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In Brief… – for Oct. 7, 2010

October 7, 2010

Deer ticks now across province:The deer ticks known to harbour the bacteria that cause Lyme disease can now be found throughout Manitoba, including their “well-established” population in the southeast, according to U of M entomologist Terry Galloway. Until this season’s fieldwork is done, it’s not known if deer tick populations have also “established” themselves in

Grain Markets

EU’s Big States Confirm Opposition To GM Crop Plans

By Charlie Dunmore October 7, 2010

Proposals to let EU states decide for themselves whether to grow or ban genetically modified (GM) crops suffered a big setback Sept. 27 as many of the bloc’s largest governments confirmed they opposed the plans. To pass, the proposals put forward by the European Commission in July will need the support of a majority of

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 30, 2010

By Reuters September 30, 2010

Pigeon King’s roost sold: Real estate owned by Arlan Galbraith, the bankrupt Pigeon King, was auctioned off Sept. 23 in a bid by London, Ont. receivers to recoup some of the millions lost by investors. The property contained two homes, some pigeon coops and 300 acres, including river frontage. Galbraith enticed hundreds of farmers to

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Argentina Stakes Out Premium Beef DNA

By Eduardo Garcia September 30, 2010

Tipping the scales at more than a tonne, Montecristo would yield a lot of prime Argentine steak. But ranchers are not interested in sending bulls like him to slaughter; his semen is far more valuable. With newly affluent consumers from Brazil to China eating more meat, Argentine ranchers are honing their centuries-old cattle-breeding traditions to

Grain Markets

EU Targets Market Speculation – for Sep. 23, 2010

September 23, 2010

BRUSSELS/PARIS/REUTERS The European Commission is taking aim at growing speculation and volatility in commodity markets, using its plan to reform wider financial markets, just as EU grain futures hit contract highs Sept. 20. Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner in charge of financial reform services, said at a conference that he wanted to use a planned

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Farm-Gate Corn Price Seen As Record – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Charles Abbott September 16, 2010

Voracious demand and a smaller-than-expected crop will bring the tightest U. S. corn supply in 15 years, the government said Sept. 10, but its forecast for the drought-stressed world wheat supply was not as low as expected. The Agriculture Department said the U. S. corn stockpile would shrink to 1.116 billion bushels by the end

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Know What You Grow – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

Farmers making their first deliveries to an elevator this fall will have to sign two declaration forms instead of the customary one. Since 2006, producers have had to declare that the wheat they were delivering is eligible for the class to which it’s going. Now farmers are being asked to declare the non-wheat board crops

News, Oilseeds

Flax Faces Rigorous Testing – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

More rigorous testing for the presence of CDC Triffid will be required before farmers can deliver flax this crop year. Producers must send a two-kilogram representative sample to an approved laboratory (see box). The lab will then test four 60-gram samples. “All four lots must be Triffid-free for the result to be considered a negative

Crops

BASF Blames Human Error For GM Potato Blunder – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Germany’s BASF told EU officials “human error” was the most likely reason why unapproved, genetically modified potatoes developed by the firm contaminated a field in Sweden, the European Commission said. Executives from chemical giant BASF were summoned to Brussels Sept. 8 to explain how nearly 50 of the GM potatoes – known as Amadea –

Cereals, News

CWB Alerts Farmers To Feed Barley Sales Opportunity – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 2, 2010

Export barley prices have taken off, and the Canadian Wheat Board says farmers can take advantage of them through Guaranteed Price Contracts (GPCs). Last week the CWB was offering $215 a tonne for feed barley in-store Vancouver. That translates into a take-home return of around $3.35 a bushel in central Saskatchewan, said Bob Cuthbert, the

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

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