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Silver Scurf Control Approved – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2010

The Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency granted an emergency use registration for Confine (mono-and di-potassium salts of phosphorus acid) on July 30 for post-harvest application of potatoes for the suppression of silver scurf. Caused by the fungus Helminthosporium solani, silver scurf is a common disease of potato. The brown blemishes that develop on the tuber surface

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Controversial Wheat Comes To An Official End – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

Periodically, the Prairie grain industry faces controversy when wheat growers find varieties which offer apparent agronomic benefits, but with quality characteristics that don’t fit official classes. The deregistration of the wheat variety Garnet earlier last month reminds that such controversies are not new. Licensing of Garnet prompted national political discussion in the 1920s and 1930s.

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Trade’s Sentiments Not As Dire On Canola Crop Size – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

ICE Futures Canada canola futures continue to maintain an upward trending bias, but held about steady for the week ended July 30. During the week, canola contracts retraced back from recent contract highs, only to charge higher again and test overhead resistance as the week came to an end. Interesting to watch canola market activity

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Reuters July 29, 2010

Soybean breeder honoured: Veteran Ontario soybean breeder Norman Bradner was awarded the 2010 Canadian Plant Breeding and Genetics award at the recent Canadian Seed Trade Association annual meeting in Kelowna. The award is peer nominated and selected recognition of an outstanding contribution to the advancement of plant agriculture. In addition to being a prolific varietal

Cereals, News

PROs Increase Despite Bearish Market – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 29, 2010

Wheat values in the Canadian Wheat Board’s July 2010 Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2010-11 crop year are up between $6 and $14 per tonne from last month. Durum is up $13 to $14 per tonne and malting barley has increased by $10 to $11 per tonne. Feed barley values remain unchanged from June.

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 29, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied. Warm weather helped the crop advance, however rainfall kept many producers from haying until the weekend. Producers will start desiccating winter wheat towards the end of the week. Some fall rye has been cut. Some of the fall rye has been put up for silage and yields

Cereals, Crops

CWRW Varieties Reclassified

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 22, 2010

The Canadian Grain Commission has announced that effective August 1, 2013, the following wheat varieties will be moved from the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) class to the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class: CDC Kestrel, CDC Clair, CDC Harrier, CDC Falcon, and CDC Raptor. “By reclassifying these varieties, we are making sure that the

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 22, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 22, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Spotty rainshowers over the past week resulted in varying amounts of precipitation. Earlyseeded cereal crops are filling and several areas are reporting high levels of leaf disease. Laterseeded cereal crops are tillering and starting to head. Earlyseeded canola is podding and has handled the excess moisture well. Later-seeded canola is in full flower

Country Crossroads

Now That’s Good Bread

By Candy Irwin July 22, 2010

Beatrice Hosmann of Sandy Lake, Manitoba makes really good bread. I know, because I’m eating a slice right now, toasted, with my coffee! When Hosmann came to Canada from her native Switzerland just over 12 years ago, she and her family found Canadian bread to be insubstantial. “We Europeans love our bread,” said Hosmann, so

Cereals, Crops, News

Cover Crops Could Fill Void

By Daniel Winters July 15, 2010

“We should be home, getting to work!” – Scott Day, Mafri With so many unseeded acres on the Prairies, the problem has even attracted the attention of politicians, who have responded with a promise of cheques in the mail. But, ultimately, what to do about it is in the hands of the farmers who got

Daily Network News

China suspends some agricultural tariffs on Canada

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

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