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Barley And Hornets – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Les Mcewan October 8, 2009

…to say that the ethanol industry has driven barley to unacceptable levels is hardly appropriate if the crop is barely meeting the cost of production. When you stir up a hornet’s nest, you get stung. It’s a simple lesson most rural youth learn at an early age, but one I was reminded of recently. A

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture October 8, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall and cool conditions have delayed harvest. A few mornings saw temperatures drop below 0C. Cereal harvest ranges from 70 per cent complete north of Highway #1 to 90 per cent complete south of Highway #1. Yields to date are average to above average with good quality but lower-than-average protein. There are reports

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Oct. 1, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture October 1, 2009

SOUTHWEST: Cereal crop harvest ranges from 80 to 90 per cent complete. Yields are average to above average with good quality. Wheat protein levels are reported as lower than average. Canola harvest ranges from 50 per cent complete to 70 per cent complete with average-to above-average yields and good quality. Flax harvest ranges from just

Crops, Oilseeds

More Clubroot-Tolerant Canolas In Pipeline

By Allan Dawson October 1, 2009

Several clubroot-tolerant canolas could be available to Alberta and other western farmers next spring. In the meantime, Manitoba authorities have stepped up their vigilance against the long-lived, soil-borne pathogen that can decimate canola yields. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 45H29, the first clubroot-tolerant canola in Canada, received interim registration in February at the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee

Cereals, Crops

Oat Crop Late But Catching Up

By Rod Nickel October 1, 2009

The oat harvest in Canada’s top-producing region of central Saskatchewan is far behind normal progress but farmers are catching up fast with nearly ideal early-autumn weather. Crop development and harvest are two to three weeks late in the area, said Grant McLean, the cropping management specialist for the government of the western province. Hot weather

Crops, Forages, News

Preservatives Can Help With Late-Season Haying

By NDSU Release October 1, 2009

Cooler evenings and shorter fall days reduce drying time for late-season hay, which could result in damaged hay if it is baled while it is too wet. Hay harvested at 18 per cent or higher moisture content will heat, mould, and lose feed value and palatability, warns North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist

News, Oilseeds

EU Rejects More U. S. Soy With GM Corn Traces

September 24, 2009

Spanish authorities detected traces of unauthorized forms of genetically modified (GM) corn in U. S. soy shipments on August 25 and blocked the imports, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Sept. 19. Traces of corn variety MON88017, which is yet to be approved in the EU, was found in different shiploads of soy from the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Big Oats, Flax Supply Pressure Markets

By Don Bousquet September 24, 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 Sept. 18 mixed, with canola lower. Canola was pressured down by the advancing harvest, the firm Canadian dollar, bearish technical signals and ideas the canola

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Hay Sellers And Buyers In A Standoff Over Price

By Daniel Winters September 24, 2009

“I think right now guys are trying to decide whether they can afford to keep their cows.” – MARJORIE JARVIS At the Jarvis farm near Gladstone, there’s 1,000 alfalfa-grass hay bales that were put up this summer waiting to be sold. The asking price for the feed-tested hay is four cents a pound. For a

News, Oilseeds

China Sees Good Grain Harvest

September 24, 2009

China’s agriculture minister said the country is still expecting a bumper harvest of autumn grain despite drought and early frost in major growing areas in the northeast. “The severe drought since August in parts of the northeast and south have affected grains production, but for the whole country, if there is no major weather disaster,

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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