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A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

StatsCan data confirm tight canola supplies

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus May 5, 2017

CNS Canada — Grain and oilseed stocks data released Friday from Statistics Canada were bullish for canola and wheat — though analysts suggest the effects of the report on the market may be short-lived. Figures for barley, lentils and peas were above year-ago levels, but movements in those markets are more likely be driven by

Local news

KAP debates how to spend the Canadian Grain Commission’s operating surplus

The CGC says it can’t refund the money, but it can spend it with the federal government’s approval on things related to its mandate

By Allan Dawson May 4, 2017

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) cannot return its operating surplus to farmers or grain companies as some farm groups suggest, according to Remi Gosselin, manager of corporate information services. “The Canada Grain Act and the Canada Grain Act regulations do not provide for refunds or rebates,” he said in an interview April 28. Nor will

Crops

Ameropa to shut malting barley trading firm Interbrau

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 16, 2017

Hamburg | Reuters — Swiss-based grain trading group Ameropa AG said Thursday it will end its involvement in malting barley trading and close its Hamburg-based malting barley trading house Interbrau GmbH at the end of 2017. “This decision is mainly driven by the fact that the malting barley market did not develop as Ameropa had

Soybeans are proving very popular with growers, but they’re still at risk for frost.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Soybeans poised to beat out wheat, barley

Planting estimates for soybeans are running around two million acres for the coming season

By Richard Kamchen March 14, 2017

It’ll take quite a lot to convince Manitoba farmers to hold off on expanding soybean acres in favour of growing more wheat and barley for milling and malt channels. Farmers packed a hall at the 2017 CropConnect conference to hear a soybean presentation, and there’s no doubt provincial growers are more gung-ho than ever to

Bill Legg, a veteran barley breeder at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Brandon Research Centre, is retiring soon. His work was recognized by the Prairie Grain Development Committee March 1 in Winnipeg.

News

Veteran AAFC barley breeder Bill Legge retiring

AC Metcalfe was a huge hit with farmers, maltsters and brewers and one of his best-known career achievements

By Allan Dawson March 10, 2017

Bill Legge, the plant breeder who developed AC Metcalfe, Western Canada’s most popular two-row malting barley for around 15 years, is retiring. Legge has been breeding barley at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Brandon Research Centre for 30 years, Tom Fetch, an AAFC plant pathologist and chair of the Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC), said

Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: Wheat growers support free trade

By Jason Scott, Levi Wood February 28, 2017

Since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s government monopoly control over the marketing of western Canadian wheat, there has been a great deal of change in the Canadian wheat industry and positive modernization of many regulations. One of the most significant changes to come from marketing freedom for wheat farmers has been the growth

Cereals, News

Single checkoff coming for wheat growers

The new system will fund both wheat variety development and Cigi, say the provincial wheat groups

By Allan Dawson February 9, 2017

Wheat growers can expect to see a simplified checkoff system in the coming crop year. Beginning August 1, 2017, they’ll see checkoffs for the provincial associations combined with the transitional checkoff for funding variety research and market development. Those funds, collected through the temporary Western Canadian Deduction (WCD) checkoff, have since 2012 funded the Western

Crops

Federal forecast sees more oilseed acres, less in grains

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 1, 2017

Canadian farmers are expected to cut back the summerfallow allocation and put more acres in production this spring, planting more of those acres in oilseeds and fewer in grains and pulses. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis group on Monday released an outlook for principal field crops which, assuming a return to average or trend

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Winter conditions weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen December 13, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $3 lower compared to seven days earlier. The market tends to soften during the first major snowstorm each year, but the established risk discount was not as severe as in past years. Notwithstanding the cold temperatures and adverse weather conditions, feedlot operators continued to step forward fairly

AAFC researchers are examining 341 two-row barley genotypes for their potential of handling waterlogging stress in Manitoba growing conditions.

Cereals, Crops

Waterlogging stress can take a bite out of barley

Researchers at the Brandon Research and Development Centre are screening  341 two-row barley genotypes for their potential of coping with waterlogging stress

By Jennifer Paige September 27, 2016

Don’t get barley’s feet cold and wet — you won’t like the results. A spate of recent wet years and the crop’s known dislike for these conditions has a research scientist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada looking at excess moisture and the crop. “Barley is known to have cold feet and to be susceptible to

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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