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Prairie Farmers Seen Planting More Flax In 2011

By Rod Nickel January 13, 2011

Canadian farmers will look to plant more flax this spring, but tight supplies in the meantime will slice exports to a five-or six-year low in the 2010- 11 crop year, crop analysts said Jan. 10. Production fell to an 18-year low of 423,000 tonnes in 2010. With current new-crop cash bids by grain handlers higher

Crops

Funds For Hemp Processing

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 23, 2010

The federal government is injecting more than $728,000 to help the hemp industry increase production capacity and make new inroads into the U.S. market. The Honourable Vic Toews, minister of public safety, made the announcement Dec. 13 on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Canadian farmers and processors are finding tremendous success with hemp thanks

Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Council Receives Grant For GM Testing

December 16, 2010

The federal government is giving the Flax Council of Canada up to $3 million to improve product testing. “This investment is one more way the federal government is supporting Canada’s flax industry – from breeders to exporters,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “This project will help maintain our access to the EU market for our

News

Leafy Spurge Losses Continue To Mount In Manitoba

By Ron Friesen December 9, 2010

More than 10 years after it was identified as a major weed pest in Manitoba, leafy spurge is now a much worse problem than ever. A new survey says leafy spurge infests over three times as many acres and produces twice as much financial damage as it did in 1999, when the last survey was

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

It’s Your Business

By MarketsFarm Team December 9, 2010

Canola futures on the ICE Canada trading platform posted some modest advances during the week ended Dec. 3, with some of the upward momentum coming from the general strength displayed by the outside oilseed markets. CBOT soybean and soyoil values both posted some significant advances on the week with new contract highs also established in

Country Crossroads

Symbol Of Remembrance

By Albert Parsons November 11, 2010

When Major John McCrae, a Canadian military doctor, penned his famous poem shortly after conducting the burial service for a friend killed during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, little did he know that the poem – and the poppies mentioned in the poem – would become such iconic symbols of the war years.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Sunflower, Corn Harvest Results Mixed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 28, 2010

Manitoba’s sunflower harvest is disappointing in both yield and quality. “It was just too wet,” said Earl Schnellert, of Agri-Tel Grain in Beausejour. He said early-harvested confectionery sunflowers were showing low yields, of between 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, with very light test weights. Oilseed varieties fared a little better, although the yields were

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Oct. 14, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture October 14, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Cereal crops are 80 to 85 per cent complete; yields are average and quality is average to below average due to several rain showers. Canola harvest is 80 per cent complete with yields average to below average with reports that later-seeded canola has been impacted by frost. Flax harvest is 70 per cent

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Oct. 7, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture October 7, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no precipitation over the past week allowed good harvest progress. Cereal harvest ranges from 65 per cent to 80 per cent complete and canola harvest from 55 per cent to 60 per cent complete. Most crops are dry and yields are reported to be average with below-average quality. Very little flax

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Try Something New Next Year

By Lillian Deedman October 7, 2010

Growing new and different vegetables in the garden is not only a challenging hobby, but also helps to add interest and appreciation for meals. This year I had selected several to try. Caraflex Cabbage from Veseys Seeds caught my eye with its atypical shape ending in a high point, similar to the popular shape of

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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