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Uptake Low For New U. S. Support Plan

By Charles Abbott October 29, 2009

Just eight per cent of farmers signing up for U. S. crop subsidies opted for a new federal program designed to protect grower revenue, the Agriculture Department said Oct. 20. Some 128,620 farms enrolled in the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program for their 2009 crops while 1.54 million choose to receive traditional supports, which

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Rally Lagging, More Strength To Come?

By Don Bousquet October 22, 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 Oct. 16 higher, with canola lifted by the strength in the Chicago soybean market. Harvesting delays, due to weather, and

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Partly Barley, Partly Pulse

By Lorraine Stevenson October 22, 2009

Can delicious and nutritious pasta get any better? Technical specialists at the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI) say “yes” and they’re working on the recipe to prove it. By substituting a portion of the traditional durum semolina with barley or pulse flour, they’ve come up with a version of spaghetti that’s higher in fibre without

Cereals, Crops

Russia Needs More Grain Storage

October 8, 2009

Russia will raise its grain port export capacities to 30 million tonnes a year by July 2010 from 25 million now, but its storage, drying and cleaning capacities are lagging, Arkady Zlochevsky, president of the Russian Grain Union, told reporters Oct. 5. Russia, which exported around 23 million tonnes in the 2008-09 crop year between

Crops, Pulses

Pea Starch Project Improves Food Safety – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Western Grains Research Foundation October 8, 2009

Researchers at the University of Manitoba have produced bioactive edible films and coatings from yellow field pea starch to improve food quality and safety. Jung Han with the university’s department of food science says his main goal was to make a bioactive material delivery matrix – a neutral food-grade material – that could contain or

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Reports Confirm Larger Crops – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Don Bousquet October 8, 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 Oct. 2 mixed, with canola down moderately in the wake of losses in the Chicago soy complex, the advancing harvest,

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture October 8, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall and cool conditions have delayed harvest. A few mornings saw temperatures drop below 0C. Cereal harvest ranges from 70 per cent complete north of Highway #1 to 90 per cent complete south of Highway #1. Yields to date are average to above average with good quality but lower-than-average protein. There are reports

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Oct. 1, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture October 1, 2009

SOUTHWEST: Cereal crop harvest ranges from 80 to 90 per cent complete. Yields are average to above average with good quality. Wheat protein levels are reported as lower than average. Canola harvest ranges from 50 per cent complete to 70 per cent complete with average-to above-average yields and good quality. Flax harvest ranges from just

Cereals, Crops

Oat Crop Late But Catching Up

By Rod Nickel October 1, 2009

The oat harvest in Canada’s top-producing region of central Saskatchewan is far behind normal progress but farmers are catching up fast with nearly ideal early-autumn weather. Crop development and harvest are two to three weeks late in the area, said Grant McLean, the cropping management specialist for the government of the western province. Hot weather

Country Crossroads

Bread Baking Then And Now

By Joanne Rawluk October 1, 2009

Bought bread was nonexistent in our home when I was a child. My mother baked all the bread we ate and the delicious golden loaves were cooked in her wood range. The aroma of fresh bread, buns and cinnamon rolls, which were ready for us when we came home from school, will remain forever in

Daily Network News

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