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U.S. Cattle Futures Hit Record High, Hogs Sharply Higher

March 31, 2011

U.S. cattle and hog futures closed sharply higher last Friday, with the April cattle contract at the highest ever for a lead contract. As of last Friday both markets had fully recovered the losses incurred shortly after Japan’s March 11 earthquake. In cattle, higher cash sales last week in Nebraska, the No. 2 cattle state

Beef cattle, Cereals, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Japan Disaster Unlikely To Limit Food Imports

By Ron Friesen March 24, 2011

The disaster in Japan may not curtail its imports of agricultural commodities and could even increase them over time, a Canadian Wheat Board official said. Once Japan begins to recover from the effects of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, Japanese consumers may become more accepting of food imports, said Neil Townsend, a CWB market

Dairy cattle, News

Radiation In Japanese Food A Concern

By Risa Maeda March 24, 2011

The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought, eclipsing signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in its reactors. Engineers managed to rig power cables to all six reactors at the Fukushima complex, 240

Crops, Oilseeds

Non-GM Glyphosate-Tolerant Flax Being Developed

March 10, 2011

Glyphosate-tolerant flax that hasn’t been “genetically modified” (GM) could be on the market by 2014, according to James A. Radtke, vice-president of product development for Cibus, an American plant trait development company. If the $6-million project between Cibus, the Flax Council of Canada, and Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada is a success, Canadian flax growers

Opinion

Don’t Shoot The Messenger

By Les Mcewan November 25, 2010

If you happen to be one of those people who likes to complain about the weather, and you spent the summer in the western Prairies, chances are you hit the mother lode. For producers trying to “mud in” late crops, or bale soggy forages, the challenges were many. In many areas, it was just one

Livestock, News

Mobile Phones Bring Insurance To Kenyan Farmers

By Anjali Nayar March 18, 2010

Kenyan farmers can now insure some of the costs of growing crops against bad weather by using mobile phone technology that links solar-powered weather stations to an insurance company. Farmers can cover the cost of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides at local agricultural supply shops by paying an extra five per cent of their value. If

Opinion

The Colour Of Farm Politics

By Kevin Hursh January 28, 2010

A lot of Europeans travel but don’t seem to worry about consuming GM crops while on holiday in another country. Green is the new Red. In other words, a big part of the Green movement is fuelled by people with a philosophy that used to be called Red – a philosophy that’s anti-business and anti-development.

Weather

The Changing Arctic, Part 2

By Daniel Bezte January 21, 2010

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station

Cereals, News

Whither The Prairie Climate?

By Daniel Winters January 14, 2010

“The evidence is pretty clear to my mind that global warming is underway, and greenhouse gas emissions are causing some changes in the climate.” – BRUCE BURNETT, CWB Adapting to climate change will be tough, that’s for sure. It might be easier if Prairie farmers knew exactly what to plan for, but one thing is

Country Crossroads

U. S. Agencies Want To Ban Some Kid Food Ads

December 24, 2009

WASHINGTON/REUTERS In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U. S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released Dec. 15 by a working group from several U. S. agencies. The working group made up

Daily Network News

Canada needs an agriculture strategy to rebuild trust with producers, investors and trade partners: report

How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump

Deere lifts full-year profit forecast as construction, sales rebound; shares soar

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