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Companies See Role In Food Security

By Nigel Hunt November 3, 2011

Food security concerns as the world s population surpasses seven billion have prompted global companies to become more actively involved in ensuring future supplies, participants at an agricultural conference said on Oct. 31. The increased role has come at a time government involvement is hampered by the global financial crisis and led to fears a

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Canada-Europe Trade Deal Raises Concerns

By Shannon VanRaes November 3, 2011

As legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly marches closer to reality, there is growing speculation that this country s supply management sector will be next on the free marketers hit list. It s in the government s and the WTO s (World Trade Organization) agenda, they want to ensure there is an

Livestock, News

Winter Fertilizing Ban Starts Nov. 10, Ends April 10

By Allan Dawson November 3, 2011

Farmers still planning to apply fertilizer this fall have until midnight Nov. 9 to get the job done. Otherwise, they must wait until next April 10 under new regulations that came into effect last spring. Although the changes were announced several years ago, many farmers are oblivious, said Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Apples And Oranges Add Up To Bananas

By Laura Rance-Unger November 3, 2011

We ve observed over time that it s become increasingly difficult for civil servants to maintain that blurry distinction between policy and politics. But there can be no question that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has crossed the line with its marketing freedom website. It was undoubtedly pushed, but the result is the same. There can

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

What Parliament Giveth, Parliament Can Taketh Away

By John Morriss November 3, 2011

There are many things wrong with the way that the Conservative government has handled the wheat board issue. The decision has been made on purely ideological grounds, without even so much as a departmental review, let alone a proper study by an independent commission. That didn t need to be a review of whether to

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Ohio Wheat Acres Expected To Drop To Record Low This Year

By Michael Hirtzer November 3, 2011

Wheat plantings could fall to a record low this year in Ohio despite a record-high insurance price guarantee, as incessant rains stalled wheat seedings in the top growing state of the soft red winter variety. Wheat acres left fallow this winter are likely to be planted with corn in the spring, crop experts said, as

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Markets Toss And Turn On Economic Uncertainty

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 3, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a relatively narrow range during the week ended Oct. 28, posting declines in most months, aside from the nearby November. The gains in the front month were tied to position-evening ahead of deliveries against the contract, as traders exited their positions in November and the spread narrowed

Cereals, Crops

Stripe Rust Overwinters In Alberta For The First Time

By Helen Mcmenamin November 3, 2011

Stripe rust hit Alberta winter wheat hard last year, after it overwintered there for the first time. Plant pathologists blame the insulating effect of the deep, persistent snow cover we had last winter for the stripe rust fungus surviving in southern Alberta. The fungus infected the winter wheat and spread into spring wheat, limiting the

Cereals, Crops

Two Ug99-Resistant Wheat Varieties Developed In Kenya

By Ann Weru November 3, 2011

STAFF / Two wheat varieties resistant to the deadly Ug99 strain of stem rust are set for release in Kenya, says a report from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (IRIN). The two varieties, dubbed Eagle10 and Robin, were developed by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). Ug99 is named after its discovery

News

More Family Celebrates 125 Years Of Farming In Western Manitoba

By Daniel Winters November 3, 2011

During the rush to settle the Prairies in the 1880s, thousands flocked to the promise of free land. Some hoped to turn a fast buck on a piece of land, while others hoped to put down permanent roots. Colin Thomas More, who arrived in Winnipeg from Bruce, Ontario, in 1882 with his wife Elizabeth and

Daily Network News

Despite cheaper land costs, Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S.

Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm

China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

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