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Not Too Late To Plant

Where did the time go? You were so eager to get started in the garden then suddenly it’s June. That well-planned garden (painstakingly planned during the dreary winter months) was only partially accomplished. Life just kind of got in the way – graduation parties to plan, Mother’s Day, school events, soccer games, waterlogged soil. Here’s
Livestock

Flood, Cold Spring Threatens U.S. Crop Output

Nearly 3.6 million acres of farmland in the Mississippi River Valley, including 40 per cent of U.S. rice area, have been affected by spring flooding. The figure was larger than earlier reports of three million acres of flooded farmland and amounts to 1.1 per cent of land usually planted in the two dozen principal U.S.
Cereals, Forages

Alien Weed Hits Cotton, Wheat In Syria, Iraq

An invasive alien weed, silverleaf nightshade, is theatening cotton and wheat crops in Syria and Iraq and could spread to Lebanon and Jordan, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. More than 60 per cent of farmland in Syria, growing mainly cotton and wheat, has been infested with silverleaf nightshade. The weed, originally
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

North Dakota Wheat Growers Running Out Of Time

Farmers in the top wheat state of North Dakota will not get all their intended wheat, corn and canola acres seeded this spring due to heavy rains and flooding. “Sunflowers and soybeans will be the biggest winners in North Dakota,” as alternative crops to plant given their shorter growing season, said Jim Peterson with the
Grain Markets

Bidding War Heats Up For Low U.S. Corn Supplies

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Abidding war is heating up among users of corn in the United States as livestock feeders and ethanol makers scramble to lock in supplies before extremely low stocks run dry by this summer. And it could escalate even more with any delay in harvesting the crop in the flood-ravaged U.S. South, or if China steps
Cereals, News

Climate Change Already Reducing Crop Yields: Study

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Scientists warn that climate change resulting from global warming could reduce the world’s ability to grow food just when an increasing population needs it most. Now, new research indicates it may already be happening. A recent paper published in Sciencemagazine says two of the world’s four major crops show declining yields over the last 30
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for May. 26, 2011

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Accelerated efficiency: The chief executive of Viterra says plans to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing monopoly on western wheat and barley would likely accelerate improvements to the grain transportation system. “Obviously, change brings more change, so that certainly may accelerate that change in creating greater efficiencies in that system,” said Mayo Schmidt May 18.
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Canola Growers Shun Voluntary CWB Pilot Project

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The Grandview-area farmer who first suggested exploring a voluntary marketing program for canola through the Canadian Wheat Board says he still thinks it’s a good idea. But he isn’t surprised farmers refused to support it. Larry Bohdanovich brought forward the resolution at the Manitoba Canola Growers Association’s (MCGA) annual meeting in 2006 asking it to
News, Oilseeds

Glyphosate-Resistant Canada Fleabane In Ontario

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Asecond glyphosate-resistant weed has been confirmed in Ontario but Manitoba farmers shouldn’t be worried. Canada fleabane, also known as horseweed, hogweed or mare’s-tail, is not a major field crop weed in Manitoba, said Nasir Shaikh, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “With the kind of diverse agriculture we have, with the

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