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U. S. Well Ahead In Seeding

By Mark Weinraub May 13, 2010

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

By Carey Gillam May 13, 2010

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

By Ducks Unlimited Canada May 13, 2010

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

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Alta. Weighs Idea Of “Client-Driven” BSE Tests

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 13, 2010

Anew Alberta-backed study will consider whether the “market premiums” would outweigh the costs if BSE tests were to be allowed whenever an importer asks. The project is meant to help see if pre-or post-slaughter testing would allow Canadian products into some still-unavailable export markets. “Alberta’s beef industry is market driven (and) we need to constantly

News, Poultry

HSUS Targets Laying Hen Abuses

By Christopher Doering May 6, 2010

“I don’t think anyone can see this footage and feel good about this production system.” – WAYNE PACELLE An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States of major U. S. egg producers showed “rampant abuse” of hens, which the animal rights group said April 7 could prompt more consumers to embrace “cage-free”

Cereals, Crops

Grain Industry Worried By New Toxin Limits

By Allan Dawson May 6, 2010

Canada’s grain industry wants safer food, but it doubts pending regulations to restrict exposure to ochratoxin A (OTA), a suspected carcinogen in grains and other foods, will be effective. In the meantime, those regulations threaten to add costs throughout the pipeline from farmer to food processor. “There really needs to be a supply chain solution,”

Crops

Dark French Fries And Salinity Go Hand In Hand

By Ron Friesen May 6, 2010

“It dictates that you just can’t grow potatoes in those soils.” – BLAIR GEISEL, GAIA CONSULTING You know there’s something wrong with a potato if the tip of a french fry turns dark when it hits the oil. It’s a phenomenon potato processors hate: a disorder called “sugar-end defect.” The sugar caramelizes, leaving the tip

Crops

U. S. Spud Dumping Ongoing In B. C.

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 6, 2010

Afour-month review by Canada’s customs agency predicts U. S. potatoes will likely be dumped in British Columbia if seasonal antidumping duties don’t remain in place. As has been the case every five years since 1990, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in late December launched an investigation of its most recent anti-dumping order in September

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for May. 6, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture May 6, 2010

SOUTHWEST: Rainfall over the past week resulted in varying accumulations across the region, with less precipitation in the southwest areas to more precipitation in the northern areas. Overall moisture situation is rated as good. Temperatures over night dropped below 0 C with some areas reporting lows of -4 C. Cereal crop seeding is 15 to

News

Israel To Help African Farmers Fight Desert

By David Lewis May 6, 2010

Having “conquered the desert” at home, Israel is ready to share technology and skills with African countries struggling to sustain agricultural output due to increasingly unreliable rains, an Israeli minister said. Shalom Simhon, Israel’s minister of agriculture and rural development, said sharing know-how, especially in irrigation and water management, was his focus on a tour

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

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The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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