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Based on MAFRI cost-of-production estimates, winter wheat tops the charts followed by soybeans, sunflowers, and canola
With highly variable costs and prices, choosing the most profitable crop to grow each spring is a bit like throwing darts at a moving target. But farmers who seeded winter wheat last fall will be pleased to hear that their dart is likely to land dead centre, says Gary Smart, a farm management specialist withThe commission says buyers need to adjust for smaller but still sound canola seed harvested last fall
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is warning canola growers to be on guard for excessive dockage deductions this crop year. “Unexpected dockage levels are a common concern among canola producers this year,” CGC chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson said in a news release last week. “Were the dockage levels in your canola a little higher thisAs of Aug. 1, 2014, CDC Falcon moves to the Canada Western General Purpose class from Canada Western Red Winter
Winter wheat growers in Manitoba have some new options to consider after their overwhelming favourite, CDC Falcon, moves to the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class Aug. 1, 2014. That class is usually composed of feed and ethanol feedstock wheats, which don’t fetch the premiums paid for milling and baking wheats in the Canada WesternBut farm leaders like increase in capital gains exemption and more funding for genomic research
Last week’s federal budget came up short on a tax change that could assist aspiring farmers to get started, says the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty doubled the amount that can be claimed under restricted loss rules for farmers with off-farm income — and then tied it up with restrictions that make
