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Grain auger filling a railway car with grain.

Producer car orders on hold for 2014-15

The new program will make producer car ordering seamless between crop years

By Allan Dawson April 15, 2014

Producer car orders for next crop year are on hold until the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) launches its new online application process, expected soon, says CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin. “If producers have already submitted an application for producer cars for the crop year 2014-15 they will resubmit their application when we begin accepting them through

Crops, News

Tenth annual Ag Awareness Day looks at hemp

Once outlawed, Manitoba hemp is a sought-after food product and is returning to its manufacturing roots

By Shannon VanRaes April 4, 2014

Manitoba is growing good things, in particular, hemp. The fibrous plant — touted as having more than 25,000 uses in a 1913 edition of Popular Mechanics — was lauded last week, during the annual Agriculture Awareness Day at the Manitoba legislature. The all-party event is in its 10th year and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn took

Crops

Agriculture debate on Bill C-18 sours quickly

The government says opposition MPs, but critics say the government was late introducing the legislation for debate

By Alex Binkley March 21, 2014

Opposition MPs have lots of questions and comments about the implications of government legislation to improve the rights of seed developers and change farm support programs. However, when they challenged some provisions in C-18, the Canadian Agricultural Growth Act, during the first few hours of second-reading debate, the government accused them of trying to hijack

Crops

Reading soil tests key for proper nutrient use

The devil is in the details when it comes to nutrient application,  meaning there is no silver bullet, just lots of hard work

By Shannon VanRaes March 18, 2014

If you’re planning on going somewhere, it’s best to know where you are starting from before you head out. The same can be said of soil fertility. According to Brian Hefty of Ag PhD, too many producers make assumptions about soil health and nutrients when deciding what inputs to use on their field crops. “Soil

Crops, News

Legalization down south may be a buzz kill up north

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized marijuana, and 10 more states have given the nod to industrial hemp production, the clock may be ticking on Canada’s head start in North America. The latest U.S. Farm Bill has made provisions for the research trials done through universities or state Agricultural Departments, but with so

Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers high on hemp as returns beat canola

Strong prices have led to ‘unprecedented’ interest in the crop, says Hemp Oil Canada rep

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Hemp acres in Manitoba are set to shatter records again this year as interest in the crop rises to an unprecedented level, the seed production manager for Hemp Oil Canada said last week. Kevin Friesen told about 30 farmers meeting at the Food Development Centre here that he anticipates 90,000 acres of contracted production this

News, Oilseeds

Canola growers invest $130,000 in new lab

The new Pathogen Surveillance Initiative will focus initially on clubroot detection

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2014

Manitoba’s battle against clubroot just kicked up a notch. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) is investing $130,000 in the new Pathogen Surveillance Initiative, which will see a new laboratory set up at the University of Manitoba, MCGA president Ed Rempel announced at the association’s annual meeting in Winnipeg Feb. 18. The farmer-led effort funded

News

‘Farm teams’ of professionals more important then ever

The two-day conference focused on professionals and resources to support the farm business

By Lorraine Stevenson March 10, 2014

The days when you could do it all are gone. That’s the message farmers took home after a two-day conference here focused on building a ‘farm team’ of professionals. Every business needs the input and expertise of professionals like accountants and financial planners, lawyers and lenders, and farm businesses aren’t any different, said organizers of

News

Raitt ignoring rail grain debacle, critics charge

CFA speakers say Lisa Raitt needs to hold  the railways accountable for poor service

By Alex Binkley March 5, 2014

Farm leaders and opposition politicians are blasting Transport Minister Lisa Raitt for failing to intervene in a dispute over railway grain shipments that could cost Prairie farmers $2 billion in lost sales and lower prices. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau told the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture that “we need the transport minister

Combine and tractor harvesting grain in a field.

Country Crossroads

Small farms can be profitable too

Staying small has benefits in the farming world: less costs, more time and greater agility

By Shannon VanRaes March 3, 2014

It’s not the size of your farm that counts, it’s what you do with it. “It comes down to attitude,” said Kevin Hursh, a Saskatoon-based farm consultant. “Sometimes I think we feel inferior to the guys who are 5,000, or 10,000 or 15,000 acres, and running all the brand new equipment with the best technology,

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U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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