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Recipe Swap – for Aug. 25, 2011

HereareacoupleofcookierecipesandayummysnackingcakeforSeptember’slunchboxes. ZUCCHINI SNACK CAKE Barb Galbraith of Oakvillesent us this recipe in response to our call for zucchini-based recipes. Thank you, Barb. 3 large eggs 1/4 c. honey (liquid) 1-1/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 c. canola oil 1/2 c. plain yogurt 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind 2 c. flour (white or whole wheat or mixture)
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Continues To Be The Golden Crop

Canola continues to be the darling of the vegetable oil market – and the industry is urging Prairie farmers to keep cranking up production. Western Canadian farmers have painted the Prairies yellow with canola, but processors say they want more. The Canola Council of Canada wants farmers to produce 15 million tonnes of canola by
Crops, Oilseeds

Frito Lay Boosts Fortunes Of Nexera Canola

Processors not only want farmers to grow canola – but their variety. That’s especially true for Dow AgroSciences, which says supply can’t keep up with demand for its healthy, high-stability (omega-9) Nexera canola oil. The company is asking farmers to switch all their canola acres to Nexera in 2012. “In the past we used to
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 25, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Scattered rainshowers across the Southwest Region at the beginning of the week brought 10 to 30 mm in isolated events. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 60 per cent complete with yields reporting in the 40 to 70 bushels/acre range. Most areas are reporting average quality. Producers will be starting to plant
Dairy cattle, Forages, Hogs, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Letter Draws Support

Concerned about increasing regulation, several of the province’s commodity organizations have joined the Manitoba Pork Council’s public campaign to defend its nutrient management practices. In a full-page ad in theWinnipeg Winnipeg Free Press,the council says hog producers are already subject to more environmental regulation than any other agricultural industry. It says a province-wide ban on
Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Winding Down The Canadian Wheat Board

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will be “wound down” if the federal government delivers on its promise to end the board’s single-desk marketing authority next Aug. 1, says CWB chair Allen Oberg. Ottawa, not farmers, should cover the millions of dollars in costs, including employee severances, pensions and delivery contact defaults, the board said in
Cereals, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Aug. 11, 2011

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Correction:The following four winter wheats – CDC Kestrel, CDC Clair, CDC Harrier, CDC Raptor and CDC Falcon will be transferred from the Canada Western Red Winter wheat class to the Canada Western General Purpose class Aug. 1, 2013. Incorrect information appeared in last week’s edition. CDC Falcon will remain in the CWRW class past 2013
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Bearish Sentiments, Weather Drag On Canola

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered a minor setback during the week ended Aug. 5 with the downtrend in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex and the liquidation of positions by speculators and commodity funds who were spooked by the uncertain global economic situation, behind the bearish price sentiment.

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