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Smaller U.S. Corn Crop Pinches Feeders, Ethanol, Exports

By Charles Abbott September 15, 2011

Athree per cent reduction in the U.S. corn crop after a scorching summer will be largely offset by an abrupt fall in demand from both domestic and export consumers, the government forecast on Monday. In a report that painted a marginally brighter outlook for world grain supplies thanks to larger wheat and rice crops, the

Country Crossroads

Try This Freezer Quiz

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 15, 2011

I noticed a chill in the air when I stepped outside on a recent morning to admire my flowering plants. I went back inside to grab a light jacket. As I zipped my jacket, I could sense the approach of autumn in the crisp morning air. I m not ready for autumn just yet. Soon

Opinion

Step In The Right Direction

By Laura Rance-Unger September 8, 2011

Our hats off to Pembina Valley, Assiniboine Hills, and Turtle Mountain conservation districts, which have recently completed the Pembina River Integrated Watershed Management Plan. Thirty years ago, it was considered a real accomplishment when a group of neighbouring municipalities joined together to form a conservation district. After all, they were committing to co-operate on some

Opinion

Food Regulatory Reform Not Needed

By Ronald Doering September 8, 2011

Like a bad rash that just won’t go away, talk of major legislative change to Canada’s food regulatory system is back. This talk is worse than just a waste of time because it distracts people from focusing on what can and should be done now to reform our food regulatory system. Our legislation is fine

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Is Agriculture Image Being Blindsided By Social Media?

By Will Verboven September 8, 2011

Aspeaker at a recent national cattle industry event showed a video which both bemused and shocked the audience. The speaker and her research company, on behalf of an industry group, was investigating public response to the image of beef. Part of the research involved a focus group to ascertain their opinions on the topic. The

News, Oilseeds

Biotechnology Helps Dow AgroSciences In Canola Hybrid Search

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Like prospectors searching for the mother lode, canola breeders are on a never-ending quest for the next highest-yielding hybrid. Whether it’s a rich gold vein or higher yields, the more one looks, the better one’s chances of finding them. Biotechnology is helping companies such as Dow AgroSciences screen more crosses faster, Van Ripley, Dow AgroSciences’

News, Oilseeds

Soybeans Chasing Canola’s High-Stability Oil Markets

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

High-stability canola oil is gaining market share in food services and food manufacturing, but the soybean industry is fighting back. In 2010 the United States Department of Agriculture granted Monsanto’s new Vistive Gold soybean “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) status. Now companies can test Vistive Gold’s high-oleic oil in food, a prerequisite to commercialization. And

Country Crossroads, Poultry

Make The Grade

By Egg Farmers Of Canada September 8, 2011

As children start a new school year, parents start getting back into morning routines. Adding eggs into school-day breakfasts can help kids make the grade. Research has shown that children who eat a nutritious breakfast that is high in protein perform better at school. They need proper nourishment to give them the energy they need

Country Crossroads

Making Fruit Leather

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 8, 2011

In early history, refrigerators and freezers were not readily available to help prevent food spoilage. Food dehydration became one of the earliest forms of food preservation. Dehydration allowed people to have portable, lightweight and safe food to enjoy during cold seasons. Dehydration probably was discovered by accident when early civilizations left food out in the

News

Brandon Research Centre Celebrates 125th

August 25, 2011

Back in 1886, farmers around here were suffering from drought, Prairie fires were a problem and frost had damaged wheat the fall before. But there was good news too: Brandon was getting an experimental farm – one of five to be built across the country after the Experimental Farm Station Act received Royal Assent June

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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