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Wheat and barley varietal research benefits producers

By Western Grains Research Foundation December 1, 2012

Arecent return-on-investment study commissioned by the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) has estimated that investment in wheat and barley varietal research is providing producers with a very high return. This study calculates that on average every producer checkoff dollar invested into wheat varietal research has returned $20.40 in value to the producer. Barley varietal research

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, Weather

Argentina cuts wheat output view due to floods

By Maximilian Heath, Maximiliano Rizzi December 1, 2012

Argentina’s government cut this season’s wheat output forecast, citing three months of heavy rains that started in August and flooded key parts of the Pampas Farm Belt, the Agriculture Ministry said Nov. 22. The South American grains powerhouse is seen producing 11.1 million tonnes of wheat in the 2012-13 crop year, down from the government’s

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

U.S. pork supplies at all-time high

November 30, 2012

Hog price recovery months away Reuters — U.S. pork production in October hit a record high as the hog slaughter surged to an all-time high of 10.86 million head. The latest USDA data shows more hogs passed through U.S. packing plants last month than ever before as farmers liquidated their herds as the worst drought in

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB looks to cash market to attract more wheat

By Terryn Shiells November 30, 2012

Sign-up deadlines for CWB’s pool programs have come and gone, but the company is still looking for more grain. “We’ve been able to get some really good sales for the tonnes that we have now, and movement has been really good,” said Gord Flaten, CWB’s vice-president of grain procurement. “So looking to the rest of

Crops, News

U.S. crop insurance a post-election target

By Charles Abbott November 30, 2012

The federal government will likely shell out $15 billion or more for its share of crop losses caused by drought

Reuters – Federally subsidized crop insurance will be a big target for U.S. lawmakers looking to cut the budget deficit in the lame-duck session of Congress that opened recently after a status quo general election. But lawmakers aren’t expected to break their deadlock over enacting a five-year, $500-billion Farm Bill covering a wide range of

Crops, News

Organic farmers reject call to self-insure against GM contamination

By Carey Gillam November 30, 2012

Organic growers and food safety advocates are condemning an advisory report to the Agriculture Department claiming its recommendations would be costly for farmers who want to protect their conventional crops from being contaminated by genetically modified varieties. The USDA is studying how biotech agriculture could best “coexist” with organic and conventional farming, but critics slammed

Country Crossroads

Let’s try to waste less food

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 30, 2012

Have you thrown out any food recently? Did you find less-than-appetizing food hiding in your refrigerator? Was it in an opaque container that may have startled you when you opened it to view the contents? Have you happened upon food well past its “use by” date in your cupboard or refrigerator? If you discarded food

News

Monsanto Fund gives grants to community groups

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 30, 2012

Fourteen Manitoba communities were among the 58 chosen from across Canada for grants under the Monsanto’s Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities program. The program aimed at strengthening rural communities, provides the opportunity for farmers to secure a $2,500 grant for their favourite community charity or not-for-profit organization. The Monsanto Fund will direct $145,000 to charitable and

Cereals, Crops, News

Big, early and high-quality harvest eases transition to post-single-desk era

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2012

Alarge and high-quality crop along with an early harvest was just what the doctor ordered to ease the transition to the post-single-desk era, says the CWB’s chief operating officer. “I can’t imagine what we’d all be going through… if we were talking about a crop that was predominantly (No.) 3 red (spring wheat) with falling

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

After beef’s biggest recall: What’s next?

By Fred Hays November 29, 2012

The reopening of the XL beef plant at Brooks is not the end of troubles for the Canadian beef industry

The past two months have seen considerable turmoil in Alberta’s beef sector because of the XL beef recall. Although there has been some relief with the JBS takeover there could still be a long way to go. Canada’s beef sector has been influenced by a number of factors: Grass. Western Canada’s cow-calf sector grew because

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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