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Where’s The “Taco Meat Filling?”

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 3, 2011

Where’s the beef? Not in the taco, according to a class action launched by an Alabama law firm. WSFA News in Montgomery reports that the firm has alleged that fast-food giant Taco Bell uses false advertising when referring to the filling in tacos as “beef.” “Rather than beef, these food items are actually made with

Cereals, Opinion

CWB Director Has His Facts Wrong

By John De Pape February 3, 2011

In the Jan. 6 issueManitoba Co-operator,Canadian Wheat Board-elected director Bill Woods takes aim at the railways for what he calls “slick accounting.” Unfortunately, Woods has his facts wrong, which makes his whole argument meaningless. The annual review of regulated rail rates and charges showed that the revenue of CN and CP came in under the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Fundamentals Still Lean Toward $700-Per-Tonne Canola

February 3, 2011

Nearby canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor setback during the week ended Jan. 28 while the more-deferred contracts continued to trek upward. Much of the price weakness in canola was reflective of profit-taking, especially as new highs were established. Declines in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and soyoil

Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Feb. 3, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson February 3, 2011

– FromTheSoupBook by Louis De Gouy CURRIED PUMPKIN AND POTATO SOUP I made this variation of a pumpkin soup recipe recently. It produces a thick, creamy soup with only a hint of curry.– Lorraine Sauté onion and garlic until translucent then add chicken stock, pumpkin, potato and spices, cook on medium heat stirring frequently until

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Analyst Says Fertilizer Prices Have Likely Peaked

By Brent Harder January 27, 2011

Rising grain and commodity prices are boosting fertilizer demand. “With prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola all going higher, guys have been more apt to buy fertilizer, and we should see more of it on the land this year,” said David Asbridge, president and senior economist with NPK Fertilizer Advisory Service in St. Louis.

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Crop Seen Up If Water Holds Back

By Rod Nickel January 27, 2011

Canada’s farmers will likely harvest more canola this year to cash in on high prices, but flooding is possible in Saskatchewan and will be a key factor, the head of the main canola industry group said Jan. 18. Canola, soybean and rapeseed prices are trading around two-to three-year highs, giving farmers ample reason to seed

Crops

Ethanol Production Boosts Demand For Corn

By Natasha Tersigni January 27, 2011

The USDA released a report Jan. 12 stating that corn crops will be the tightest than ever before, Mike Krueger, host of the “Money Farm” told farmers attending the 2011 Ag Days. “The single biggest thing that has changed the corn market worldwide and certainly our market is ethanol,” said Krueger. Ethanol production has increased

Cereals, News

Grain Rally Less Speculative Than In 2008: Ritz

By Rod Nickel January 27, 2011

The recent rally in grain and oilseed prices is based more on concerns about crop levels than on speculation by investors, Canada’s agriculture minister said Jan. 17. Prices of crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans and canola are at their highest levels in more than 2-1/2 years amid flooding in Australia and dryness in Argentina.

Country Crossroads

Don’t Let Winter Blues Get You Down

By Lorraine Stevenson January 27, 2011

I hope you made it through Blue Monday last week. What I mean is, I hope you weren’t paying any attention to it. The first Monday of the third week of January (the date is debated) has been dubbed The Most Depressing Day of the Year. What it is, actually, is just another myth that

Country Crossroads

Swap Your Steak For Bugs And Worms, Scientist Urges

By Ivana Sekularac January 27, 2011

Mealworm quiche, grasshopper springrolls and cuisine made from other creepy crawlies is the answer to the global food crisis, shrinking land and water resources and climate-changing carbon emissions, Dutch scientist Arnold van Huis says. The professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands said insects have more protein than cattle per bite, cost less to raise,

Daily Network News

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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Tag Archives Food and drink

Where’s The “Taco Meat Filling?”

CWB Director Has His Facts Wrong

Fundamentals Still Lean Toward $700-Per-Tonne Canola

Recipe Swap – for Feb. 3, 2011

Analyst Says Fertilizer Prices Have Likely Peaked

Canola Crop Seen Up If Water Holds Back

Ethanol Production Boosts Demand For Corn

Grain Rally Less Speculative Than In 2008: Ritz

Don’t Let Winter Blues Get You Down

Swap Your Steak For Bugs And Worms, Scientist Urges

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