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Ottawa urges Canadian grain industry to pull together

By Allan Dawson April 10, 2013

Danny Penner, the iconoclast who wants Canada’s farmers to get their voices together, has a fan in high places. “I read your blog. I think it’s great,” Greg Meredith, an assistant deputy minister with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada told Penner during a question period April 2 during the Canada Grains Council’s annual meeting in Winnipeg.

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Livestock origin a sticking point in Canada-EU trade talks

By Rod Nickel April 9, 2013

Reuters / Rules on recognizing the origin of cattle and pigs slaughtered in Canada are one of the sticking points in free trade talks with the European Union, Canada’s chief agriculture negotiator said April 3. Canada hopes to win greater access for its beef and pork in Europe, while the EU wants a foothold in

Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Strong flax prices may not encourage acres this spring

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2013

Values for new-crop flax across Western Canada are strong, but that may not result in more acres this spring. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire, new-crop values ranged from $13.75 to $14.50 per bushel as of April 4, 2013. Old-crop prices across Western Canada were reported as being around $14 to $16.50 per bushel. “A lot

Crops

Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 9, 2013

When pests developed resistance to Bt crops such as corn, potatoes and cotton, seed companies had an answer: two-toxin varieties. But new research suggests it may be the wrong one. Bioengineered crops with genes taken from bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis have been widely grown since 1996. The genes produce Bt toxins, reducing the need for pesticide

News

Register now to be an Open Farm Day host

April 9, 2013

Manitoba’s farm families have until April 30 to register as hosts for the fourth annual Open Farm Day Sept. 15. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn says the event gives a chance to interact with non-farmers in ways that foster a better understanding of food origins and agriculture. “Farming is an important

Cereals, Crops, International news

Spring seeding well underway in Europe

By Nigel Hunt April 9, 2013

Reuters / Spring seeding is in full flow in western Europe with a sharp rise in area expected in Britain after wet weather wrecked autumn plantings, but a significant drop is anticipated in Germany due to much more favourable conditions. In France, the EU’s top grain producer, conditions were generally satisfactory, with mild, dry weather

Crops, Livestock, Other livestock

U.S. corn quality concerns linger despite better test results

By Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek April 9, 2013

Reuters / The quality of last year’s drought-hit U.S. corn harvest remains under scrutiny because of worries about toxins that flourish in dry weather, despite improved test results for export shipments. The U.S. Grains Council, which works to promote exports, said in a report on Wednesday that 77.8 per cent of corn samples tested at

Crops

Ontario expected to ship a million tonnes of corn to the U.S. for feed and ethanol

By Karl Plume, Rod Nickel April 9, 2013

Reuters / Canadian corn is flowing to U.S. ethanol plants and feed suppliers in larger-than-usual volumes, with up to one million tonnes expected in 2012-13, as a large Ontario crop backfills demand after last year’s severe U.S. drought. Canada is normally a net importer of corn, feeding Eastern Canada’s pigs and poultry and supplying Ontario

Livestock, Poultry

Heritage chickens help raise funds with eggs

By Victoria Paterson April 9, 2013

The University of Alberta has gotten into the egg business in a bid to maintain its flocks of heritage chickens. “We’ll raise the chicken for you and you get eggs every two weeks,” said Agnes Kulinski, business director of the university’s Poultry Research Centre. The centre, which has about 1,500 heritage-breed chickens, has an “adopt-a-heritage-hen”

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Horsemeat scandal buoys U.K. organic sales after 2012 dip

April 9, 2013

Consumers are turning to organic products as a guarantee of integrity after meat products were mislabelled

Reuters / Sales of organic products in Britain continued to decline last year in contrast to continental Europe but the horsemeat scandal has sparked a revival, the country’s main organic certification body, the Soil Association, said March 20. “In the worst economic downturn in living memory, it’s not surprising to find subdued sales of a

Daily Network News

Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes

Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona

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

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