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Roundup Ready Soybeans Going Off Patent

By Allan Dawson January 13, 2011

Monsanto’s Canadian patent on its current generation of Roundup Ready soybeans expires soon, but whether farmers get their hands on any so they can save their own seed, is an open question. Monsanto Canada spokeswoman Trish Jordan says Monsanto’s seed company DeKalb is switching to the new, patented Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans, which

Cereals, Crops, News

Analysis: Wheat Class War To Erupt In 2011

By Gavin Maguire January 13, 2011

The price of every class of wheat pushed strongly higher in 2010 as production problems beset nearly all the world’s major wheat growers to offer a uniformly supportive backdrop for the global wheat market. But with wheat prices now at multi-year highs around the world, end-users are starting to seek out substitutes for expensive feed

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Monsanto Sees Gains In Corn, Soy, Wheat Projects

By Carey Gillam January 13, 2011

Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said on Jan. 6 that a lineup of new biotech seed products has the company well positioned for future growth. St. Louis-based Monsanto said it has 19 projects advancing through its research and development pipeline, including nine added in the last two years. Notable advancements are being made in

Cereals, Crops, News

CWB Raises Wheat Export Target Again

January 13, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board on Jan. 4 raised its 2010-11 grain export target for the third time since midsummer, but bigger shipments from Western Canada will do little to ease global worries about a shortage of high-quality milling wheat. Too much rain last summer in Western Canada and during the current harvest in eastern Australia

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

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Market Attention Turns To Spring Seeding Plans

January 13, 2011

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around in a narrow range during the first trading week of the new year, but finished a little weaker than they were to end 2010 as some profit-taking came forward to weigh on values. In the U.S., soybeans, corn and wheat also saw a similar pattern to start the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Poultry

Meat, Poultry To Have Nutrition Labels By 2012 — USDA

By Christopher Doering January 13, 2011

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department says will make it easier for consumers to understand the content of the foods they buy. USDA said the nutritional information will be required for major cuts of raw, single-ingredient meat and

Country Crossroads, Poultry

How Should You Feed A Cold?

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 13, 2011

Can you see the love floating out of the bowl?” my husband asked our 12-year-old daughter as he brought her a steaming bowl of chicken soup. “I’m kind of hungry. This is the best chicken soup ever,” she said as she propped herself up on our couch and took a sip of soup. She looked

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Soybean Acres Poised To Jump In 2011

By Ron Friesen January 13, 2011

Brace yourself for a possible big leap in Manitoba soybean acres in 2011. Soybean plantings could jump by 40 per cent or more this year, following a record crop in 2010 despite adverse growing conditions, producers at St. Jean Farm Days were told. Strong prices and the arrival of new varieties are fuelling the potential

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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