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Recipe Swap – for Mar. 5, 2009

Many of you will have gathered in church or community halls last week for a pancake supper. It marked Shrove Tuesday, of course, and the beginning of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is actually an ancient feast that dates back centuries when Christian households would clear out what little fat remained in their larder after a long
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Grain Prices Uncertain Amid Global Economic Turmoil

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Bewildered farmers may well be wondering what caused the global financial crisis and what the future holds for commodity prices. Analysts discussing the topic at this week’s GrainWorld conference in Winnipeg couldn’t offer much by way of answers. While the world faces a big recession with no quick recovery, the feeling was grain prices will
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Snapshots Of Going Organic In Manitoba

A farm-based processor There’s more money to be made in processing.” Gerard and Marie-Paule De Ruyck began the switch to organic on their Swan Lake farm in 2001. That year they broke up 25 acres of pasture, sowed and harvested what turned out to be a very good field of oats and never looked back.
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A. G., Ritz Invited To Review CWB Books

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Canadian Wheat Board chair Larry Hill is so confident in the way the CWB managed its contingency fund and resulting deficit he’s inviting federal auditor general Sheila Fraser and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz to review the books and make the findings public. “I think the Auditor General would assure producers that everything is fine,” Hill
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CBOT’s New Limits On Non-Grain Players Approved

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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on Feb. 13 received U. S. government approval to limit cash grain delivery instruments held by non-grain firms – its latest move to cool criticism about the performance its grain contracts. CBOT’s regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), approved an amended Feb. 9 request to reduce the large
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What’s Up – for Feb. 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 2-4 – Canadian Value Chain Network three-day workshop, Winnipeg. Topic: “Customer-focused collaboration: Mastering value chain implementation.” Registration $424 per person, deadline one week before workshop. For more info call Eugene at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail [email protected]. March 3 – Deerwood Soil and Water Management
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GMO Acres Seen Rising Worldwide With Political Will

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Global plantings of genetically modified corn, soybeans and other crops grew 9.4 per cent last year as economic challenges spurred growing political will to adopt biotech crops that help farmers fight weeds, pests and crop diseases, an industry-backed study said Feb. 11. More than 13 million farmers in 25 countries planted 125 million hectares of
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Spring Wheat Could Be Sleeper Crop In 2009

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Spring wheat could be the sleeper crop in 2009, according to market analyst Mike Krueger. The Fargo, N. D.-based president of The Money Farm consulting service has told his clients to lock in diesel fuel prices, if they can, and secure spring fertilizer supplies because it could be short. Krueger told the Manitoba Special Crops
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Demand For U. S. Grains Picking Up

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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 future s at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Feb. 12 mixed with weakness in the U. S. futures markets weighing on prices, although it was partially offset by the declining Canadian dollar.
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What’s Up – for Feb. 19, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 19-20 – Canadian Value Chain Network workshops, Brandon. Topics: “Partnering and collaboration” (Thurs.) and “Gathering and planning for new product introductions” (Fri.). Registration $50 per person per workshop, deadline one week before workshops. For more info call Eugene Warwaruk at MRAC at 1-800-216-9767 or e-mail

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