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Rich Horse Owners Want Only The Best

By Daniel Winters February 25, 2010

They may have enviable riding weather in the Deep South, but it’s no place to try and put up hay. In Kentucky, home of the famed derby, they get 46 inches of rain in an average year. And in Florida, where horse racing and stud farms are a big industry, it rains a little nearly

Livestock, Oilseeds

Expect More U. S.-China Farm Trade Tension

By Roberta Rampton February 25, 2010

Chinese farm exports are set to become a greater source of trade tension as China boosts its production and becomes a bigger player in world markets for labor-intensive crops, a U. S. agricultural economist said Feb. 19. Importers around the globe have already launched more than 30 farm trade cases against China in recent years,

News, Oilseeds

Harvest Of Large Brazil Soy Crop Slowed By Rain

February 25, 2010

Brazilian soy farmers have gathered about 18 per cent of the 2009-10 crop, analysts Celeres said on Monday, Feb. 22, more than usual due to an early harvest, but less than hoped for because of delays caused by heavy rains. “The harvest is advancing, but at a slower pace than hoped due to the greater

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Slumping Prices Cloud Seeding Decisions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola futures traded within a relatively narrow window during the week ended Feb. 19, but managed to close near the top end of that range by Friday. Spreading accounted for the bulk of the volumes, with short

Cereals, Crops

Durum Displaces Barley In Feed Rations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2010

Feed barley values in the Lethbridge region have moved lower over the past few weeks, but are now stabilizing as farmer selling backs away. In an interview Feb. 19, Jim Beusekom, a Lethbridgebased feed grains broker with Market Place Commodities Ltd., said feed barley prices have stabilized at the bottom end of their trading range,

News, Oilseeds

Harvest Problems With Argentine Soy

February 25, 2010

Heavy rain last week in Argentina improved the condition of some 2009-10 soybeans, but flooded fields mean other crops will be lost, the Agriculture Ministry said in a crop report Feb. 19. Argentina is the world’s No. 3 soy exporter and the top global supplier of its oil and meal. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange

Crops, Forages, Opinion

Catering To Affluence

By Kevin Hursh February 18, 2010

We often fail to recognize just how rich and spoiled we’ve become. The upward affluence trajectory, happening in much of the world, is having a profound impact on what people want from agriculture. Futurist Lowell Catlett from New Mexico State University recently told the Managing Excellence in Agriculture conference in Saskatoon, that recessions happen from

Cereals, News

Ethanol Byproduct Cuts Into Barley Bids

By Dwayne Klassen February 18, 2010

Imported Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) is increasingly displacing barley in the western Canadian feedlot sector, industry sources say. The loss in barley’s cash value was seen continuing given that DDGS have now become part of a scheduled program by the feedlot industry. “The need to cover barley needs by end-users has been slowing

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

The Year Of The Tiger

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 18, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Editor’s note: Don Bousquet’s “It’s Your Business” column is not available this week. ICE Futures Canada’s canola contracts trended higher for most of the week ended Feb. 12, before dropping on Friday to end slightly lower. Profit-taking ahead of the

Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba Soybean Plantings Look Strong For 2010

By Ron Friesen February 18, 2010

“The weather won’t scare guys off.” – dennis lange, parent seeds Volat i le markets and a near crop disaster last fall are unlikely to dampen Manitoba farmers’ enthusiasm for soybeans this year. Manitoba’s 2010 soybean acreage could be similar to the record area planted in 2009, industry officials predict. Soybean growers barely managed to

Daily Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say

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