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Farm-Gate Corn Price Seen As Record – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Charles Abbott September 16, 2010

Voracious demand and a smaller-than-expected crop will bring the tightest U. S. corn supply in 15 years, the government said Sept. 10, but its forecast for the drought-stressed world wheat supply was not as low as expected. The Agriculture Department said the U. S. corn stockpile would shrink to 1.116 billion bushels by the end

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Statscan Stocks Report Surprises Trade – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Rod Nickel September 16, 2010

AStatistics Canada report last week said Canada’s wheat stockpiles at the end of the 2009-10 crop year were the largest in four years, rising 19 per cent and surprising traders who had expected thinner inventories at a time of global supply anxiety. But overall spring wheat supplies don’t look abundant given harvest delays and slow

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Stop And Smell The Harvest! – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Many of you have seen that message posted on signage around rural Manitoba. Those five wise words are a compelling reminder to slow down, stay safe, and feel grateful in the midst of the long hours and frantic pace that unavoidably mark this time of year. Meal (or snack) time is when we can take

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Know What You Grow – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

Farmers making their first deliveries to an elevator this fall will have to sign two declaration forms instead of the customary one. Since 2006, producers have had to declare that the wheat they were delivering is eligible for the class to which it’s going. Now farmers are being asked to declare the non-wheat board crops

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Few hail claims seen Hail activity remained relatively low in Manitoba with fewer than 200 new claims in the past two weeks, the Canadian Crop Hail Association said Friday. The province’s claim total for the season is now near 2,600, the hail insurers’ group said. Most claims in the past two weeks followed storms Sept.

Cereals, News

Two More Farmers Running In CWB’s District 9 – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2010

Two more farmers have announced they’re running to be the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director in district 9. Garry Draper and John Sandborn farm at Lenore and Benito, respectively. Last month Dauphin-area farmer Ernie Sirski announced he was running for the job being vacated by Shoal Lake farmer Bill Nicholson, who can’t run again because

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Sep. 9, 2010

September 9, 2010

It is the time for Premier Greg Selinger to show his leadership concerning the ever-expanding flood waters of the Shoal Lakes and Vestfold Ducks Unlimited Project. As of September 1 there are over 90,000 acres of farmland under the lake. Large sections of Provincial Roads 415 and 518 are under water resulting in them being

News

Manitoba Tomatoes Ravaged By Disease This Year – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 9, 2010

Nothing beats the taste of a homegrown, vine-ripened tomato, but there are a lot fewer this year due to fungal diseases that have defoliated plants and rotted the fruit. There’s no controlling it now, but Manitoba gardeners can pick uninfected fruit and let it ripen off the vine. They can also cut out the infected

Cereals, News

CWB Directors’ Election Underway In Odd-Numbered Districts – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 9, 2010

Another Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) election is underway, but without the changes farm groups have called for or those recommended by a review panel five years ago. Eligible grain farmers in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 will elect fellow farmers to the CWB’s board of directors. District 9 covers western and northern Manitoba,

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

StatsCan Report Sees Bigger Barley Crop – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Dwayne Klassen September 9, 2010

Canola and barley output in Canada during the 2010-11 crop year will be larger than expected based on the production survey released by Statistics Canada Aug. 20, industry sources said. “The numbers released are very realistic but with the good weather across the Canadian Prairies since the survey was conducted, one can suggest that output

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs slide

U.S. grains: Soybeans touch 16-month high, wheat firm on Chinese demand hopes

African swine fever risk tightens feed ingredient trade rules with Taiwan

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