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Villagers collect their monthly food ration provided by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) near Masvingo, in drought-hit Zimbabwe January 25, 2016. Malnutrition and hunger could be quickly curtailed if more countries signed on to a plan to boost yields, says the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.

Agriculture investment yields growth and nutrition gains for Africa

Agricultural productivity gains of 5.9 to 6.7 per cent a year offer a bright ray of hope for the continent

September 20, 2016

African countries that took early action in the past decade to invest in agriculture have reaped the rewards, enjoying higher economic growth and a bigger drop in malnutrition, a major farming development organization said Sept. 6. In a report, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) said: “After decades of stagnation, much of

The Canadian Grain Commission is located in downtown Winnipeg.

Cereals, News

Deadline to apply for Canadian Grain Commission executive positions extended

The jobs involve lots of travel in and outside of Canada and good salaries 

By Allan Dawson September 20, 2016

You still have time to apply for one of the top jobs at the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The deadline to apply for the positions of commissioner, assistant chief commissioner and chief commissioner has been extended to Oct. 3 from Aug. 17. Although all three positions are appointed by the federal cabinet, those interested in

J.P. Gervais, FCC chief agricultural economist, says Canadian farm balance sheets are healthy for now.

News

Canadian farm balance sheets strong

FCC says the industry is doing well, but there are potential headwinds looming

By Allan Dawson September 15, 2016

Canadian agriculture is on a sound financial footing, with record farm income and land values peaking, while the increase in farm debt — also a record — is slowing. Those are the major conclusions of the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Outlook for Farm Assets and Debt 2016-17 report, published Sept. 7. “The balance sheet of

A new deal gives John Deere customers access to drone imagery.

Local news

Aerial imagery deal signed

Two Manitoba companies are major players in the new venture

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 13, 2016

A Manitoba-based John Deere dealership has inked a deal to give customers access to drone services that can generate images used to help make decisions about land and water management. Enns Brothers joins Saskatchewan-based Western Sales in linking up with Green Aero Tech last month. Green Aero Tech was founded in 2012 in the Red

The 2015-16 crop year was another banner year for Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system with grain movement almost matching last year’s record.

Crops, News

Grain system pulled out all the stops for 2015-16

Grain monitor Mark Hemmes says this could be the new normal

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2016

Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system showed just what it’s capable of in the past crop year. “It was kind of like a logistical utopia,” Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, the firm hired by the federal government to track grain-handling and transportation statistics, said in an interview Aug. 31. “The whole system worked really well

News

Food industry wants input on manufacturing study

Food processing is a big export sector

By Alex Binkley September 6, 2016

Food processor associations — and likely other agri-food industry groups — will respond to a call for ideas on the future of Canada’s manufacturing sector. The Commons industry committee has requested written submissions on ways to boost Canada’s small, medium and large manufacturing companies. The committee opened its examination of the topic in June, with

packed frozen food in a freezer in a supermarket

Opinion

Food manufacturing a bright spot in Canadian economy

By Craig Klemmer September 6, 2016

Canada’s manufacturing sector has been faced with a number of challenges over the past 10 years: A super-cycle in commodity prices, which caused fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar and hurt our competitiveness. Slowing labour productivity and aging infrastructure has resulted in tough decisions on plant investment. All of this is occurring at

Comment/Feedback

Biofuels are mankind’s greatest blunder

Proponents of biofuels are simply refusing to count their true environmental cost

By Gwyn Morgan August 22, 2016

Are biofuels really greener than the fossil fuels they displace? In a recent column I pointed out that electric cars are only as green as the fuel used to generate the electricity they consume. For internal-combustion-powered vehicles, much of the focus has been on trying to reduce carbon emissions by adding ethanol to gasoline and

Cereals, Comment

Look back to understand how low wheat prices are

Once inflation adjusted, today’s wheat prices are at historic lows, even below Depression-era prices

By Leo Oliva August 16, 2016

Wheat prices are the lowest in actual value since the Civil War, and only farmers are aware of this. Here is some food for thought. I recently harvested my 64th wheat crop and produced more bushels this year than any other year. Many Kansas farmers have had the same experience. Because of record yields, most

Comment

No trade? No kidding

U.S. presidential election just one sign of global shift from free trade

By Alan Guebert August 15, 2016

You know it’s a presidential election year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues late-summer press releases where nearly half the ink touts the Obama administration’s past ag successes, even as it announces actual news. On Aug. 1 USDA issued just such a press release; 315 of its 635 words bragged about the White

Daily Network News

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

Canada’s inflation in October eases to 2.2 per cent on lower gasoline, food prices

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

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