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Ottawa Commits $11 Million To Cereal Breeding Research – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 23, 2010

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) will now directly manage publicly funded wheat breeding in Western Canada thanks to the creation of the Canadian Wheat Breeding Cluster, says foundation vice-chair and Dauphinarea farmer Don Dewar. The federal government is contributing more than $8 million to the cluster to go with wheat checkoff money collected by

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Know What You Grow – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

Farmers making their first deliveries to an elevator this fall will have to sign two declaration forms instead of the customary one. Since 2006, producers have had to declare that the wheat they were delivering is eligible for the class to which it’s going. Now farmers are being asked to declare the non-wheat board crops

Cereals, News

Two More Farmers Running In CWB’s District 9 – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

Two more farmers have announced they’re running to be the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director in district 9. Garry Draper and John Sandborn farm at Lenore and Benito, respectively. Last month Dauphin-area farmer Ernie Sirski announced he was running for the job being vacated by Shoal Lake farmer Bill Nicholson, who can’t run again because

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

A Cost That Can Hit Like A Freight Train – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Les Mcewan September 16, 2010

Ask any farmer what fertilizer cost them last year and chances are you will get a very quick and accurate response. Likewise for herbicides, fuel, rent or any number of crop input costs, but what about freight? We’re not talking about trucking costs. I want to know exactly what it cost you to have grain

Cereals, Crops

Manitoba Input Dealers Join Network – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

The owners of 19 independently owned crop input outlets in Manitoba have signed up as members of a new Prairie input dealers’ network. Launched Sept. 8, the Grow Community of Independents includes Double Diamond Crop Supply, Shur-Gro Farm Services and Munro Farm Supplies among its founding members, along with GJ Chemical as a dealer member.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Extended Russian Export Ban May Open More Markets – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 9, 2010

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform held within a rather narrow range during the week ended Sept. 2, bouncing around both sides of unchanged as any attempts to take values up were met with selling pressure. The weather issues across Western Canada could definitely be seen warranting some added strength in canola,

Cereals, Crops

Harvest And Spring Both Too Wet – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 9, 2010

Harvest and seeding this year have something in common: too much rain. South-central Manitoba had heavy rains Aug. 30. While Morris received almost 100 mm, there were unofficial reports of close to five inches at Lowe Farm and south of Miami. Many areas received at least 25 mm, with others such as Dugald reporting almost

Cereals, Livestock

Better Feed Barley Bids Likely Post-Harvest – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 9, 2010

Feed barley bids in Western Canada should come under pressure during the harvest period, but are expected to show some strength further out as domestic buyers will need to compete with the higher-priced export market. “The feedlots don’t need a lot of grain today,” said Jim Beusekom of Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, adding that “the

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Reuters September 9, 2010

Contractor dies in fall at greenhouse:An electrical contractor has died of injuries in a fall at Vanderveens’ Greenhouses, a major bedding plant and potted plant operation west of Carman, RCMP reported. The contractor, a 58-year-old man, was on a ladder propped up against a pole where he was unhooking hydro lines on the morning of

Cereals, Opinion

Wheat Rally Hasn’t Passed Us By – for Sep. 9, 2010

September 9, 2010

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are stuck in their own rhetorical mud and again attacking the Canadian Wheat Board (“Wheat markets up 50 per cent,”Co-operator,Aug. 12, page 1). Their charge is that western Canadian farmers are missing out on the recent rally in wheat prices. But wait a minute

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U.S. livestock: Cattle slip back, hogs gain

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Farm gate milk price to rise in 2026

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