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Beef cattle, International news, Livestock, News

Rains boost Australian beef prospects

By Colin Packham February 22, 2013

Australia’s struggling beef industry has received a boost from recent rains in the east of the country, which will increase grass growth to fatten up herds in the world’s third-biggest beef exporter, producers said. The wetter conditions in the aftermath of Cyclone Oswald mean farmers will keep cattle in herds for longer to add weight,

Opinion

Letters, Feb. 21, 2013

February 22, 2013

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Crops, Grain Markets, News

Lower prices may mean fewer Manitoba corn acres

By Terryn Shiells February 22, 2013

Farmers in Manitoba may plant fewer acres of corn this spring than anticipated a few weeks ago due to weaker prices. Eldon Dueck, a grain merchant with Linear Grain at Carman, Man., said Manitoba farmers were receiving about $6.70 per bushel for their corn as of Tuesday. “The market has really dropped,” he said. “We

Livestock, News

Animal fats not so bad after all?

February 22, 2013

For several decades, substituting vegetable for animal fats has been the standard advice for preventing heart disease. But a new study published on the British Medical Journal website bmj.com suggests otherwise. Vegetable oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), of which the most common in western diets is omega-6 linoleic acid. British dietary recommendations

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

‘Doubt grenades’ lethal to beef industry’s fortunes

By Daniel Winters February 15, 2013

With everything from multimillion-dollar budgets and legions of fanatical supporters, animal activists have a lot of tools at their disposal for turning the public off of beef. But by far the most potent weapon in their arsenal of clandestine YouTube videos and Twitter tweets is what Ryder Lee calls the “doubt grenade.” Instead of hurling

Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Sequence and intervals

By Laura Rance-Unger February 15, 2013

Ask a room full of agronomists what’s significant about the year 1993 and the word “fusarium” ripples through the crowd. It was a memorable year. Much of the wheat in Manitoba, particularly in the Red River Valley, was contaminated with fusarium head blight disease, which affects yields but also creates toxins that can affect human

Crops, News

Glencore director questions corn-based biofuel

February 15, 2013

dubai / reuters / A director of commodity trading giant Glencore is questioning the conversion of corn into ethanol biofuel, saying it can contribute to higher prices. Critics of using foodstuffs to make fuel say the process can drive up food prices by reducing available supplies, hitting the world’s poorest people hardest. Responding to a

International news, News

Canada wins high praise for its contribution to food security

By Dave Bedard, Laura Rance-Unger February 15, 2013

Canada has won high praise from a senior official with the UN’s World Food Program for becoming one of the first countries to make its minimum nine-figure annual pledge up front as it formally adopts a new international treaty. “Canada is one of the strongest supporters of the World Food Program,” said Pedro Medrano Rojas,

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap: Bite into this bark

By Lorraine Stevenson February 15, 2013

These recipes reach your door on Valentine’s Day, so you may already have had a chocolate treat today. But I’m pretty sure your hankering for chocolate isn’t limited to February 14. I’m including a recipe this week which my sister gave to me after we sat down around her coffee table and munched a little

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola exports, domestic crush must slow down

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 15, 2013

Old-crop canola futures climbed higher at ICE Futures Canada during the week ended Feb. 8, hitting levels not seen since mid-September before running into profit-taking resistance to the upside. Dwindling stocks in Western Canada are the primary driver in the market, but canola is still only one oilseed among many in the broader market and

Daily Network News

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

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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