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In Brief… – for Sep. 3, 2009

September 3, 2009

White mould spotted in soybeans: White mould (sclerotinia) is showing up in some Manitoba soybean fields. There are no registered fungicides for control. The disease doesn’t usually reduce soybean yields by that much, according to John McGregor, a farm production adviser with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. However, he adds, fields with a severe

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Manitoba Farmers File Hail Claims

August 27, 2009

The worst hailstorm of the year in Manitoba has resulted in about 600 crop insurance claims so far, the provincial government’s farm insurance corporation said Aug. 18. Damage from the Aug. 14 storm ranges from total crop loss to slight damage, said David Koroscil, manager of insurance projects and sales for Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.

Oilseeds, Opinion

Farmers As… Health-Care Professionals?

By Laura Rance-Unger August 27, 2009

It’s become common for farmers to refer to themselves as food producers, environmental managers or businesspeople. Now a discussion paper recently commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) aims to radically expand their job description. How about adding “health-care professional” to your resumé? Concluding that farmers’ fortunes and public health are intrinsically linked, the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

StatsCan Predicts Smaller Prairie Crop

August 27, 2009

Canadian farmers will harvest 17.5 per cent less wheat and 24.5 per cent less canola, Statistics Canada said Aug. 21 in its first estimate of 2009 crop production. It forecast the all-wheat crop at 23.61 million tonnes, a steep drop from last year’s bountiful harvest, but more than the trade had expected. Statistics Canada expects

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 27, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 27, 2009

SOUTHWEST Rainfall accumulations ranged from 10 mm in the Melita area to 60 mm in the northern areas of the region. Winter wheat harvest continued, as most producers were harvesting before the rain on the weekend. North of Highway 1, most producers have desiccated winter wheat but very little harvesting has been done. Yields to

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Crop To Shrink 25 Per Cent

By Don Bousquet August 27, 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 Aug. 21 mixed with canola down modestly as the firm Canadian dollar, weak soyoil prices and bearish technical signals sent the market sharply lower. News

News, Oilseeds

Smaller Canada Canola Crop Could Curb Exports

By Rod Nickel August 20, 2009

A sharply smaller Canadian canola crop in a year when crushing capacity is expanding could create tight supplies that would buoy prices and force buyers to rethink plans. Most Canadian crops are expected to shrink after cool weather and drought-delayed development. Farmers are hoping for later-than-normal frost-free weather to allow their crops to mature. Amid

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto To Double Gross Profit

August 20, 2009

Monsanto Co. said Aug. 13 the company remains on track to double its gross profit by 2012, sending shares up nearly two per cent in premarket trading. Executives said Monsanto was “on the verge of a technology explosion” and would be introducing a series of products aimed at improving crop yields for farmers. The company

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 20, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 20, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION The region received 20 to 50 mm of rainfall over the past week. An area around Miniota and Brandon reported severe crop damage by hail, along with some property damage. Early-seeded cereal crops are starting to turn and the late-seeded crops are in the heavy dough stage. Harvest of winter wheat and fall

Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Food Safety Worries Hit Canadian Canola Meal

By Rod Nickel August 20, 2009

Salmonella-tainted Canadian canola meal has run into a headwind of American food-safety concerns, a trend that threatens to pressure canola futures during a rapid expansion period for the industry. Since March, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has refused one Canadian shipment of canola (a variant of rapeseed) and three shipments of canola meal.

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Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

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