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Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement, says “digital” agriculture could catch on with farmers just as quickly as GM crops did.

Digital agriculture the next big thing, says Monsanto official

Farmers adopted GM crops faster than the company expected  and the same could occur with precision farming

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2016

If you want some idea of how quickly digital agriculture could grow, take a look at what happened with GM crops. Monsanto never expected genetically modified crops to catch on as quickly as they did and one company insider says the same explosive growth could happen with data-driven farming. Instead of a measured and evolutionary

Crops

Monsanto talking to consumers, not just farmers

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2016

Monsanto, long a lightening rod for opponents of genetically modified (GM) crops, is reaching out to consumers to tell its side of the story. It’s also encouraging farmers to do the same, Jesus Madrazo, Monsanto’s vice-president of global corporate engagement told the Canadian Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12. “I would be the first

Comment, Opinion

Rail cars the weakest link in supply chain

A public-private partnership could solve this problem but political will is needed

By Bruce R. Burrows May 2, 2016

While oil and gas, mining and other commodity sectors struggle, the grain and agri-food industries are going strong. This is a good thing, since it accounts for 6.7 per cent of GDP and supports one job in eight, employing over 2.2 million people. Globally, Canada is the fifth-largest exporter of agriculture and food products. However,

“The Canadian Grain Commission is consulting with the grain industry about licensing producer car loading facilities. This one at Darlingford owned by Boundary Loading Group loads 120 to 130 cars a year. There are several other producer car loading facilities on the Boundary Trails Railway — a short line that runs from Manitou to Morden.

News

Producer car shipper worries licensing loaders could drive some out of business

The Canadian Grain Commission has launched consultations that will also consider licences  for feed mills and agents working for grain companies

By Allan Dawson April 29, 2016

A new proposal to license producer car loading facilities could shut some down. The move comes as part of a Canadian Grain Commission licensing review and it’s already causing concern, says Manitou-area farmer Don McLean. He is also a director with the Boundary Trails Railway Company, which operates a short line between Manitou and Morden,

Our History

Subsidy troubles run the gamut

Our History: April 1990

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 21, 2016

This Agricultural Diversification Alliance ad from our April 26, 1990 issue invited farmers to support a plan to lock in the $720-million annual Crow benefit payment by having it converted to a 25-year annuity paid directly to Prairie farmers instead of to the railways. The ADA argued that removing the subsidy on export grain would

Cereals, Crops

Canadian wheat growers hit by subsidy effects

Advanced developing nations subsidize wheat growers,  hurting farmers from exporting nations

By Alex Binkley April 20, 2016

Canadian farmers are among those being disadvantaged by wheat subsidies in advanced developing countries like China, India, Turkey and Brazil, according to two U.S. groups. The U.S. Wheat Associates and the U.S. National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) pegged the annual cost to Canadian farmers at about 249,000 tonnes in lost sales and $251.9 million

Livestock

Acquiring true livestock traceability

A new mobile tool created by a Canadian producer co-operative offers producers the ability to capture livestock data in the field with the device that is already in their pocket

By Jennifer Paige April 19, 2016

A new mobile tool created by a Canadian producer co-operative offers producers the ability to capture livestock data in the field with the device that is already in their pocket

A data-management platform from an Ontario producer co-operative is promising birth-to-sale traceability made easy. BIO, based in Elora, Ont., has designed three systems that work in conjunction with each other to offer mobile traceability from the birth of the calf to the sale of the final product. The future of the beef industry is data

Comment

U.S. farmers have an ethanol addiction

Ethanol growth has caused the U.S. corn crop to balloon, and now U.S. farmers are  facing a bleak price future

By Alan Guebert April 19, 2016

March did not go out like either a lion or a lamb. In fact, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Prospective Plantings Report midday March 31, the month — as well as the 2016 corn market — highballed it into history faster than a runaway train. The coal under the boiler was USDA’s

Local news

Parties urged to focus on innovation

Agriculture innovation is both an urban and rural affair, but it requires strong support and investment

By Shannon VanRaes April 15, 2016

Manitoba could be a hub of agriculture innovation but not enough is being done to foster that potential. That was the message the Keystone Agricultural Producers brought to the Finny and Murray building in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District last week. That structure has, over the years, been home to the Western Glove Works, Garry Press

Farmland prices, on average, were up 12.4 per cent and 10.1 per cent in Manitoba and Canada, respectively, says Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais. The annual rise in farmland values is slowing, but still expected to be positive in 2016 so long farm cash receipts remain stable.

News

Manitoba, Canadian farmland values up again in 2015

Farm Credit Canada says the annual percentage increase in farmland values is getting smaller

By Allan Dawson April 12, 2016

Manitoba farmland values led the way with the highest average percentage increase in Canada last year, says Farm Credit Canada (FCC). But the pace of increases the last few years here and across Canada is slowing in step with the plateauing of farm cash receipts, and slower drop in interest rates, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

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