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Lightest harvest in years expected for Germany

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CNS Canada — Drought and heat continue to pound Germany’s crops and analysts now expect the lightest harvest in 24 years, the association of German farm co-operatives DRV said in an Aug. 8 harvest report. The harvest for all grains is expected to decline to about 36.3 million tonnes, a 20.3 per cent fall and
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Cereals, Crops, Weather

Winter cereal acres unclear due to wet conditions

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Commodity News Service Canada/Winnipeg – Variable conditions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan have made it difficult to estimate winter cereal acreage, the head of an industry group says. But crops that are in the ground have seen mostly favourable weather. Jake Davidson, executive director of Winter Cereals Canada Inc., said he’s waiting for data from Statistics
Agriculture and food add to booming exports
Crops, News

Agriculture and food add to booming exports

Manitoba’s diversified economy is paying dividends in 
uncertain times

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Manitoba’s export economy is on fire, and the agri-food sector is leading the way. Export Development Canada said Manitoba is on track to expand exports by four per cent in 2016 and five per cent in 2017, in its semi-annual forecast of global exports, released May 19. This performance reflects strength across the provincial economy,
Editorial: Paying for improved varieties
Opinion

Editorial: Paying for improved varieties

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Having witnessed the Canadian government’s softening commitment in recent years to research that develops improved varieties for farmers, we’ve been reluctant to let taxpayers off the hook. Historically, publicly funded research has been the cornerstone of Canada’s reputation as one of the world’s best when it comes to producing cereal crops. Over the past century,
Producers are seeing poor returns when growing cereals, especially spring wheat, when compared with alternative crops. Photo: File
Crops

Cereals North America: W. Canada to see marketing shifts

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Winnipeg/Commodity News Service Canada – Crops in Western Canada saw a range of weather conditions this year, resulting in lower production and higher protein. That means there will be a marketing shift next year, according to Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist with G3 Canada (formerly CWB), speaking at a Cereals North America conference in
Crops, Weather

NW Sask. sees patchy canola, better cereals

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Spring has been tough on many canola crops in northwestern Saskatchewan. “Canola — it’s kind of hit and miss. They’re just all over the place,” said Stephanie McMillan, an agronomist with AgriTeam Services at Glaslyn, Sask., about 90 km south of Meadow Lake. One field might have some plants at the two- to four-leaf stage,
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Crops, Local news

Immediate priorities identified for new wheat and barley organizations

One is deciding if farmers should own their own plant-breeding company

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There are two pressing issues the West’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations need to address soon, a Manitoba consultant working for the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says. One is prepare for the July 17, 2017 end of the temporary western Canadian wheat and barley checkoff for funding research and market development,

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