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StatsCan report shows more canola, less wheat

By Daniel Winters May 17, 2012

Latest five-year agriculture census snapshot shows gross  farm revenue up with expenses falling slightly

The numbers are out and they show canola is beating wheat, the cost of farming and farm incomes have improved marginally, and the provincial cattle herd is down by nearly a quarter. Canola area surpassed spring wheat area for the top spot among field crops, up 44.3 per cent to 3.3 million acres since the

Livestock, News

Same grass, different boss

By Daniel Winters May 17, 2012

Lower overhead costs under not-for-profit co-op and municipal management structures translate into cheaper pasture fees for ranchers at two non-AESB pastures

Two community pasture operations in Manitoba offer a glimpse of what the future may hold after the federal government phases out its involvement over the next six years. In the rural municipality of Wallace, near Kirkella, a block containing 25 quarters of marginal, rugged land is grazed from around June 1 to Oct. 15. It’s

News, Opinion

The statistical portrait

By Laura Rance-Unger May 17, 2012

So the federal government wants to get out of community pasture management and producing shelterbelt trees. Fair enough. There’s nothing saying those pastures can’t continue under local management or that trees can’t be produced by private nurseries. Manitoba already has two locally managed community pastures, which appear to be functioning well. And judging from the

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Wheat advances slow, says Interlake farmer

By Allan Dawson May 17, 2012

The wheat cash advance that once took hours to obtain through the Canadian Wheat Board is taking weeks through the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Fisher Branch farmer Bill Uruski says. “It has been a nightmare,” Uruski said in an interview from his farm May 4. Uruski, who farms with his son Barclay, said Barclay applied

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 17, 2012

Prices for cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards held relatively steady during the week ended May 11, although plainer animals were discounted in some cases. Volumes were on the light side, which accounted for the firmness as buyers were fighting over a smaller pool of animals. Heartland Livestock Services in Virden saw the most activity

Livestock, News, Oilseeds

High compound feed cost hits pig farmers

May 17, 2012

amsterdam / reuters Europe’s pig farmers are struggling to maintain production, caught between a slide in pork prices and a rise in the cost of protein-rich soymeal and rapemeal used in compound feed. The price of soymeal has surged nearly 40 per cent this year. Along with rapemeal it is used as the main source

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB continues to shrink

By Allan Dawson May 17, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board will be down to one-quarter of its previous staff by the time it loses its monopoly Aug. 1, a downsizing critics call disappointing, but predictable. But some are also questioning whether the board’s top five executives should continue to receive salaries and benefits totalling $2.3 million annually, including $807,000 in pay

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Wheat buyers fret as Canadian grain monopoly ends

By Rod Nickel May 17, 2012

Reuters / Global wheat importers fear the quality of Canada’s prized spring wheat and durum may deteriorate once the Canadian Wheat Board loses its marketing monopoly, creating problems for makers of breads and pasta. A broad swath of wheat buyers, including Japan, known as the most quality-conscious wheat importer, has raised concerns that the consistent,

Cereals, Grain Markets, Livestock, Oilseeds

Canola contracts weaken on Chicago soybean sell-off

By Dwayne Klassen May 17, 2012

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform experienced some significant losses during the week ended May 11. The sharp sell-off in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex helped to encourage the downward price slide, as did renewed macroeconomic issues, which triggered some aggressive liquidation of long positions by speculative fund accounts. The

Crops, News

Pests make an early appearance

May 17, 2012

Be watchful for flea beetle feeding Striped flea beetles (Phyllotreta striolata) have been emerging and feeding on volunteer canola since late March, provincial entomologist John Gavloski says in the first insect and disease report of the season issued April 27. “We often see striped flea beetles emerge earlier than the crucifer flea beetle (Phyllotreta cruciferae)

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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