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Make wheat like canola, CropLife told

By Allan Dawson January 8, 2009

“One of the things farmers maybe should be interested in is having some control over their own germplasm.” – David Rourke Plant breeders need to make wheat more like canola, farmers said during CropLife Canada’s annual convention in Ottawa last month. “You look at what canola (yield) has done and it has been phenomenal,” Jeff

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Are grain prices recession-proof?

January 8, 2009

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at ww.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 2 higher with a firm tone in the U. S. markets contributing to the gains. Canola rose back over

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Alberta wheat grower to lead WCWGA

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 8, 2009

Kevin Bender, a 38-year-old Bentley, Alta., farmer, is the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association’s (WCWGA) new president. Bender, who farms 3,800 acres with his father and brother, takes over from Mossbank, Sask., farmer Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, who stepped down after holding the position for almost five years. Bender was elected by the WCWGA’s board of directors,

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses

CALLING ALL RECIPE USERS

By Lorraine Stevenson January 8, 2009

CHICKPEA AND CRANBERRY COUSCOUS SALAD 2-1/2 c. chicken stock 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 c. couscous 1 c. dried cranberries 1 medium zucchini, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 3 green onions, chopped 2 c. cooked chickpeas (or 1 19-oz./540-ml can) drained and rinsed 1/4 c. canola oil, divided 1/4

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

World wheat crop down five per cent in 2009

By Sybille De La Hamaide January 1, 2009

“If we have a weather problem next year in wheat, we need to remember that we don’t have a cushion to cover ourselves.” – dan basse World wheat production is likely to fall five per cent to 647 million tonnes next season, against a record 682 million tonnes harvested in 2008, due to a drop

Dairy cattle, News, Oilseeds

Flax dehulling plant receives award

January 1, 2009

flax council of canada release Ag r o u n d b r e a k i n g Canadian company, which built the world’s first commercial dehulling plant for flax, has won a prestigious award. Natunola Health Biosciences Inc., under the leadership of its president and CEO, Nam Fong Han, recently received the 2008

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

2009 to see strength, acreage the big question

By Don Bousquet January 1, 2009

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

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Pushing GMOs to feed the planet

By Allan Dawson January 1, 2009

“How do the starving destitute react? Well often and not surprisingly they react with violence.” – joe clark Co-operation and innovation, including new genetically modified crops, are needed to feed the world as it grows and gets richer, speakers told CropLife Canada and the Grain Growers of Canada meeting in Ottawa last month. “This combination

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Grain price reality check

By Kevin Hursh December 18, 2008

Reality is slowly seeping into the psyche of the grain industry. Prices have come down a long way. The unfortunate truth is that they aren’t likely to bounce back any time soon. While unlikely to fall to the bargain basement levels of a few years ago, prices in 2009 are also unlikely to resemble the

Cereals, Forages, News, Oilseeds

What’s up – for Dec. 18, 2008

December 18, 2008

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762 2009 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,

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