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Phosphorus Balance Not A Province-Wide Problem

By Ron Friesen January 7, 2010

“It is legitimate to be concerned about phosphorus surpluses on a field-by-field, farm-by-farm and community-by-community basis.” – DON FLATEN, U OF M How much livestock can Manitoba handle? Don Flaten has the numbers. Exactly 598,802,395 nursing and weaner pigs. Or 48,780,488 grower and finisher pigs. Or 7,142,857 calves less than a year old. Or 6,060,606

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

News, Oilseeds

Japan Finds GMOs In Canadian Flax

November 26, 2009

“If the GMO material exceeds one per cent, it cannot be used for animal feed.” – JAPANESE FARM MINISTRY OFFICIAL Japan has found genetically modified flaxseed, which has not been approved by Japan, in imports from Canada, Health Ministry officials said Nov. 16. In Japan, the bulk of flaxseed is used to produce oil for

Crops, Oilseeds

CFIA Working On Blackleg Test For Canola

By Rod Nickel November 26, 2009

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is developing a new test for blackleg in canola as it seeks a resolution to a dispute with China over its new import restrictions against the oilseed. As of Nov. 15, China is restricting Canadian canola with blackleg to ports not widely used by Canadian exporters. Canada is the world’s

Crops, Oilseeds

U. S. Stops More Canadian Canola Meal

By Rod Nickel November 26, 2009

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused 19 shipments of Canadian canola meal from Cargill in October after finding they contained the harmful bacteria salmonella. The shipments all came from Cargill’s Clavet, Sask. canolacrushing plant, according to reports posted on the FDA’s website. The plant was already under shipping restrictions from the FDA

Country Crossroads

Money Grows On Trees

By Daniel Winters November 19, 2009

By actively managing about 100 acres of hardwood forest, David Pogson figures he and his brother Barry’s sawmill sideline might eventually account for about one-third of their farm income within a decade. Out of the seven-acre plot from which they are doing a managed harvest, they have already removed 30 cords of firewood in the

Country Crossroads

You Can’t Go Wrong With Blue And White

By Connie Oliver November 19, 2009

CONNIE OLIVER Around the House Some colour schemes just never go out of style and blue and white is a colour c omb i n a t i o n that works in most any home. Because there are so many shades of blue one can certainly take the blue and white theme to a

Livestock, News

Beware Of Dirt Toxicity In Cattle

November 12, 2009

It is nearly impossible to eliminate, or remove, all dirt from the diet. Cows are not birds. They do not have gizzards and they do not need to eat dirt (gravel, sand, or soil) to physically digest the feed offered them. Yet, cattle eat dirt. Why? What happens when they do, and how much is

News

Fertilizer Demand Expected To Grow

By Alex Binkley November 12, 2009

It will take both higher fertilizer and crop prices if the world is to meet the growing demand for food and fuel, says a British expert on international prices and markets for nitrogen, potash and phosphorus. Barrie Bain, director of Fertecon, said the fertilizer industry needs prosperous farmers if it’s going to be profitable. “The

News

Indonesia Defends Converting Peatlands To Palm Estates

By Niluksi Koswanage November 12, 2009

“Some companies are interested in peatlands and we are working with those who want to safeguard the environment and ensure our country’s prosperity.” PALM PROTESTS: Protesters from Greenpeace, dressed as orangutans, demonstrating outside the Unilever building in London last year. Greenpeace said it wanted to raise awareness of companies who buy palm oil from companies

Daily Network News

National survey of farmer and rancher mental health launches

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low

U.S. livestock: Cattle retreat, hogs rise

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