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What’s Up – for Feb. 11, 2010

February 11, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 16 – Canadian International Grains Institute introductory biodiesel production training, Beausejour. For more info or to register visit www.cigi.ca. Feb. 17 – Manitoba Hay Day, AAFC Brandon Research Centre, Brandon. For more info or to register call Linda at 204-483-2153 or visit www.mbforagecouncil.mb.ca. Feb. 17-19

Cereals, Crops

Report Says Biotech Wheat Will Damage Wheat Prices

By Carey Gillam February 4, 2010

“Some in the wheat industry seem intent on pushing genetically modified wheat.” – TODD LEAKE U. S. wheat prices could fall by 40 per cent or more if industry efforts to develop a biotech wheat succeed, according to an industry report issued Jan. 27. The report, issued by the Western Organization of Resource Councils, a

News, Oilseeds

What’s Up – for Jan. 28, 2010

January 28, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Jan. 27-28 – Manitoba Potato Production Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info call 204-239-6932 or visit www.mbpotatodays.ca. Jan. 27-28 – Southeast Beef and Forage Days, Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre, Rosa. For more info call MAFRI in Vita at 204-425-5050. Jan. 27-29 – Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP)

Crops, Forages

U. S. Top Court To Decide Monsanto Alfalfa Case

By James Vicini January 21, 2010

The U. S. Supreme Court said Jan. 15 it would hear an appeal by Monsanto Co. of a ruling that barred the company from selling its genetically modified alfalfa seed, until an environmental review is done. The justices agreed to review a ruling by a U. S. Appeals Court in California that upheld a federal

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Herbicide Sales Slide

January 14, 2010

Monsanto Co. reported a quarterly loss Jan. 6 instead of the break-even results Wall Street had expected, citing a slide in herbicide revenue and a smaller drop in corn and soybean seed sales. The world’s largest seed company said it was still on track for good gains this year. Shares in Monsanto bounced off early

Livestock, News

What’s Up – for Dec. 17, 2009

December 17, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Dec. 16-17 – Manitoba Cattle Producers Association annual general meeting, Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave., Brandon. For more info visit www.mcpa.net. 2010 Jan. 19-21 – Manitoba Ag Days, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info call 204-571-6566 or visit agdays.com.Jan. 19-21 – Red River Basin Land and

Livestock, Oilseeds

Brazil Clears Planting Of Bayer GMO Soy

December 10, 2009

Brazil’s biotechnology agency CTNBio said Nov. 19 it approved the commercial planting of a genetically modified soybean variety produced by Bayer that’s resistant to glyphosate. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy, which is also resistant to glyphosate, is the only other GMO soy approved for commercial use in Brazil, which legalized the commercial use of transgenic crops,

Livestock

What’s Up – for Dec. 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Dec. 11 – Crop Research Organization of Portage (CROP) annual meeting, 3 to 6 p. m., Portage Fair Board office, Island Park, Portage la Prairie. Supper included. For more info call MAFRI in Portage at 204-239-3352. Dec. 14 – MAFRI age verification and premises ID “how-to”

Crops

Crop Diversity Key To Food Security

By Allan Dawson December 10, 2009

“There are as many patents for roses and chrysanthemums as there are for the three most important food crops – rice, wheat and maize. What are we to do, feed them chrysanthemums?” – Pat Mooney Pat Mooney, who isn’t known for his optimism, says he finally has some good news. The executive director of the

Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

RR Alfalfa Sparks Debate At CSTA

By Ron Friesen November 19, 2009

“All it takes is one plot.” – LES JACOBSON, MFSA European forage seed companies are starting to require official testing and GM-free certification from Canadian exporters because of the existence of Roundup Ready alfalfa in test plots. “We are aware of Roundup Ready alfalfa trials in Canada and (are) therefore not happy, since Europe has

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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