Poaceae Archives - Page 4 of 5 - Manitoba Co-operator

Study Looks At Effect Of Changing Climate On Native Grasses

By Daniel Winters October 7, 2010

Think climate change is a load of bull? Or do you view it as mankind’s greatest threat? It’s a heated debate but for plant ecologist Mike Schellenberg, the big question is how ranchers – or, more specifically, the grasses in their pastures – will fare if climate change does occur. “If the climate warms, the

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

StatsCan Report Sees Bigger Barley Crop – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Dwayne Klassen September 9, 2010

Canola and barley output in Canada during the 2010-11 crop year will be larger than expected based on the production survey released by Statistics Canada Aug. 20, industry sources said. “The numbers released are very realistic but with the good weather across the Canadian Prairies since the survey was conducted, one can suggest that output

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Reuters August 26, 2010

Correction:To vote in Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) elections you must be a producer (actual producer or interested party) of one of the seven major grains listed in the act. That has been the case since 1998 when the election of CWB directors was introduced. What ministerial orders changed in the 2006 and 2008 CWB elections

Cereals, Crops

Greenfeed Crop Insurance Deadline July 15

By Allan Dawson June 24, 2010

There’s one more crop option now that the June 20 crop insurance seeding deadline has past – greenfeed. Manitoba farmers have until July 15 to sow greenfeed and get crop insurance coverage, albeit reduced. However, not every crop is eligible for greenfeed. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) defines greenfeed as “oats, barley, mixed grain,

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canada Durum Stocks Second Largest In 30 Years

By Rod Nickel May 13, 2010

Canadian farmers and crop handlers had the second-largest supply of pasta-producing durum wheat in at least 30 years on March 31, Statistics Canada said May 9, as big global stocks grew faster than demand. Stocks of barley, oats and canola were sharply smaller, StatsCan said. Stocks of durum were 4.625 million tonnes, up 23 per

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Trade Lacking Direction

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 4, 2010

Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform held within a rather tight range during the week ended Feb. 26, initially moving higher before eventually finishing the week with small losses in the nearby contracts – although the advances did hold up in the new-crop months. The canola trade could be best described as “range

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canada Wheat, Barley Stocks Smaller Than Expected

By Rod Nickel February 11, 2010

Canadian year-end stocks of all wheat, barley, canola and oats were smaller than they were the previous year due to farmers harvesting smaller crops, Statistics Canada said Feb. 5. Stocks of all wheat in grain bins and country elevators totalled 21.685 million tonnes on Dec. 31, which was 1.5 per cent less than a year

Cereals, Hogs, Livestock

Bernie Peet Peet On Pigs

January 28, 2010

With relatively high feed costs compared to major pig-producing regions like North America and Brazil, the Australian pork industry has recently been placing strong emphasis on making better use of feed ingredients and increasing the efficiency of nutrient utilization. Addressing delegates at the Banff Pork Seminar, Dr. Roger Campbell, CEO of the Australian Pork Co-operative

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Are Higher Wheat Prices Real?

By Don Bousquet December 3, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Nov. 27 fractionally higher. Gains in the U. S. markets, friendly technical signals and slower farmer selling gave some support

Cereals, News

Canada Wheat Board To Export Less Grain This Season

By Rod Nickel November 5, 2009

The Canadian Wheat Board plans to export nine per cent less grain in the year ending July 31, 2010, its chief operating officer said Oct. 30, as poor early growing season weather made for smaller wheat and barley crops than a year ago. The crops recovered from a potentially disastrous start with record-hot September weather

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

Notable changes in exports to China, India

Tag Archives Poaceae