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Crop Report – for Jun. 24, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture June 24, 2010

SOUTHWEST High rainfall amounts were reported throughout the region in the past week. Early-seeded crops appear to be tolerating the moisture better than late-seeded crops. Approximately 15-30 per cent of crop acres will not get seeded due to excessive moisture, although greenfeed may still be planted. Early seeded cereal crops are in the tillering stage;

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Unseeded Acres Arrive In Markets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 17, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Mounting weather concerns across Western Canada finally made their way into the canola market during the week ended June 11, causing the futures to rally sharply higher on ideas that large areas will be left unseeded this year due to

Crops, Forages

Manitoba Alfalfa Growers Appear Before Ag Committee

By Alex Binkley June 17, 2010

“We need this committee to understand that growing alfalfa is fundamentally different from growing annual crops.” – JIM LINTOTT Manitoba forage growers support an NDP bill to require new genetically engineered crops to undergo a marketing assessment, putting them at odds with canola and other crop producers who are opposed to it. Kelvin Einarson, a

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 17, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture June 17, 2010

SOUTHWEST: Most of the region saw scattered rainshowers throughout the past week. Warm temperatures over the weekend were sufficient to dry fields enough for spraying operations. Crops are advancing with the heat; crops are shorter in height and are tillering quickly. The majority of acres in the region needs to be sprayed. Producers are keeping

News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jun. 10, 2010

June 10, 2010

Dow gets access to Roundup: Monsanto Co. has agreed to license its Roundup Ready 2 Yield herbicide trait to Dow Chemical’s agricultural unit, an agreement that will let Dow boost its presence in the soybean market. Dow AgroSciences will pay Monsanto a royalty for stacking the technology with its seeds. As part of stacking, seed

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Rain Falls, Market Uncertainty Rises

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 10, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a narrow range during the week ended June 4, ending with small gains in the nearby July contract, but losses in the new-crop months. Weather worries grew across the Prairies, providing some

Cereals, Crops

Dow AgroSciences Rolls Back Prices

June 10, 2010

Farmers purchasing Simplicity and Liquid Achieve herbicides this spring will now benefit from a new lower price at retailers across Western Canada, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. says in a release. Dow AgroSciences is offering the $2-per-acre price reduction for all purchases made for the 2010 season. “We want to ensure our customers receive the most

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 10, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture June 10, 2010

SOUTHWEST: There was little to no seeding progress made over the past week due to rainshowers on several days. Moisture situation is rated as excessive in most areas. Approximately 15 to 20 per cent of the acres currently remain unseeded. Producers are looking at alternative seeding options such as broadcasting and harrowing; aerial seeding has

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola, Soybean Farmers Oppose Market Access Bill

By Alex Binkley June 10, 2010

Genetically engineered seeds have been a boon to canola and soybean farmers and Ottawa shouldn’t impose non-scientific evaluations on future varieties, representatives of oilseed growers told the Commons agriculture committee last week. The committee is holding hearings on a bill presented by NDP farm spokesman Alex Atamanenko to require a market analysis of new GE

Cereals, News

Grain Handler Viterra Buys U. S. Processor

June 3, 2010

Top Canadian grain handler Vi terra said May 27 it will buy 21st Century Grain Processing in a $90.5-million cash deal that brings it an oat mill and wheat mill in the United States. The oat mill in South Sioux City, Nebraska, can store four million bushels and process up to 295 tonnes of commercial

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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