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EU’s Rapeseed Woes May Boost Canadian Canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 2, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts surged higher during the week ended May 27, hitting their strongest levels in months as persistent weather issues in the Prairies, along with activity in outside markets, provided support. Without any fresh weather news, canola could be running out of steam to the upside, but any profit-taking setbacks should be

Crops, Oilseeds

Seed Broadcasting Tips

By Allan Dawson June 2, 2011

Broadcast seeding, the option of last resort, could become the only option left to farmers struggling with wet fields and rainy forecasts. Extension officials don’t recommend the strategy, whether by air or floater, but with time running out, they’re offering their best advice for how to make it work. As of May 25 some farmers

Livestock

Richardson Centre For Functional Foods And Nutraceuticals Marks Fifth Anniversary

By Lorraine Stevenson June 2, 2011

When James Richardson International made a multimillion donation to the University of Manitoba in 2006 to set up the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, words like antioxidants, probiotics and plant sterols were mostly the stuff of the science labs, not lunchroom chatter. Those words are heard more often nowadays, as products containing them

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for May. 26, 2011

By Reuters May 26, 2011

Accelerated efficiency: The chief executive of Viterra says plans to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing monopoly on western wheat and barley would likely accelerate improvements to the grain transportation system. “Obviously, change brings more change, so that certainly may accelerate that change in creating greater efficiencies in that system,” said Mayo Schmidt May 18.

Crops, Oilseeds

Volunteer Roundup Ready Canola A Dominant Weed

By Allan Dawson May 26, 2011

The suffering from last year’s wet growing season isn’t over yet – farmers will have to deal with a bumper crop of Roundup Ready volunteer canola. “Volunteer glyphosate (resistant) canola, this is going to be a major weed again this year,” said Nasir Shaikh, Manitoba Agr icul ture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ weed specialist. “I’ve

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters – for May. 19, 2011

May 19, 2011

This letter is in response to Carl Classen’s letter of May 5, 2011, wherein he states: “I strongly object to the efforts of the Manitoba Canola Growers to put canola under the Canadian Wheat Board.” Nothing could be further from the truth. MCGA directors were very clear in media interviews (as well as in the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat, Canola Stocks Shrink

May 12, 2011

Canada’s supplies of wheat and canola dwindled as of March 31, a Statistics Canada report showed May 6, after farmers reaped a disappointing harvest last year. Canola stocks were 450,000 tonnes lower than the trade expected on average. All-wheat stocks fell nearly nine per cent to 15.6 million tonnes, while canola supplies tumbled almost 23

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Record Canola Acres — If Land Dries Soon

May 5, 2011

Canada’s farmers intend to plant more canola, all wheat and oats than the trade expected, according to Statistics Canada’s first report on 2011 crop plans, but wet farms have left seeding plans in doubt. Farmers have been idled so far this spring as cool weather slowed melting of deep snow-pack on already saturated ground. Planting

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

I Want My Money Back

May 5, 2011

I strongly object to the efforts of the Manitoba Canola Growers to put canola under the Canadian Wheat Board “Marketing survey not supported” (Co-operator,April 14). Canola has been a great, profitable success story for Prairie farmers and putting it under the CWB would only threaten this success.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Industry’s Eyes On Calendar

By Commodity News Service May 5, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered declines during the week ended April 29. Outright liquidation by speculative and commodity fund accounts fuelled the downward price slide. The losses were exaggerated by the triggering of sell-stop orders on the way down. Losses in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soyoil and new-crop CBOT

Daily Network News

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

Deere settles U.S. right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments

Klassen: Negative margins weigh on Western feeder cattle market

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