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Beef cattle, Livestock Markets, US Markets

LIVESTOCK-Lower cash prices drag down US live cattle futures

By Reuters May 24, 2013

* CME live cattle prices drag despite new beef price record * Feeders track lower cattle futures, firm corn * Weaker cash hog, pork values drop hog futures By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices weighed, analysts and traders said.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Soybeans rise for sixth straight day on thin US supplies

By Reuters May 24, 2013

* Soybeans up on thin stocks, South America shipping woes * Technically oversold wheat due for bounce, adds 2 percent * Strong export sales, weaker dollar also supportive (Recasts, adds quotes, details, updates with closing prices) By Sam Nelson and Karl Plume CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean prices rose for a sixth consecutive

Crops, Forages

The view from Northern Blossom Farms

By Gary Martens May 23, 2013

A university instructor is turning his nano farm into a living laboratory for sustainable farming systems

I spoke to a number of young farmers recently and learned that they are questioning the business decision that every farmer makes every year: Hold $2 million in assets, invest another $250,000 cash in a crop in order to get $60,000 profit. And that is if everything goes right, which it typically doesn’t. What is

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

AAFC Brandon beef research cuts condemned

By Allan Dawson May 23, 2013

The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Research Centre at Brandon is losing eight full-time employees, 850 head of cattle and $300,000 a year in revenue because the federal government is shutting down its beef research program. Whether the herd is sold or moved, it will be the first time in the centre’s 127-year history without

Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

May 23, 2013

* Wheat due for a bounce, was oversold * Corn and soybeans gain as supplies shrink * Falling dollar lends support (New throughout to report upturn in the market, adds fresh analyst quotes, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures leaped 2 percent on

Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

May 23, 2013

* Wheat due for a bounce, was oversold * Corn and soybeans gain as supplies shrink * Falling dollar lends support (New throughout to report upturn in the market, adds fresh analyst quotes, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures leaped 2 percent on

Opinion

Protect that investment

May 23, 2013

It’s no secret that farmland is getting pretty pricey. The latest data released by Farm Credit Canada shows the average value of farmland in Manitoba increased by 13.9 per cent during the second half of 2012. Nationally, the average value of farmland has increased at the average annual rate of 12 per cent since 2008,

Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn edges lower after 3 pct gain on China demand

May 23, 2013

SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. corn fell on Thursday as traders banked profits after the grain surged nearly 3 percent in the previous session on news of strong demand from China. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.38 percent to $6.56 a bushel, having gained 2.89 percent in the previous session.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

GRAINS-Corn edges lower after 3 pct gain on China demand

By Reuters May 23, 2013

SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. corn fell on Thursday as traders banked profits after the grain surged nearly 3 percent in the previous session on news of strong demand from China. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.38 percent to $6.56 a bushel, having gained 2.89 percent in the previous session.

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Harvest Moon expands food initiative

Local buying clubs take the burden of direct marketing off the shoulders of small farm operators

By Shannon VanRaes May 22, 2013

The six-year-old initiative connects consumers and farmers through buying clubs and pickup sites. Customers place and pay for the orders online and later pickup their order at a site set up by the buying club in that area. Last year, there were four sites in Winnipeg and one in Starbuck. But organizers are now adding

Daily Network News

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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LIVESTOCK-Lower cash prices drag down US live cattle futures

GRAINS-Soybeans rise for sixth straight day on thin US supplies

The view from Northern Blossom Farms

AAFC Brandon beef research cuts condemned

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

Protect that investment

GRAINS-Corn edges lower after 3 pct gain on China demand

GRAINS-Corn edges lower after 3 pct gain on China demand

Harvest Moon expands food initiative

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