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4-H Reports – for Mar. 31, 2011

March 31, 2011

TheCo-operatorwill publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to news@fbcpub lishing.com, by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/oManitoba Co-operator,1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. BINSCARTH HOMETTES “Fuelling the champions of tomorrow” is the purpose of “Project Pitstop,”

News, Oilseeds

ADM To Expand Canada Canola Plant

March 24, 2011

ADM Agri-Industries, a subsidiary of U.S. agrifood company Archer Daniels Midland, said March 21 it will double seed receiving and storage capacity at its canola-processing plant in Lloydminster, Alberta. The expansion is the most recent in a series of moves by crushers that reflects strong demand for the oilseed, which is Canada’s second-biggest crop after

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Beef Agency Merger Back On Track

By Dave Bedard March 17, 2011

Aproposal to merge Canada’s national beef checkoff agency with its domestic and international marketing bodies will continue, as the checkoff agency moves to take back its marketing roles. The National Check-off Agency – the nickname for the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency – announced March 11 it now has “clear direction”

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Beef Industry Players Unite To Form National Agency Unilaterally

By Ron Friesen March 3, 2011

Anew national beef-marketing agency could be in place this summer even though one of the main parties involved refuses to endorse it. Canada’s provincial cat-t le associations are acting unilaterally to form the agency despite the fact that the Canada Beef Export Federation has not ratified it. A Feb. 17 CBEF special members’ meeting was

News

Report Calls For Centre Of Good Food Citizenship

By Lorraine Stevenson February 24, 2011

Anew report that lays out a road map for restoring the health status of Canadians while reviving the nation’s ailing agri-food sector points Manitoba in a direction it is already headed, the executive director of the Manitoba Agri-Food Health Research Network (MAHRN) says. That’s how Lee Anne Murphy reads the newly released Canadian Agri-Food Policy

News

Food Inflation Controls May Backfire

By Nigel Hunt February 24, 2011

Government efforts to control prices, now that food inflation has risen to the top of political agendas across the globe, may hamper a needed increase in supplies, a Cargill director warned Feb. 15. Paul Conway, senior vice-president and board member with the U.S. agribusiness and trading giant, said it was clear that political instability in

Cereals, News

Best In The West

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 17, 2011

AC Metcalfe, a two-row malting barley variety, is the winner of Seed of the Year – West in 2010, the Western Grains Research Foundation has announced. Part of the western award is a scholarship for $4,000 awarded to a student enrolled in a western Canadian university and currently completing a masters or PhD in plant

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef Plant Gains Russia Access

February 10, 2011

Russia has allowed beef imports from Cargill’s plant in Guelph, Ontario, as the world’s No. 2 beef importer gradually lifts restrictions it has had in place on Canadian plants since a 2003 discovery of BSE, or mad cow disease in Western Canada. Access to Russia will mean an additional $2 million in annual sales for

Crops

Bankers Say Spinoff Could Put Mosaic In Play

By Michael Erman January 27, 2011

Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. plans to spin off its $24-billion majority stake in Mosaic Co., a move that could eventually lead to a takeover of Mosaic, the world’s second-largest fertilizer producer. The distribution of the 64 per cent stake in Mosaic will allow Cargill to maintain its private company status while enabling Cargill family trusts

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Argentine Farmers On Strike

By Helen Popper January 20, 2011

Argentine farmers halted sales of wheat, corn and soy on Monday as they went on strike over export curbs, rekindling a dispute that helped drive global grains prices to record highs three years ago. The seven-day protest could fuel supply concerns just as dry weather linked to the La Nińa weather pattern worsens the outlook

Daily Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say

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