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Organic grain growers: Turning to “speed dating” to meet buyers

By Daniel Winters April 30, 2012

Growing organic crops can be tough. Finding reliable buyers even tougher. A recent matchmaking event was aimed at helping the two sides of the organic supply-and-demand equation meet in the hopes that the industry might go forth, be fruitful, and multiply. “It’s speed dating,” said Laura Telford, an organic business development specialist with Manitoba

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Organic forage seed growers: Working with Mother Nature to keepbugs and weeds in hand

By Daniel Winters April 30, 2012

Growers manage fertility and soil health with less tractor hours by growing perennial forage seed crops

Growing organic forage seed takes a different mindset. Larry Pollock, who has been farming organically since the 1990s on 600 acres north of Brandon, was part of a panel of experienced growers offering insights at a recent workshop hosted by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. He sows 100 to 150 acres of alfalfa under

Cereals, Crops, News

Move to an open market spurring debate on wheat registration system

By Allan Dawson April 30, 2012

The debate is heating up on whether a system that has made Prairie wheat synonymous with top quality is in need of an overhaul. Grain variety registration was a hot topic at the recent Canada Grains Council annual meeting, and while the current system has many defenders, others are calling for significant changes. Having a

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Traffic can’t last much longer at local auctions

By Dwayne Klassen April 30, 2012

Cattle movement to the various auction yards in Manitoba was described as mixed during the week ended April 20. Cattle marketings were heavy at some locations while light at others, with the weather the key factor in determining those levels. As for prices, the market held fairly steady on steers and was slightly higher for

Cereals, News

Farmers own CWB assets: KAP, WRAP, APAS

By Allan Dawson April 30, 2012

They’ve given up trying to save the wheat board’s single desk, but three leading farm leaders are still fighting to save the board’s assets, including the contingency fund, for farmers. “I certainly have marching orders from my membership that the assets of the wheat board belong to farmers,” said Doug Chorney, president of Keystone Agricultural

Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

Public relations not the solution for hog producers

April 30, 2012

Re: “Pork producers explore ways to improve their public image” (April 1). Apparently producers want to improve their public image, which has resulted in advertising showing a farmer cuddling a piglet, or a family involved in the same activities as the rest of us, to engender that warm, fuzzy feeling towards producers. There is also

Livestock, Opinion

Beef producers must engage the public on animal welfare

By Cam Dahl April 30, 2012

Animal welfare. These two words often evoke a strong response from livestock producers across the country who feel that their way of life is under siege by those who don’t understand them and don’t grasp what they do for society. One just has to look at a few headlines to understand why farmers may feel

Cereals, Crops, News

OUR HISTORY: May 5, 1988

April 30, 2012

A front-page story in our May 5, 1988 issue was an unfortunate sign of things to come, reporting on one of the worst dust storms in recent memory sweeping through the Red River Valley, reducing visibility to a quarter of a mile, with unnamed sources blaming it on “recreational tillage.” Zero-tillage pioneer Jim McCutcheon of

Dairy cattle, Did you know?, Livestock, News

Surely it beats serving in Iraq?

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 30, 2012

U.S. employment firm CareerCast has issued its annual ratings of best and worst jobs, and it isn’t good news if you are trying to hire someone for your dairy farm. Dairy farmer ranked as the second-worst job for 2012, worse than last year, when it ranked 16th. Poor working environment and stress coupled with physical

Crops, News, Oilseeds

China farmers switch to corn from soy

By Reuters April 30, 2012

Chinese farmers are set to expand corn acreage more than two per cent this year to reach its largest spread ever, despite a growth rate flat with last year, as record domestic prices and grain subsidies by Beijing cut into soy acreages. The lower soy acreage will ensure imports by China, the world’s top buyer

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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