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Falling number can be obtained free of charge from the Canadian Grain Commission through its harvest sample program until Dec. 31 if you’re registered for the program. (Canadian Grain Commission photo)

Grain grading revamp may add falling number, DON as factors

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff March 12, 2019

Two significant grain specs that aren’t yet factors for a crop’s official grade are now under consideration to join that official list. The Canadian Grain Commission on Monday put out a call for “grain sector stakeholders” to submit their views before May 10 on a proposal for falling number and deoxynivalenol (DON) to both become

Jill McDonald of SaskBarley makes the case for better barley variety acceptance during the Prairie Grain Development Committee meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 27.

Cereals, News

Barley varieties moribund

New genetics are needed in the field

By Alexis Stockford March 8, 2019

Malt buyers have been slow to accept new varieties and that’s starting to have a big effect on growers. Yields are lagging, profits are falling and other crops are starting to look more attractive to growers. Jill McDonald of SaskBarley wants to see that change. She says varieties need to keep up with the times,

Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker (r) and Carla St. Croix, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s director of the Innovation and Growth Policy Division spoke about royalty proposals at Ad Days in Brandon Jan. 23.

Local news, News

Seed royalty costs discussed at Ag Days

Wheat deregistration as an anti-competitive tool is on regulators’ radar

By Allan Dawson February 11, 2019

There’s more word on just how big the bill could be under proposed new royalty models intended to fund variety development. A slide presented at Ag Days Jan. 23 showed a range of $1 a tonne or $1.30 an acre to $3 a tonne or $3.90 an acre. A farmer who grows 300 acres of

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

Weekly canola exports pick up

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 1, 2019

Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their highest level in more than two months during the week ended Sunday, helping narrow the gap between this year’s export pace and the year-ago movement. Canola exports of 268,500 tonnes during week 26 of the crop year were roughly double the previous week’s total and the largest movement in

Local news, News, Other

Scanlon named dean of agriculture and food science

The seasoned academic has taken up the reins at the University of Manitoba for a five-year contract

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 18, 2019

The University of Manitoba’s faculty of agriculture and food science has a new head. Dr. Martin Scanlon has been appointed dean for a five-year term effective January 1, 2019. Scanlon is a professor in the department of food and human nutritional sciences, and has served as associate dean (research), chair of the National Centre for Livestock

Rail cars in Vancouver. (Photo courtesy/copyright Canadian National Railway)

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola demand off year-ago pace

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 11, 2019

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports and domestic usage are both falling behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 63,700 tonnes of canola during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the report. That compares with the average weekly movement during the crop-year-to-date of about 200,000 tonnes.

It's not an easy time for durum growers currently as durum prices are well below the cost of production.

Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: Farmers’ voices important on crop missions

By Scott Hepworth January 2, 2019

The Canadian wheat new crop missions for 2018 are well underway. These are missions organized and co-ordinated through three organizations: Cereals Canada, Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and the Canadian Grain Commission. They take place over six weeks in November and December and include missions to 17 of our top markets for wheat and durum.

Canola crush margins have improved in the past few months thanks to a low Canadian dollar.

Grain Markets, Markets

Blowback from Chinese CEO’s arrest may drag on markets

New data from StatsCan might (or might not) support canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 13, 2018

ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Dec. 7, although whether that trend continues is questionable. A rally in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans Monday morning (Dec. 3) provided the initial spark for a move higher in canola, as participants reacted to news of a tentative trade truce between the U.S. and

Cereals, News

Non-royalty wheats will continue to be an option

Industry officials say seed companies are unlikely to deregister varieties to limit farmers’ choices in an effort to collect more royalty money

By Allan Dawson December 7, 2018

If new proposed cereal royalties are implemented farmers will pay more for seed, but they can also choose to grow varieties not covered by the new regulations. That’s according to Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker. But for how long? At least 2021 and probably longer, says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which oversees seed

Opinion

Opinion: My trade mission in South America

By Fred Greig December 4, 2018

South America is a long way from my farm near Reston, Manitoba. I left home on November 11 as the farmer representative on the South American leg of the 2018 Canadian wheat new crop missions. Between November and December, new crop mission seminars will take place in 17 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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