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Argentine Farmers Urge Action On Wheat Prices

By Helen Popper January 21, 2010

Argentine farm leaders called on the government to guarantee higher prices for wheat farmers Jan. 12, warning growers could resume strikes and other protest measures if their demands are not met. Argentina, a leading global wheat exporter and Brazil’s key supplier of the grain, has restricted shipments in recent years to guarantee domestic supplies and

Cereals, Crops

CWB Sees Exports At 10-Year High

By Rod Nickel January 14, 2010

“The recession doesn’t have a very big impact on the grain trade generally.” GORD FLATEN The Canadian Wheat Board expects to export more grain from the 2009-10 crop year than it has in 10 years, after record-warm September weather led to high crop quality and yields, the CWB said Jan. 6. The CWB raised its

Crops

Turning Rice Into A C4 To Feed The Hungry

By Daniel Winters December 17, 2009

If you were the richest man in the world, what would you do? Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, along with his wife Melinda, decided to give most of his money away. His example inspired fellow billionaire Warren Buffet to contribute the majority of his billions, too, to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Now their

Cereals, Crops

FAO Raises 2009 Cereals Forecast Despite Rice Dip

By Silvia Aloisi November 19, 2009

“…world cereal utilization in 2009-10 was expected to grow faster than earlier anticipated, in part due to weaker prices.” World cereal production this year is expected to be 2.234 billion tonnes, just two per cent below last year’s record crop and nearly 26 million tonnes higher than previously expected, the United Nations said Nov. 10.

Cereals, Crops

Think Twice Before Ripping Up This Year’s Corn

By Allan Dawson November 12, 2009

As tempting as it is to write off and rip up this year’s mouldy corn crop, it’s a decision farmers need to consider carefully. Not only will the outcome affect revenue from this year’s crop, but future crop insurance coverage as well. The Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation (MASC) says corn can be written off when

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

Cereals, Opinion

Saving Manitoba’s Rural Infrastructure

By Ian Wishart September 24, 2009

It seems every time you turn around, rural Manitoba loses another piece of grain-handling or transportation infrastructure. Arborg saw the loss of the Viterra elevator in April, and as of Sept. 12, Canadian National Railway (CN) will no longer deliver producer cars to nine of its loading sites. The future of these sites is still

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses

Do You Have Pumpkin Recipes To Share?

September 10, 2009

RECIPE SWAP Sandi Knight of Macdonald kindly responded to our call last week for a Gorp Bar recipe, sending us this one for Crunch Trail Mix Bars, which she clipped from a Today’s Parent magazine a couple of years ago. Sandi writes that the original recipe also called for three-quarters of a cup of sugar

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

StatsCan Predicts Smaller Prairie Crop

August 27, 2009

Canadian farmers will harvest 17.5 per cent less wheat and 24.5 per cent less canola, Statistics Canada said Aug. 21 in its first estimate of 2009 crop production. It forecast the all-wheat crop at 23.61 million tonnes, a steep drop from last year’s bountiful harvest, but more than the trade had expected. Statistics Canada expects

Cereals, Crops, News

Farmer Optimism Dampened By Weather Concerns

By Allan Dawson June 25, 2009

Relatively good grain prices had Western Canadian farmers feeling optimistic when surveyed in April, but many were justifiably nervous about the weather. The Canadian Wheat Board’s 2009 producer survey shows 60 per cent of farmers continue to believe that agriculture is headed in the right direction. That’s similar to last year’s poll. Prices are down,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

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

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Argentine Farmers Urge Action On Wheat Prices

CWB Sees Exports At 10-Year High

Turning Rice Into A C4 To Feed The Hungry

FAO Raises 2009 Cereals Forecast Despite Rice Dip

Think Twice Before Ripping Up This Year’s Corn

Canada Wheat Board To Export Less Grain This Season

Saving Manitoba’s Rural Infrastructure

Do You Have Pumpkin Recipes To Share?

StatsCan Predicts Smaller Prairie Crop

Farmer Optimism Dampened By Weather Concerns

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