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RR Soybeans Off Patent But Still Restricted

By Allan Dawson January 20, 2011

The one company committed to selling off-patent Roundup Ready 1 soybeans in 2012 says it will use contracts to ensure farmers don’t save and reuse the seed. But Pioneer Hi-Bred will continue to make the seed available for one-time use only once it comes off patent in August, 2011 at least until 2014, a company

News

Washington’s Tough New Food-Safety Law Could Affect Canada

By Alex Binkley January 20, 2011

While it’s too soon to tell for sure, the new U.S. food-safety law could become another big headache for Canadian food exporters. The law, to be implemented over the next 18 months, gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration powers similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, namely the authority to proactively protect the food

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Don’t Cry For Argentina Just Yet

January 20, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts climbed to fresh contract highs during the week ended Jan. 14, but ran into speculative profit-taking and farmer hedges to the upside, which tempered the advances. While corrections are to be expected, the general consensus amongst analysts seems to be for more strength in canola heading into spring, especially as

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Argentine Farmers On Strike

By Helen Popper January 20, 2011

Argentine farmers halted sales of wheat, corn and soy on Monday as they went on strike over export curbs, rekindling a dispute that helped drive global grains prices to record highs three years ago. The seven-day protest could fuel supply concerns just as dry weather linked to the La Nińa weather pattern worsens the outlook

Country Crossroads

Community Cookbook Draws Together Recipes From Rural Newcomer Families

By Lorraine Stevenson January 20, 2011

Wh e n Penny Burton arrived in Cartwright, after emigrating from the U.K. a decade ago with her family, one of the many things she discovered about her new country was community cookbooks. What a great way to share food stories and draw a community together, she thought. Fast-forward to now, and Cartwright’s newest community

Cereals, Crops

New Herbicide Aimed Against Group 2 Resistance

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 20, 2011

Cereal growers in Western Canada looking for control of Group 2-resistant weeds including kochia, chickweed and cleavers, now have a new weed-resistance management tool. Optica Trio is a Group 4 herbicide combining three active ingredients in one package to control broad-leaf weeds in wheat (spring, durum and winter), barley and oats. “Optica Trio is a

News, Oilseeds

GM Crop Patents Near End, U.S. Farmers Ask What Next?

January 20, 2011

The biotechnology industry should develop a format to handle the looming expiration of patents on the first wave of genetically modified (GM) crops, to avoid seed shortages or trade disruptions, the largest U.S. farm group said. “There just needs to be a way to deal with it,” Rosemarie Watkins of the six-million-member American Farm Bureau

Cereals, Crops

The Ultimate Hit List — The Top 100 Food Crops

By Lorraine Stevenson January 20, 2011

Picking the world’s most important food crops is no small feat, given tastes differ around the world and there are many ways to measure value. But Ernest Small had one fundamental criteria in mind when he wroteTop 100 Food Plants: The World’s Most Important Culinary Crops. “Obviously, we can rank them on a dollar-value basis,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Absence Of Sales Makes Prices Stronger

By MarketsFarm Team January 13, 2011

Ac t i v i t y at the auction marts across Manitoba was generally quiet, with only two sales taking place during the week ending Jan. 7. One of those was held at Heartland Livestock in Virden and although only 124 animals were brought in to be sold, Jim Blackshaw said the market was

Livestock, Oilseeds, Pulses

Farmers, Buyers Far Apart On Edible Bean Prices

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 13, 2011

The edible bean market in southern Manitoba is at a standstill to start the new year, with end-users purchasing on a hand-to- mouth basis, but only at prices below what most farmers are willing to sell for. With early new-crop offerings also below grower expectations, planted acres may end up lower this spring. “Buyers feel

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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