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Hogs, Livestock

Swine Traceability Gets Financial Boost

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The Canadian pork industry is on track to meet a 2011 deadline for a national livestock traceability system, thanks in part to a $3.3-million federal cash injection. The money is part of a $15-million industry package announced by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz at a news conference last week. The program will also spend $9.5 million
Country Crossroads

Going A Little “Nuts” Is Good For You

Researchers with the Linda Loma University in California have examined the data from 25 different studies into nut consumption and concluded nuts are good for your cholesterol health. Eating an average of 64 grams or 2.4 oz. of nuts per day decreased total cholesterol by an average of five per cent, according to published reports
Cereals, News

Bill C-27 To Change Voting Criteria

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Farmers who want to vote in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elections will have had to produce 40 tonnes of grain in the current or previous two crop years if Bill C-27 becomes law. The Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform Act introduced in the House of Commons last week also promises to process CWB
News, Oilseeds

Manitoba Flax Growers Turn Thumbs Down On Bill C-474

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The Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA) has decided it won’t support Bill C-474, a private member’s bill that would require market impact be considered before approving the release of new genetically modified (GM) crops in Canada. “It is a difficult issue,” MFGA president Eric Fridfinnson said in an interview May 6, the day after the
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canada Durum Stocks Second Largest In 30 Years

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Canadian farmers and crop handlers had the second-largest supply of pasta-producing durum wheat in at least 30 years on March 31, Statistics Canada said May 9, as big global stocks grew faster than demand. Stocks of barley, oats and canola were sharply smaller, StatsCan said. Stocks of durum were 4.625 million tonnes, up 23 per
Livestock, Oilseeds

Industry Accused Of Overstating EU Feed Import Crisis

The disruption to animal feed imports caused by Europe’s “zero-tolerance” policy on unapproved genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been exaggerated by industry, Friends of the Earth said May 4. Last summer, several shipments of soy from the United States were blocked from entering Europe after authorities detected traces of unauthorized GM maize in the consignments,
Cereals, Livestock

Viterra Shares Fall As Black Sea Wheat Gains Strength

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Cheap grain from the Black Sea region is costing Viterra its competitive advantage in exporting Australian wheat to Asia and the Middle East, an analyst said, as the Canadian grain handler’s shares fell to a 17-month low May 7. As wheat production rises in Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine to levels similar to those before the
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Well Ahead In Seeding

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U. S. farmers are seeding corn at a record pace this spring and have made a good start in soybean planting despite rainy weather during the past week. U. S. Agriculture Department data released May 3 that showed farmers had completed 68 per cent of their corn planting as of May 2. The record for
Crops, Oilseeds

DuPont Seed Strategy Unruffled By Rival

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DuPont does not plan to alter its pricing strategy in key North American corn and soybean markets despite moves by rival Monsanto to ease prices for some products, a DuPont official said May 4. James Borel, who oversees DuPont’s production agriculture businesses, including corn and soybean seed developer Pioneer Hi-Bred, said in an interview DuPont
Cereals, Crops

Start Planning For Your Winter Wheat Spring Assessment

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Aproper spring assessment is an important part of successful winter wheat production. And as the weather heats up, now’s the time to start putting your assessment plans into motion. Assessing the crop condition early is difficult as brown leaves do not necessarily denote winterkill and green leaves are not a guarantee of winter survival. The

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