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Git ‘r done Grain Growers urges

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board will offer new crop-pricing options soon, spokesperson Maureen Fitzhenry said in an interview Feb. 22, but she declined to specify a date, nor say when the board expects to finalize agreements with companies to handle grain on its behalf. “It’s still our hope that we’ll be able to do something very

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Take advantage of the the good times while they last: Bonnett

By Alex Binkley March 14, 2012

With farm incomes better than they’ve been in a long time, farmers need to take advantage of market opportunities without stretching themselves too thinly, says Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. That means doing everything from telling Canadians about the importance of the agri-food industry to the national economy to making sure

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canola, wheat now neck and neck for acreage

By Rod Nickel March 14, 2012

Canola area is seen at 19.4 million acres and wheat will be at 19 million acres Canadian farmers will plant a record-large area to canola this year as they take advantage of attractive prices and dry conditions, the annual Wild Oats GrainWorld outlook conference heard on Monday. Canola area will soar to 19.4 million acres,

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Prairie farmers to sow record canola area, more wheat: Survey

By Rod Nickel March 14, 2012

Canadian farmers look to sow a record-large area with canola and bigger acreages of wheat, oats and barley, as dry conditions potentially give them the best planting weather in several years, a Reuters grain industry poll showed. To be sure, farmers won’t sink a single seed into the soil for almost another two months, giving

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

U.S. farm co-op buying Canada durum

By Rod Nickel March 14, 2012

The largest U.S. grain co-operative, CHS Inc., is buying Canadian durum and looks to bulk up on other crops there to seize the “phenomenal” opportunity left by the end of the Canadian Wheat Board marketing monopoly later this year, a CHS executive told Reuters Feb. 27. In mid-December, a Canadian bill became law that will

Cereals, Crops, News, Weather

Briefs March 8, 2012

March 14, 2012

La Niña lingers on sydney / reuters / La Niña, a weather phenomenon linked to heavy rains in the Asia-Pacific region and South America and drought in Africa, continues to decline, but still hasn’t lost its punch, says Australia’s weather bureau. “While La Niña is clearly on the wane, waters around Australia remain warmer than

Cereals, Crops, News

Grain commission defended

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

With the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly soon to disappear there’s talk of overhauling Canada’s grading and quality control system, which begs the question: is the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) still needed? “The short answer is yes, there is a need for the grain commission,” chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson said in an interview March 1. “If

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Which wheat market best?

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 14, 2012

The end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk Aug. 1, 2012, will create an increased need for a viable futures market to manage risk and aid in price discovery, said representatives of the Chicago Board of Trade, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, and ICE Futures Canada as they highlighted the benefits of using their respective contracts

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Wheat board signs first handling agreement with Cargill

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

It took awhile, but the Canadian Wheat Board announced its first handling agreement with a grain company last week and promises more to come. “These are important negotiations so we’re working through them carefully and meticulously,” Dave Simonot, the board’s director of Farm Services told farmers attending the Deerwood Soil and Water Management Association’s annual

Beef cattle, Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Trucking front and centre in talks on new beef code

By Daniel Winters March 5, 2012

What’s the most commonly raised topic in the letters that land on federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s desk? If you guessed the Canadian Wheat Board, you’d be wrong. “Animal transport is the issue that he gets the most letters on from constituents,” said Canadian Cattlemen’s Association vice-president Martin Unrau at a recent town hall meeting.

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Git ‘r done Grain Growers urges

Canola, wheat now neck and neck for acreage

Prairie farmers to sow record canola area, more wheat: Survey

U.S. farm co-op buying Canada durum

Briefs March 8, 2012

Grain commission defended

Which wheat market best?

Wheat board signs first handling agreement with Cargill

Trucking front and centre in talks on new beef code

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