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Why Not Grow ’Em Big?

By Lillian Deedman May 20, 2010

Most bedding plants fall into the group of short to medium in height. Taller varieties are frequently overlooked due to the idea that they should be positioned only near the back of the garden. However, as well as providing traditional backdrops, screens and hedge-like looks, with careful planning, more stately species can be used amid

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Analysts Weigh In With New-Crop Prices Forecasts

By Kevin Hursh January 21, 2010

It’s refreshing to see an analyst come up with actual price forecasts, rather than just dancing around all the issues. What numbers should a producer pencil in for crop prices in the new crop year? That was the multibillion-dollar question for the thousands of producers attending Crop Production Week and the Western Canadian Crop Production

News, Oilseeds

Check Canola Bins For Spoilage

By Allan Dawson December 24, 2009

After a long, hard harvest farmers deserve some time off over Christmas, but to ensure a “happy new year,” they should check their canola bins for heating. “Canola and other grains will respire for about six weeks after harvest so even if a guy thinks he has put it in dry and cool it can

Cereals, Crops

EU Grain Maintains Swell — Again

By Michael Hogan November 5, 2009

Farmers in the European Union, troubled by falling prices, are likely to ease market pressure by offering hundreds of thousands of tonnes of barley into EU stores, leaving the bloc with a new mountain of surplus cereals. The EU supports farmers by guaranteeing it will buy some crops at a minimum price in its intervention

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 20, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 20, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION The region received 20 to 50 mm of rainfall over the past week. An area around Miniota and Brandon reported severe crop damage by hail, along with some property damage. Early-seeded cereal crops are starting to turn and the late-seeded crops are in the heavy dough stage. Harvest of winter wheat and fall

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Are We Heading Back To Dismal Grain Prices?

By Don Bousquet July 23, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended July 17 little changed for canola, but moderately lower for barley. Canola was little changed on the week despite fairly strong gains in the Canadian

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Deadlines, Rotations Loom Over Remaining Acres

By Allan Dawson May 28, 2009

“Canola actually holds on to its yield quite a bit better into that first week of June and so does something like sunflowers versus flax.” – ANASTASIA KUBINEC, MAFRI Normally farmers seed crops in a certain order, starting with cereals, followed by canola, then corn and then, by mid-to late May, soybeans and edible beans.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola’s 2009-10 Outlook Weakening

By Don Bousquet March 12, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended March 6 mixed, reflecting a mixed tone in the Chicago market. Canola was higher in the old crop, supported by the tightness in the cash

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers To Shun Grains For Cheaper Oilseeds

By Rod Nickel March 5, 2009

Farmers will shun grains and turn to plant ing cheaper oilseed crops like canola and soybeans this year, Daniel Basse, president of Chicago-based research and advisory firm AgResource Company said Feb. 23. That will cause a shortage of grain supply late this year, Basse told farmers and analysts at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual GrainWorld

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Are grain prices recession-proof?

January 8, 2009

DON BOUSQUET It’s Your Business For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at ww.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed futures at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Jan. 2 higher with a firm tone in the U. S. markets contributing to the gains. Canola rose back over

Daily Network News

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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