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In Brief… – for Sep. 15, 2011

By Reuters September 15, 2011

Dryness dims Argentine wheat outlook:Much of Argentina s wheat belt is getting dry, with frosts hampering the healthy development of 2011-12 crops in some northern areas, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said last week. Without moisture on surface soils, the outlook for wheat yields is gradually deteriorating in the western crop belt, the exchange said

Livestock, News

Designing Handling Facilities To Minimize Stress

By Alberta Agriculture September 15, 2011

Livestock handling specialist Temple Grandin says handling practices can be less stressful to the animals and safer for the handler if one understands the behavioural characteristics of livestock. They include: ” Genetics Breed differences mean some cattle are more excitable. ” Individual differences Each animal is an individual and has a different reaction to stress.

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

There Are Other Issues Than The CWB

By John Morriss September 15, 2011

Though you d hardly know it, the Canadian grain industry is facing issues other than the Canadian Wheat Board. For example, just what are the long-term prospects for Prairie wheat and barley exports, wheat board or not? That came to mind last week while reading Reuters reports on production and export activity out of the

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Sep. 15, 2011

September 15, 2011

One small step towards marketing freedom Farmers will finally be allowed the marketing freedom they have long been denied. The monopoly powers of the CWB will soon be revoked and it will either be an optional marketing entity available to farmers or it will cease to exist. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has held fast to

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Who Will Be Responsible For CWB Demise?

September 15, 2011

With the announcement from the federal government that the monopoly will be removed and farmers will have a choice in marketing their wheat and barley, all hell has broken loose. The supporters of the single desk are running around in a panic forecasting the rape and pillage of the Western farmers by the big bad

News

Visa Delays For Chinese Assemblers Stall Hemp Fibre Plant

By Daniel Winters September 15, 2011

Plans to open Manitoba s first large-scale industrial hemp fibre processing plant by this spring have hit a snag. Some 20 ocean-freight containers filled with Chinesemade processing machinery have already been on site for months now, but the first team of six Chinese engineers sent by the manufacturer has encountered difficulties acquiring visas to enter

News

In Brief… – for Sep. 8, 2011

By Reuters September 8, 2011

Get on the list:Door-to-door enumeration for the October 4 provincial general election is complete, but voters who were not home when the enumerator called can still have their names added to the voters’ list, Elections Manitoba says in a release. Prospective voters can contact their returning office to arrange for an election official to visit

News

Assistance Available For Restoring Eroded Land

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Before some Manitoba farmers seed next spring they have weeds to work down, others have ruts to smooth out, while some have big washouts to repair in the wake of spring flooding. Farmers can apply for financial assistance to restore farmland scarred by water erosion, an official with Manitoba’s cabinet communications said last week. Each

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

WCWGA Needs To Do Its Homework

September 8, 2011

It appears that the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association’s last-ditch attempt to make itself sound as if it knew something about the world grain trade as per its Aug.

News, Oilseeds

Soybeans Chasing Canola’s High-Stability Oil Markets

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

High-stability canola oil is gaining market share in food services and food manufacturing, but the soybean industry is fighting back. In 2010 the United States Department of Agriculture granted Monsanto’s new Vistive Gold soybean “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) status. Now companies can test Vistive Gold’s high-oleic oil in food, a prerequisite to commercialization. And

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U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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In Brief… – for Sep. 15, 2011

Designing Handling Facilities To Minimize Stress

There Are Other Issues Than The CWB

Letters – for Sep. 15, 2011

Who Will Be Responsible For CWB Demise?

Visa Delays For Chinese Assemblers Stall Hemp Fibre Plant

In Brief… – for Sep. 8, 2011

Assistance Available For Restoring Eroded Land

WCWGA Needs To Do Its Homework

Soybeans Chasing Canola’s High-Stability Oil Markets

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