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Getting A Head Start

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If you’re thinking about getting a head start on 2011 by sowing winter wheat into some of those empty fields next month, now would be a good time to pick up some flax seed. Provincial agronomists say it’s one of the best options available to farmers looking to artificially create that all-important snow-trapping stubble needed
Livestock

USDA Jolts Markets With Corn Numbers

The U. S. government roiled the grain markets June 30 with a sharp cut in corn acres and much tighter June 1 stockpiles, sending corn prices sharply higher and providing a short-term floor for the beaten-down market. Despite predictions for a modest increase in acres planted to corn this year, the U. S. Agriculture Department’s
Hogs, Livestock

Small Hog Farmers Blamed For Destabilizing China Market

Small hog farmers have helped destabilize pork prices and played havoc with feed demand forecasts, according to the chairman of China’s top corn buyer New Hope Group. “Individual farmers, small in scale, have no plans in their breeding scale. Whenever the prices are good, they increase breeding and when prices are lower, they reduce pig
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

New USDA Numbers Surprise Markets

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued to trek higher during the week ended July 2. Steady domestic crusher demand, combined with weather worries across the Canadian Prairies, helped to stimulate the price advances. The continued refusal
Country Crossroads, Poultry

Curried Egg And Potato Salad

RECIPE SWAP Are the kids looking for something to do now that summer holidays have arrived? When we were asking readers to share their community cookbooks earlier this year we were delighted to receive What’s Cooking in Pembina? from the Pembina 4-H Council. This cookbook was put together in 2006 when two former 4-H Districts–
Country Crossroads

Handy Household Hints

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To prevent soggy pie crust, sprinkle a tablespoon of flour on the bottom shell before adding filling. To prevent foaming when making jam, add a tablespoon of butter to the fruit when cooking. Spot remover for clothes: 2 parts water, 1 part rubbing alcohol. Try on an inconspicuous area first. Wall cleaner: 1/2 cup ammonia,
Crops

Farmers’ Gain Seen In Federal Food-Labelling Decision

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While Health Canada took only a cautious first step, its recent decision to allow health claims on foods that contain plant sterols intended to lower blood cholesterol levels could create a new market for farmers. Its refusal until recently to accept health claims worked to the disadvantage of growers and food companies, said Derek Nighbor,
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Soybean Seed Pricing Under Scrutiny

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“My office is concerned that West Virginia farmers are paying much higher prices for soybeans with the Roundup Ready 2 trait when the yields do not live up to the claims and do not justify the increased prices.” – WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL DARRELL MCGRAW JR. West Virginia officials have notified global seed giant Monsanto
Hogs, Livestock

Hogs Neglected, Barn Destroyed Near Notre Dame

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An air of mystery hangs over a small southern Manitoba community following the deaths of hundreds of pigs and a fire which later destroyed their barn. Provincial authorities are investigating a case of animal neglect in which approximately 2,200 feeder hogs were found starving in a barn near Notre Dame de Lourdes. About 400 pigs
Beef cattle, Livestock

Soaked Pastures Muddy Improved Markets

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The Manitoba cattle industry is expected to get stronger. However, producers are looking for better weather for pasture conditions to improve and for feed grain prices to stay low, according to an official with the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association. During the week ended June 25, cattle movement was said to be steady considering the industry

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