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Puttin’ on the Ritz: are the railways next?

Gerry Ritz won the wheat board battle, now it’s time for a new challenge

By Allan Dawson August 26, 2014

Gerry Ritz slew the Canadian Wheat Board, but can he rein in the railways? If anyone can, it’s Canada’s 33rd minister of agriculture. It won’t be easy, but neither was ending the wheat board’s 69-year-old monopoly. Ritz had help. Key was Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who had a deep disdain for the board and made

Beef cattle producers can save thousands of dollars by swath grazing cereals over the winter, says Vern Baron.

Cereals, Forages, Livestock

Swath grazing cereals saves half of overwintering costs in beef cattle

With new higher-yielding, higher-quality forage cereals in the works,  there has never been a better time for beef cattle producers to try swath grazing cereals

By Jennifer Blair August 22, 2014

Swath grazing cereals could save producers almost half the cost of overwintering cattle, says a federal forage researcher. “Extended grazing practices like swath grazing, bale grazing, and grazing second-cut grasses in the fall are one of the most effective ways to reduce your overwintering costs of beef cows,” Vern Baron said at the Lacombe Field

Cereals, Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Bring on the barley

RecipeSwap: Wild Rice, Barley and Fruit Salad, Easy Cabbage Casserole, Prairie Streusel-Topped Cake

By Lorraine Stevenson June 26, 2014

Anita Stewart, a well-known food writer in Canada, has high praise for a new barley cookbook. She calls it “a glimpse into the future of the food life of North America.” Go Barley: Modern Recipes for an Ancient Grain, with 100-plus recipes, was released this spring, written by home economists Pat Inglis and Linda Whitworth,

Cereals, News

Cereals crops have beverage potential

Health claims made by beverage manufacturers continue to grow as consumers demand more  nutritious alternatives to traditional canned colas and bottled water

By Shannon VanRaes June 17, 2014

Reaching for a refreshing beverage after a long, hot day could someday mean guzzling back a tall glass of barley water. And no, that doesn’t mean beer. Beverages are the fastest-growing category in food development with new products popping up all the time, says Roberta Irvine at the Food Development Centre in Portage la Prairie.

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canola growers take on the railways

A second level-of-service complaint has been filed

By Allan Dawson May 29, 2014

A second legal complaint has been filed alleging the railways provided inadequate grain-shipping service this crop year. And more might be coming. The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) May 26, accusing both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways of failing to fulfil their common carrier

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

The $10-billion ‘problem’ Canada likes to have

Last year’s record crop is a sign of bigger things to come, industry leaders say

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2014

Last year’s record 75-million-tonne crop highlights the need for investments in expanded grain-handling capacity, industry leaders told the Canadian Global Crop Symposium April 15 in Winnipeg. “That means we’re going to have to invest… in new capacity,” said Curt Vossen, president and CEO of Richardson International. “And we’re going to have to invest, whether we

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

The grain market needs a dose of ‘good cholesterol’

More regulation is not the solution to improving grain transportation

By John De Pape April 21, 2014

Just as there is both good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, there are both good and bad regulations. The CWB single desk was an example of a bad regulation — it clogged the arteries of western Canadian grain commerce by burdening farmers with high costs and no evidence of premium prices. Markets are efficient and effective

Grain auger filling a railway car with grain.

Cereals, Crops

Producer car orders on hold for 2014-15

The new program will make producer car ordering seamless between crop years

By Allan Dawson April 15, 2014

Producer car orders for next crop year are on hold until the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) launches its new online application process, expected soon, says CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin. “If producers have already submitted an application for producer cars for the crop year 2014-15 they will resubmit their application when we begin accepting them through

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

Imports are keeping processor margins away from the brink, says panel

By Daniel Winters April 11, 2014

While conventional farmers fume about rail delays and falling prices, the organic sector is worried that supply shortages and sky-high prices may derail future growth. “I think most people know that in the market today, demand outstrips supply and that’s why we have the prices that we do,” said Ken Sabatier, a buyer for Grower’s

Cereals, News

WGRF asking farmers big funding questions

Where do farmers want to go with funding research and how do they want to get there?

By Allan Dawson March 20, 2014

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF), the farmer-run conduit for most of western grain farmers’ investment in agricultural research, wants farmers’ input on future funding and the foundation’s role. “Breeding is a long-term process,” WGRF executive director Garth Patterson told Winter Cereals Manitoba’s annual meeting March 12. “You have to look 10 or 15 years

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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