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New FAO chief says food prices may ease in 2012

January 24, 2012

Jose Graziano da Silva, the Brazilian who replaced Senegal’s Jacques Diouf at the helm of the FAO at the start of 2012, said volatility in food markets was likely to continue and that, “Prices will not be going up as in the sense of the last two to three years but will also not drop

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy farmers reach out to public through social media

By Shannon VanRaes January 24, 2012

The Dairy Farmers of Canada is urging its members to bypass the mainstream media and use social media to win the support of Canadians. “If we can’t get our message out into the mainstream media, and we have been very unsuccessful in trying to achieve that, one way we can do that as farmers is

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Develop strategies to reduce feed waste

By NDSU Release January 24, 2012

Hay loss and feed waste are inevitable components of most beef production systems. “However, understanding the sources of hay loss from storage and feeding, as well as the impacts of restricting access to hay, can allow producers to develop strategies to optimize feed utilization on their operations,” says Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University Extension

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Crops briefs, Jan. 12

By Adam Johnston January 24, 2012

Drought dents Brazil crops Sao Paulo/Reuters/ Two important Brazilian corn and soy producers Parana and Rio Grande do Sul made sharp cuts to crop forecasts Jan. 5 after weeks of harsh, dry weather dented prospects for a soy crop that as recently as this week some still expected to be a record. Brazil’s biggest soy

Beef cattle, Crops, Forages, Other livestock

Making hay for a living means adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

By Daniel Winters January 25, 2012

Growing hay for export to finicky horse owners and demanding dairy producers requires a special level of knowledge and skill — and a little luck, too, especially when the hay is flat on the ground and rain clouds loom. Dan Jorsvick, who grows forages on 2,000 acres in the foothills of Alberta where the rainfall

News

Oak River farmer wins appeal to Municipal Board

By Lorraine Stevenson January 24, 2012

An Oak River-area farmer has won his battle to subdivide his farmland from its yardsite — and his victory may make it easier for others trying to keep the yard lights on in rural Manitoba. Jon Crowson is a retired Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives farm production adviser who has lived in a modest

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

South American weather shakes up corn, soybeans

January 24, 2012

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to trend upward over the holiday period ended Jan. 6. Steady demand from the commercial sector provided some of the strength with weather issues in the oilseed-growing areas of South America contributing to the upward momentum. Fresh export business with China further underpinned canola values.

International news, News

Bigger U.S. subsidy cuts considered

By Charles Abbott January 24, 2012

Congress could slash U.S. farm subsidies far more than expected, perhaps by twice as much as proposed two months ago, to help trim the federal deficit, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Jan. 8. “It could be $23 billion. It could be $48 billion. It could be $33 billion,” Vilsack said on the sidelines of the

Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Three meals a day are for people, not horses

January 17, 2012

Healthy eating is about more than the feeds that horses consume. The habit of eating and the way the horse eats engages it physically, mentally and emotionally, nourishing the horse beyond the nutrients and calories consumed. Modern feeding practices often stray significantly from favourable ways to feed horses. These seemingly small infractions over time contribute

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

UN calls for more efficient livestock

January 17, 2012

World meat consumption will rise 73 per cent by 2050 Milan / Reuters / Livestock farms should use natural resources more efficiently to meet ever-growing demand for meat and dairy products in a way friendly to the environment, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Dec. 14. Global meat consumption is projected to

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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New FAO chief says food prices may ease in 2012

Develop strategies to reduce feed waste

Crops briefs, Jan. 12

Making hay for a living means adapting when the sun doesn’t shine

Oak River farmer wins appeal to Municipal Board

South American weather shakes up corn, soybeans

Bigger U.S. subsidy cuts considered

Three meals a day are for people, not horses

UN calls for more efficient livestock

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