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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

Crops, Oilseeds

New Soybeans On Tap For 2012

By Shannon VanRaes September 15, 2011

It wasn t the first day of school, but several dozen soybean and corn producers piled into buses early this September to examine new offerings at Marc Hutlet Seeds Inc. Moving forward in the spring of 2012, our (soybean) lineup will be revamped to include the Y-Series, three to be specific, Y61, Y71 and Y81,

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

“Monstrous” Canola Yield Reports Pressure Futures

By Dwayne Klassen September 15, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor push to the downside during the week ended Sept. 9. Declines were influenced by the favourable weather for harvest operations, particularly in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and indications that some monstrous canola yields were being achieved. The larger-than-expected supply of canola in commercial and

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

By Nigel Hunt September 15, 2011

Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according

Forages, Livestock, Other livestock

Graze Alfalfa Safely With New Sainfoin Lines

By Helen Mcmenamin September 15, 2011

The high gains from alfalfa come with the risk of bloat but new lines of sainfoin look set to change that. Sainfoin is a little-used pasture legume with high levels of condensed tannins that bind to proteins and protect them from breakdown in the rumen, preventing bloat and possibly allowing for better use of protein.

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Oilseed Demand Outweighs Harvest Pressure

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 8, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contacts moved higher during the week ended Sept. 1, as production concerns, advances in outside markets, solid end-user demand, and fund buying all provided support. However, the futures did run into some solid resistance to the upside, and profit-taking at the highs served to limit the advances. Harvest operations are moving

Hogs, Livestock

Extending The Sow’s Productive Lifetime

By Bernie Peet September 8, 2011

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. While many producers use pigs per sow per year as the benchmark for success in the breeding herd, there is now much more focus on lifetime

Crops

Consider Fall Weed Control

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

The wet spring didn’t just delay or prevent seeding, it spawned unusual weed problems, including one relatively new to Manitoba called Northern willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum). “This year it’s everywhere,” Scott Day, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) diversification specialist in Melita, said in an interview Aug. 25. “You have areas of fields where it

Crops, Oilseeds

Hedge Funds Hit The Fields To Check Out Crops

By Mark Weinraub September 8, 2011

Except for the spiffy Hunter rainboots that can cost more than $100 a pair, the fund manager was one with the crowd – farmers and industry folk in a muddy cornfield in the heart of U.S. grain country. Hedge fund officials are making their way to fields in the midwestern United States in record numbers

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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