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Global durum crops in good shape, for now

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells February 23, 2015

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — Since North America and Australia both produced poor-quality durum crops in 2014-15, all eyes are on Mexico, the U.S. desert, Europe and North Africa to come up with some higher-quality product. And so far, most crops in those areas look fairly good, Alan Hegemeier, a merchandiser with CHS Inc., said

Crops, Forages

Will it or won’t it? Producers discuss Roundup Ready alfalfa

Customer preferences should count when assessing new technology

By Shannon VanRaes January 28, 2015

It’s become a perennial issue for forage seed growers. Will or won’t Roundup Ready alfalfa be released in Canada? The question loomed large at the Manitoba Forage Seed Association’s annual conference in Winnipeg last week, where the issue was raised no less than four times. “We basically feel that there isn’t a need for it,

Crops, Markets

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 19, 2015

Antwerp | Reuters –– European oil refiners urged the European Union on Monday to review laws calling for increased biodiesel content in road fuel because the cost of such renewables will counter the recent plunge in crude prices and weigh on the refining sector. “Governments should not inflict extra burden on the public by increasing

Cereals, Crops

China still an important factor

Exports remain key to Canada’s commodity sector as prices fall back to earth

By Shannon VanRaes December 3, 2014

Profits on grains and oilseeds might be down, but it’s no reason to panic. Speaking at Farm Management Canada’s Agriculture Excellence conference in Winnipeg, Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist said the high prices of recent years were never destined to become the new normal. “The sky is not falling, it’s not falling at all,” J.P.

International news

India boosts wheat subsidies to farmers

Wheat stocks already in government warehouses are nearly three times the official target

By Mayank Bhardwaj November 10, 2014

The Indian government has raised the price it will pay to buy new-season wheat from local farmers by 3.57 per cent to 1,450 rupees ($23.60) per 100 kg, encouraging the crop even though supply has exceeded demand for eight years. India, the world’s second-biggest wheat consumer, sets a price each year to protect domestic farmers

Opinion

Does CETA offer any real value to Canadian farmers?

Trade agreements may offer negative outcomes for Canadians

By Jan Slomp October 22, 2014

On September 26, the federal government announced that negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement with the European Union (CETA) have been finalized. A normal procedure for such a substantial change in a democratic society allows for a broad discussion, with debate and hearings, about impacts on various groups of people and economic sectors before

Did you know?, News

Wondering about the state of the environment?

Just eavesdrop as bees communicate with each other  on where to find the best eats

By Cell Press June 5, 2014

Researchers have been monitoring honeybee “waggle dances” to track where they find the best nectar and pollen and measure the benefits of biodiverse landscapes. The results reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology May 22 suggest that costly measures to set aside agricultural lands and let the wildflowers grow can be very beneficial to

Livestock

Animal rights group welcomes commitment on veal crates

Crates are about to go packing, as three major grocery retailers confirm their support for an end to veal produced in individual pens

By Shannon VanRaes May 5, 2014

Three major grocery chains in Canada have confirmed they will no longer sell veal produced in confinement systems by 2018, but they aren’t crowing about it. Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro have made all made recent commitments to move away from veal raised in crates, but none made any formal announcement to mark the occasion. A

Dennis Stephens, secretary of the International Grain Trade Coalition, says grain trading is at risk so long as importers don’t have a policy allowing a low-level presence of unapproved GM crop traits. photo: allan dawson

Crops, Oilseeds

Canada leads efforts to convince importers to dump zero tolerance

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2013

Canada is leading efforts to get an international agreement that would see countries accept small amounts of unapproved genetically modified (GM) crops in their imports, says Dennis Stephens. And the Oakbank-based secretary of the International Grain Trade Coalition credits Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz for leading the charge. Ritz, along with Canada’s flax industry, experienced first

Students at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines perform calculations of postharvest loss of rice grains in October 2012.

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

A less glamorous — but more effective — approach to feeding the world

By Digvir S. Jayas November 27, 2013

Annually over 2.6 billion tonnes of grains — cereals, oilseeds and pulses — are grown and then stored along the chain from producers to consumers. Most countries do not systematically report how much grain becomes unfit for human consumption during storage, but anecdotal reports suggest it’s worryingly high. In poorly managed storage systems, such as

Daily Network News

National survey of farmer and rancher mental health launches

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low

U.S. livestock: Cattle retreat, hogs rise

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