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Viterra Enters Canola-Crushing Business

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

A Manitoba canola-crushing plant with a checkered past has a new owner who promises a bright future for the facility. Viterra Inc. last week held a grand opening for its canola crush operation which it purchased earlier this year from Associated Proteins LP. It’s Viterra’s first venture into the canola-crushing business but likely not the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Volatility Rises, Weather In The Background

By Don Bousquet August 6, 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 the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended July 31 higher in a very volatile week. The steep rise in the Canadian dollar weighed on the market. Canola dropped sharply early in the

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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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In Brief… – for Jul. 30, 2009

July 30, 2009

Wonder crop: Flax not only pads the bank account, it makes your hair shiny too, according to new research released last week by the Flax Council of Canada. Study participants ate a flax-enriched nutrition bar for four weeks from Glanbia Nutritionals, the Irish multinational that bought Pizzey’s Milling of Angusville, Man. The results show “softness,

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Canola Investment Soars

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2009

The canola race is heating up. Monsanto Canada broke ground on a $10-million research facility at the University of Manitoba Monday becoming the third company to announce a major expansion in canola research and development on the Canadian Prairies in as many weeks. Ryan Baldwin, Monsanto’s lead researcher for seed and traits, said canola has

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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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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

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

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

Crops, Oilseeds

Variable Staging Complicates Disease Control

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 23, 2009

Should a fungicide be applied to canola now when the oldest plants flower or later with the later-flowering plants? The Canola Council of Canada says each field should be assessed individually for risk of infection from sclerotinia stem rot. Early infestations generally cause the greatest yield loss. Scout fields well to determine when the majority

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