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Recipe Swap: Operation Donation

By Lorraine Stevenson February 12, 2013

If you’re a Farmers’ Almanac reader, you’ll have heard of the ‘Wolf moon’ of January and February’s ‘Hunger moon.’ Aboriginal people gave these names to the months of winter because there wasn’t much food around. The heavy snow of February made hunting very difficult. A different sort of ‘hunger moon’ hangs over those with empty

Cereals, Crops, News

Farmers don’t want their research dollars to boost fortunes of big corporations

By Shannon VanRaes February 12, 2013

Head of Western Grains Research Foundation is studying the idea of a farmer-owned  breeding company, but says any decision is a long way off

Grain producers want their research dollars to benefit them, and not big corporations in the post-single-desk world. “At what point are we going to stop funding research and selling it off and paying for it again and again,” Rob Brunel asked at the recent Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting. He said he doesn’t want

Crops, Forages, Pulses

Put these crop pests on your radar

By Allan Dawson February 13, 2013

Which pest is going to strike where next and how hard ranks right up there with weather forecasting for jobs that are difficult to get right. But extension agronomists say these are some of the yield robbers on their watch list. Soybean cyst nematode This pest hasn’t been found in Manitoba yet, but it could

Cereals, Crops, News

CWB says ad met its objective

By Laura Rance-Unger February 12, 2013

The chief strategy officer for CWB says the agency stands by its controversial ad depicting a cowgirl stuck on a fence, saying most people like it. “We’ve got more feedback than I ever expected,” said Dayna Spiring about the ad that has been running in farm newspapers in recent weeks. Spiring acknowledged there have been

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Agriculture Canada sees biggest wheat area in 10 years

February 12, 2013

Canadian farmers will plant the biggest wheat area in 10 years in 2013 and slightly less canola, the federal Agriculture Department said in its first planting forecast of the year. Attractive prices and a modest shift away from canola and other crops should entice farmers into planting more wheat, according to the forecast for the

Beef cattle, Livestock

Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 in U.S.

By Eric M. Johnson February 12, 2013

Reuters / Sixteen people across five states have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning, several from a raw ground beef dish served at a single restaurant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Jan. 28. Local, state and federal health and regulatory officials said the likely cause of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak was Jouni

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russia to ban U.S. turkey as well as beef and pork over feed additive

February 12, 2013

Turkey is now included in the ban moscow / reuters Russia will ban imports of U.S. turkey due to concerns about the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Russia’s Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) said in a statement Feb. 4. The service will impose a temporary ban on U.S. turkey starting from Feb. 11,

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Cows fed flaxseed produce more nutritious dairy products, says OSU study

February 12, 2013

Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University. Their milk contained more omega-3 fatty acids and less saturated fat, the study found. Diets high in saturated fat can increase cholesterol and cause heart disease, while those rich in omega-3 and other polyunsaturated fatty acids

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

By Dwayne Klassen February 12, 2013

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform continued its slow but steady upward trek during the week ended Feb. 1. Strength in the futures contract was maintained by the need to ration the tightening canola supply situation in Western Canada. There has not been any kind of let-up in the need to cover

News

Celebrate Food Freedom Day February 14

By Canadian Federation Of Agriculture February 12, 2013

Coined Food Freedom Day by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), February 14 is the calendar date when the average Canadian will have earned enough income to pay his or her grocery bill for the entire year. “Food Freedom Day is a chance to acknowledge the abundant, safe and secure food supply we enjoy in

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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Recipe Swap: Operation Donation

Farmers don’t want their research dollars to boost fortunes of big corporations

Put these crop pests on your radar

CWB says ad met its objective

Agriculture Canada sees biggest wheat area in 10 years

Salmonella linked to ground beef sickens 16 in U.S.

Russia to ban U.S. turkey as well as beef and pork over feed additive

Cows fed flaxseed produce more nutritious dairy products, says OSU study

Efforts to ration demand support canola futures

Celebrate Food Freedom Day February 14

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