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Snacks may be beneficial

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Many people grew up with the “don’t eat between meals” message, so snacking often has a negative connotation because many people associate eating between meals with weight gain. Snacking between meals has been shown to have some positive health benefits, according to several studies. Researchers studied the relationship between snacking and obesity among adolescents. According
Crops

From hand shelling to seed selling

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Ten years ago Linda and Ron Catt came up with an unusual strategy for cutting the cost of feed for their cattle. They went into a corn-breeding partnership with Mother Nature. The husband and wife team knew if their small mixed farm north of Treherne was going to survive, they would need to keep feed
Crops, Grain Markets

Low-key corn futures belie active options

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Corn futures may appear to be lacking conviction lately as both nearby and deferred contracts shuffle mainly sideways in low-key trade ahead of the upcoming U.S. Department of Agriculture production and stocks report due on Jan. 12. But judging by the steady climb in open interest in both put and call options in recent weeks,
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

India grain stocks sharply higher

New Delhi / Reuters India’s Jan. 1 wheat stocks at government warehouses were 25.7 million tonnes, more than three times the official target for the quarter ending Mar. 31 government sources said Jan. 9. Rice inventory for the same period was 29.8 million tonnes against a target of 11.8 million tonnes. The wheat target was
Cereals, News

Ritz confident C-18 will win legal nod

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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz declared the battle for “marketing freedom” all but won in front of a friendly crowd at the 42nd annual Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association convention. Noting that Bill C-18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, received royal assent on Dec. 15, Ritz cited the “supremacy of Parliament” as meaning that
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Crops briefs, Jan. 12

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Drought dents Brazil crops Sao Paulo/Reuters/ Two important Brazilian corn and soy producers Parana and Rio Grande do Sul made sharp cuts to crop forecasts Jan. 5 after weeks of harsh, dry weather dented prospects for a soy crop that as recently as this week some still expected to be a record. Brazil’s biggest soy
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

South American weather shakes up corn, soybeans

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to trend upward over the holiday period ended Jan. 6. Steady demand from the commercial sector provided some of the strength with weather issues in the oilseed-growing areas of South America contributing to the upward momentum. Fresh export business with China further underpinned canola values.
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Red meat associated with high risk for cancer

People who eat lots of red meat may have a higher risk of some types of kidney cancer, according to a U.S. study of thousands of adults. Researchers writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that middle-aged adults who ate the most red meat were 19 per cent more likely to be diagnosed
Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets, News

Several keys may unlock demand for Manitoba cattle

The Manitoba cattle market looks strong heading into the new year. Firm cattle movement in the fall at various Manitoba auction marts was seen as supportive, setting the stage for 2012. “Hopefully everything will be clear sailing right through 2012 and hopefully we’ll get another two to three years of good marketing for our producers,”

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