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In Brief… – for Sep. 22, 2011

By Reuters September 22, 2011

Sask. harvest ahead of normal:Saskatchewan farmers had harvested 60 per cent of the overall 2011 crop as of Sept. 12, moving ahead of the five-year average of 47 per cent after a week of favourable weather, the provincial government said last Thursday in a weekly report. Harvest progress was the most advanced for this time

Livestock, Oilseeds

Fish Farms To Double Southeast Asia Soy Demand

September 22, 2011

Soybean imports to Southeast Asia could double over the next 10 years, buoyed by demand from fish farms looking to feed China, the U.S. Soybean Export Council said Sept. 19. China, with the world s largest population, was the largest consumer of seafood last year, after Japan, a research report said. China consumed about 694

Opinion

We Can Do This

By Laura Rance-Unger September 22, 2011

It would be easy to spin a doomsday scenario from the conclusions of a recently released report on the world s ability to feed its growing population with diminishing resources. The Global Food and Farming Futures project, undertaken by the U.K. government under its Foresight program, consulted with 400 leading experts and stakeholders from 35

Livestock

Monsanto Awards University Scholarships To Farm Kids

September 22, 2011

Nine Manitoba high school students are among 51 from farm families across Canada who have secured $1,500 entrance scholarships to pursue studies in agriculture thanks to the Monsanto Opportunity Scholarship program. The program received almost 200 applications this year. The winners were selected by a panel of judges based on their academic performance, leadership capabilities

Cereals, News

Co-Operator Editor Receives International Writing Award

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2011

Co-operatoreditor Laura Rance has placed third in an internat ional writing competition focused on sustainable agriculture, contest organizers announced Sept. 17. The newly launched IFAJYara Award for Reporting on Sustainable Agriculture honoured the top three entries at the recent International Federation of Agr icultural Journalists (IFAJ) congress held here last week. The competition, which drew

Livestock

Using Anti-Inlammatory Drugs To Reduce Pain In Cattle

By Roy Lewis September 22, 2011

With the advent of the increasing consciousness in animal welfare, any products which can relieve pain, decrease inflammation and reduce fever are a welcome addition to the repertoire of veterinarians. They also may have a place in controlling post-surgical pain or inflammation such as with castration or dehorning. With pain/inflammation/fever controlled, there is less stress,

Cereals, Crops

France Kicks Off Wheat Research Group

September 22, 2011

Wheat researchers gathered in Paris Sept. 15 to launch a global research program in what G20 president France says will support efforts to feed a growing world population. France hopes the initiative will select priority research areas by next year, but support for the initiative is uncertain, with only 10 countries signed up so far

Country Crossroads, Hogs

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

It was a long way from a one-room schoolhouse to the University of Manitoba for Bruce Campbell, but the journey left him with the knowledge that agriculture is key, despite a growing disconnect between producers and consumers. So I put my money where my mouth is, said Campbell, who took part in the opening of

Cereals, Crops, News

EU Wheat Can Hold Its Own Against Russian Export Flood

By Sybille De La Hamaide September 22, 2011

European farmers will not have to struggle to sell their wheat this season, despite a flood of cheap Russian exports onto world markets as the EU benefits from ample internal demand and from its established African buyers. Although it is very unlikely to repeat the hefty sales numbers from last season when it benefited from

Country Crossroads

Think Red In The Spring

By Albert Parsons September 22, 2011

Most gardeners grow a few onions, whether they are multipliers to use in summer salads, sweet Spanish onions, the huge round slices of which grace many a burger in the summertime, or cooking onions grown from sets and stored for winter use. Fewer gardeners, however, seem to grow red onions, which I think is a

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Tag Archives Agriculture

In Brief… – for Sep. 22, 2011

Fish Farms To Double Southeast Asia Soy Demand

Monsanto Awards University Scholarships To Farm Kids

Co-Operator Editor Receives International Writing Award

Using Anti-Inlammatory Drugs To Reduce Pain In Cattle

Discovery Centre Opens Window Into Food And Farming

EU Wheat Can Hold Its Own Against Russian Export Flood

Think Red In The Spring

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