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Manitoba Harvest Wraps Up

By Resource News International December 3, 2009

Manitoba farmers are nearly finished this year’s harvest, with only a few corn and sunflower fields left, according to the last crop report from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives for the season. Warm and sunny weather allowed the majority of acres to be harvested across the province, said the Nov. 23 report. Soybean yields

Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Stops More Canadian Canola Meal

By Rod Nickel November 26, 2009

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused 19 shipments of Canadian canola meal from Cargill in October after finding they contained the harmful bacteria salmonella. The shipments all came from Cargill’s Clavet, Sask. canolacrushing plant, according to reports posted on the FDA’s website. The plant was already under shipping restrictions from the FDA

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Turning Straw Into Gold

By Daniel Winters November 26, 2009

“Right now, we’ve been on the stockpiled grass of our home section for the last two weeks. So, it’s basically saved me $10 grand for spending six.” – TOD WALLACE, MAFRI Everyone socks away enough hay to get cattle through the winter. But how many stockpile a bit of extra grass with the goal of

Livestock

Vomitoxin Tests Ramped Up In U. S. Corn

November 26, 2009

Ethanol plants and elevators in the eastern U. S. Midwest have ramped up efforts to test incoming corn for vomitoxin, industry officials said last week. “(Ethanol) plants are testing every load of inbound corn for vomitoxin specifically,” particularly in areas where mould problems have been identified, said Geoff Cooper of the Renewable Fuels Association, an

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Old-time threshing event

By Candy Irwin November 26, 2009

After what seemed like weeks of cloudy weather, Saturday, October 31 began clear and sunny, while volunteers gathered at Hidden Springs Ranch, the Lake Audy home of Frank and Linda Wilkinson. Frank and Linda, married for over 33 years, decided to tackle their harvest the way it was done a half a century ago, with

Livestock, Oilseeds

EU Buys U. S. Soybeans

November 19, 2009

European Union oilseed crushers are resuming purchases of U. S. soybeans after the EU approved imports of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Hamburgbased oilseeds analysts Oil World said Nov. 10. This summer, over 200,000 tonnes of soybean and soymeal were refused entry to EU ports as they contained small amounts of GMO corn (maize)

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

The Fundamental Challenge For The Beef Industry

By Bryan Walton November 12, 2009

Excerpts from an opinion published in the Oct. 12 issue of Alberta Farmer Express. The Beef Industry Alliance (BIA) is made up of Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, Western Stock Growers Association, Canadian Legacy Partners, Border Beef and the Alberta Feeders Association. It says several other organizations across Western Canada are expected to join soon. In

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U. S. Crops Still Look Big

By Don Bousquet November 12, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 6 mixed. Canola was pressured down by weakness in the U. S. soybean market and firmness in the Canadian dollar. The advancing harvest in

Cereals, Crops

Distillers Grain Set To Ride Ethanol Coattails

By Michael Hirtzer November 12, 2009

Demand for distill-ers grain, a byproduct of distilling corn into ethanol, will continue to grow domestically and abroad as livestock producers turn to the feed as a cheaper alternative to corn, analysts said. And with the ethanol industry gearing up for a better year in 2010 after the financial crisis of 2008 triggered by corn

Livestock, News

Beware Of Dirt Toxicity In Cattle

November 12, 2009

It is nearly impossible to eliminate, or remove, all dirt from the diet. Cows are not birds. They do not have gizzards and they do not need to eat dirt (gravel, sand, or soil) to physically digest the feed offered them. Yet, cattle eat dirt. Why? What happens when they do, and how much is

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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