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U. S. House Votes To Revive Biodiesel Tax Credit

By Charles Abbott June 3, 2010

The U. S. House voted May 28 to revive the $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit for this year as part of passing a mammoth jobs bill. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is in recess until June 7, for a potential final vote. The biodiesel credit expired at the end of 2009. The revived

Opinion, Weather

Wanted: Accurate Farm Weather Forecasts

By Kevin Hursh May 27, 2010

It would be great to have even longer-range forecasts with reasonable accuracy, but I’m not convinced that is possible. Talking about the weather is a Canadian pastime and an obsession among grain producers. There’s been a lot to talk about this spring, with a big low-pressure system often following close on the heels of the

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba Eyes Alberta Hog Plan

By Ron Friesen May 20, 2010

“We would expect the Manitoba government to do the same thing.” – ANDREW DICKSON, MPC Manitoba pork producers are carefully watching a proposed hog price insurance program in Alberta to see how it plays out. If it goes into effect and if it works, producers will demand the Manitoba government implement a similar model. “If

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Can It Be Too Early?

By Allan Dawson April 15, 2010

After a couple of late springs, western Canadian farmers are poised to start seeding early thanks to above-normal temperatures that star ted in March. Earlier-seeded crops usually yield better and with farmers planting more acres, many are anxious to get rolling. But before Manitoba farmers hit the fields, they need to think about the potential

Crops

Food Makers Support More U. S. Control Of School Food

April 1, 2010

Four major food and beverage makers announced support March 18 for legislation expanding U. S. control over snacks sold at schools and allowing the government to ban junk food from campuses. It would be the first crackdown on school snacks in three decades but the compromi se stops short of proposals, made in the past,

Crops

Manitoba Potato Farmers Face Steep Contract Cuts

By Ron Friesen March 25, 2010

“People just aren’t eating out as often as they used to.” – CALLA FARN, MCCAIN FOODS A sharp downturn in exports has Manitoba’s processing potato growers bracing for major cuts in contracted acres this year. McCain Foods Inc., the province’s largest potato processor, will cut potato contracts by 15 to 20 per cent this year,

News

Less Cash Seen For EU Farms, Caps On Support Prices

By Charlie Dunmore March 18, 2010

Reforms to the European Union’s farm policy from 2014 are likely to result in a smaller net budget, and must avoid protectionism or any increase in support prices, a senior European Commission farm official said. By the end of this year the EU’s executive commission will propose an overhaul of Europe’s complex common agricultural policy

Livestock

Key U. S. Lawmaker Blasts New Livestock-Tracking Plan

By Charles Abbott March 11, 2010

Arevamped U. S. livestock-tracking system will fail as a safeguard against disease and may imperil $20 billion a year in meat exports, says a key House subcommittee chairman. The new system would rely on states, instead of the Agriculture Department, to keep track of cattle, hogs and poultry sold across state lines for meat production.

Livestock

USDA To Boost Wildlife Habitat, Trim Cropland

March 11, 2010

The federal government will maximize enrolment in the land-idling Conservation Reserve, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a policy that would reduce U. S. cropland by 1.5 per cent if successful. The amount of land involved, around five million acres, could produce more than 150 million bushels of wheat, 200 million bushels of soybeans or 700

Forages, Livestock

They Need Hay — And They Can Pay

By Daniel Winters February 25, 2010

“Up until now, they weren’t really tracking their irrigation use, but now they are really cracking down, given what their water supply situation is going to be like over the coming decades.” – glenn friesen New markets for hay in the oil-rich Middle East could present a golden opportunity for Manitoba forage growers – if

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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