog producers watching the growing list of industries slated for infusions of cash by the Canadian government must be wondering what they have to do to convince politicians their industry’s worth. In addition to promising aid to the Canadian auto and aerospace industries, Canada’s free enterprise government is now talking about assistance for
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

2009 to see strength, acreage the big question

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For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed f u ture s at the ICE Canada futures market closed the year with a lightly traded choppy tone as prices generally worked a bit lower. There was little fresh news. Canola climbed almost to $400
Cereals, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Lots of barley to feed western cattle

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Large domestic feed grain supplies should help underpin the Canadian cattle sector for the time being by giving it a competitive advantage compared to the U. S., according to an industry analyst who thought the Canadian cattle market was looking reasonably well supported heading into the new year. Market analyst Herb Lock of Farm$ense Marketing

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