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Record Canola Acres — If Land Dries Soon

Canada’s farmers intend to plant more canola, all wheat and oats than the trade expected, according to Statistics Canada’s first report on 2011 crop plans, but wet farms have left seeding plans in doubt. Farmers have been idled so far this spring as cool weather slowed melting of deep snow-pack on already saturated ground. Planting
Opinion

Global Grain Reserve Idea Gaining Momentum – for May. 5, 2011

During the decade from 1996 to 2006, the world became accustomed to stable crop production levels. Production problems in one part of the world were balanced out by increased production elsewhere. In such a world it was easy to argue that reserves were unnecessary, because there would always be someone with a supply they were
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

I Want My Money Back

I strongly object to the efforts of the Manitoba Canola Growers to put canola under the Canadian Wheat Board “Marketing survey not supported” (Co-operator,April 14). Canola has been a great, profitable success story for Prairie farmers and putting it under the CWB would only threaten this success.
Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Industry’s Eyes On Calendar

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Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered declines during the week ended April 29. Outright liquidation by speculative and commodity fund accounts fuelled the downward price slide. The losses were exaggerated by the triggering of sell-stop orders on the way down. Losses in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soyoil and new-crop CBOT
Cereals, Crops, Livestock

CME Wheat Storage Plan May Hinder Feed Switch

U.S. livestock producers seeking to switch from high-cost corn to wheat in their feed rations face a hurdle from a controversial plan that makes it more profitable for grain elevators to hold on to their wheat supplies, analysts said. The CME Group’s plan, which aims to narrow the spread between soft red winter wheat futures
Forages, Livestock

Manitoba Forage Seed Grower Joins Anti-Monsanto Legal Action

In the age of patent protection, there’s lots of precedent for corporate giants suing farmers – but few farmers willing to take on the corporations. Well, meet Paul Gregory. He is among 60 farmers, producer groups and seed companies suing Monsanto Co. by challenging its patents on genetically modified seed. Gregory, who owns Interlake Forage
Crops

Fertigation Gaining In Popularity

Manitoba potato producers are growing a high-value horticulture crop with a hefty appetite for nutrients, particularly nitrogen. But they must also consider infield conditions that can have a huge impact on what happens to that nitrogen. An untimely rain event could wash it through the root zone, making it unavailable. Soaked soils and warm temperatures
Crops, Oilseeds

New Insecticide For Soybeans

Bayer CropScience has received registration for Concept insecticide, making it available to soybean and horticulture growers across Canada for the 2011 growing season. “Concept is a revolutionary broad-spectrum foliar insecticide that delivers quick knockdown and residual protection against soybean aphid and Japanese beetle, and suppression of bean leaf beetle in soybean crops,” said Greg Good,
Crops

Canada Needs Food Policy

More than 3,500 Canadians have tabled a document calling for a national food policy that emphasizes domestic food systems, more farmers, and initiatives such as school lunch programs. CalledResetting the Table: A People’s Food Policy for Canada, the document is the first national food policy proposal to emerge from this country’s growing food movement. The
Country Crossroads

Time For Tea

ea” was a time of day in my grandmother’s house. English born, she always sat down to tea mid-afternoon, served with bread, cheese and pickles, and always with a few cookies. Gram was serving a “low tea” or light afternoon tea. “High tea” is a full meal. Small towns regularly host teas as fundraisers in

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