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Warning: Soil with seed can spread clubroot

By Allan Dawson April 15, 2012

Manitoba seed and potato growers are being warned about the risk clubroot-infected soil could get to their farm in the seed they bought for spring planting. The Manitoba Clubroot Action Team, consisting of representatives from the Manitoba government, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canola Council of Canada, issued the warning in separate letters to

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Farmers risk squeezing canola rotations into the yield loss zone

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2012

Western Canadian farmers are expected to plant record canola acres this spring, but the tighter rotations may lead to other agronomic issues, crop specialists warn. After seeding a record 18.9 million acres of canola in 2011, Canadian farmers are poised to shatter that record in 2012. Industry participants are forecasting seedings in the 20-million- to

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Super-size surveys show consumer landscape is changing

By Sheri Monk April 15, 2012

McDonald’s is an iconic brand which has transcended its all-American heritage to become the world’s most renowned fast-food brand leader. Yet to stay at the top, McDonald’s must change some of the same practices that got it there, says a senior company official. “As the face of Canada truly changes, so does its eating habits,”

Cereals, Crops, News

Quick-cooking barley puts a modern spin on an ancient grain

By Daniel Winters April 16, 2012

Manitoba-made, value-added, hulless barley food product  offers ease of preparation, convenience and nutritional benefits

Everybody has to eat. On dinner plates around the world, there are three main types of starches: rice, potatoes and pasta. Now, after years of product development, Marvin Nakonechny, the CEO of Edmonton-based Progressive Foods, has an ambitious plan to add his company’s new, fast-cooking hulless barley product to that list. “I just want a

Crops, News

U.S. seeding ahead of normal

April 15, 2012

chicago / reuters / U.S. farmers had planted three per cent of this year’s corn crop by April 1, matching the fastest pace on record, as they took advantage of the warmest March on record to start running their planters early, according to U.S. Agriculture Department data issued April 2. A year ago, farmers had

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Trader sees Ukraine grain exports soaring by 2019

April 15, 2012

Ukraine harvested a record 56.7 million tonnes of grain in 2011 and the yield stood at 3.7 tonnes per hectare

Reuters / Ukraine could increase its grain exports to about 35 million tonnes by 2019 from about 20 million in the current season by boosting both the sowing area and yields, a large foreign grain trading house said March 14. Ivan Miroshnichenko, Black Sea regional director for Noble Resources Ukraine, told an international agricultural business

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

Canada barley trade losing ground to Argentina

By Rod Nickel April 15, 2012

Reuters / Canada’s barley exports have dwindled to a fraction of their former might, as Argentina muscles in on trade and domestic cattle feedlots offer farmers better prices than exporters. Through March 25, Canada was on pace for exports of 1.3 million tonnes in 2011-12 similar to the past two marketing years, according to Canadian Grain

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Sector’s profitable streak helpful for flood recovery

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2012

Activity at cattle auction yards across Manitoba was somewhat subdued during the week ended April 6, with a number of facilities taking the week off ahead of the Easter long weekend. For what was traded, prices held relatively firm on lighter-weight cattle, with demand from eastern and western feedlots continuing to provide support. However, recent

Cereals, Crops, News

North Dakota wheat and durum acreage to rise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2012

Improved planting conditions will allow North Dakota farmers to seed more spring wheat and durum this spring, but corn will likely steal away potential acres. “Obviously (wheat) acres will be higher, just because so much was not planted last year,” said Jim Peterson, marketing director with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Five million acres of

Beef cattle, News, Other livestock

“Pink slime” ire prompts key producer to close plants

By P.J. Huffstutter April 15, 2012

Reuters / Beef Products Inc., the top producer of ammonia-treated beef product dubbed “pink slime” by critics, said it has halted production at three of its four plants in three states for 60 days beginning March 26. The plant closures were hailed as a victory by activists who had argued that the product was unappetizing,

Daily Network News

Despite cheaper land costs, Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S.

Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm

China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

Tag Archives Food and drink

Warning: Soil with seed can spread clubroot

Farmers risk squeezing canola rotations into the yield loss zone

Super-size surveys show consumer landscape is changing

Quick-cooking barley puts a modern spin on an ancient grain

U.S. seeding ahead of normal

Trader sees Ukraine grain exports soaring by 2019

Canada barley trade losing ground to Argentina

Sector’s profitable streak helpful for flood recovery

North Dakota wheat and durum acreage to rise

“Pink slime” ire prompts key producer to close plants

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