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Electronic Sniffer For Taste, Aroma

By Daniel Winters September 17, 2009

Move over Toucan Sam, there’s a new nose in town. The parrot in the Froot Loops TV commercials, who “follows his snoot, for flavours of fruit,” has for decades urged children to nag their parents into buying the colourful cereal of dubious nutritive value. At the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Research, scientists

Cereals, Crops

2009 MCVET Fall Rye Results

By Pam De Rocquigny September 17, 2009

107 110 Carberry Long-Term Fall Rye Yield Data & Variety Description Table Variety AC Remington AC Rifle Dakota Hazlet Prima Check variety Prima averaged 97 bu./acre over 23 site years 2009 Fall Rye Yield Comparison Table Yield % of Prima 93 86 100 Variety AC Remington AC Rifle Hazlet Prima Check (Prima) Yield in bu./ac

Cereals, Opinion

Don’t Blame Ethanol For Hog Industry Woes

By Les Mcewan September 10, 2009

Feed grain prices in Western Canada are not wholly dependent on the supply and demand in Western Canada. The dog days of summer are upon us, and with the last remnants of the small-town fairs still in the air, we’re left with fond memories of the circus clowns and second-rate magicians. Disappearing people, never-ending hankies,

Cereals, Crops, News

New Winter Wheat Varieties Coming Soon

By Pam De Rocquigny September 10, 2009

Long-Term Yield Data & Variety Description Table Site Years Tested Resistance to: Relative Winter Hardiness CDC Falcon 100 60 0 26 VG G G F CDC Raptor 98 55 + 4 29 VG VG G G Radiant~ 96 37 + 7 30 VG VP VP VG CDC Ptarmigan 104 20 + 3 34 F P

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 3, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture September 3, 2009

SOUTHWEST Harvesting of winter cereals continues across the region with reports of average to above-average yields and good quality; weather permitting, most growers should complete harvest of those crops by the end of the week. Barley and wheat harvests have also started with average yields and good quality reported. Desiccation and swathing of spring cereals

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Linear Grain Will Handle CWB Crops

By Allan Dawson September 3, 2009

Carman-headquartered Linear Grain will soon be handling Canadian Wheat Board crops, giving farmers another delivery option. “We’re slowly increasing our storage capacity to better serve our customers,” Linear grain merchant Ryan McKnight said in an interview Aug. 27. “We’ve bought another 10 big bins increasing our (grain storage) capacity by about 1,600 metric tonnes.” To

Cereals, Crops

Not A Good Year For Corn At MZTRA Farm

By Daniel Winters August 27, 2009

“Are we there yet as an industry for growing grain corn in the cooler climates? The answer would be no. Is it coming? Yes, it is.” – BARRY CHAPPELL Corn likes heat, and lots of it. Unf o r tuna t e l y, i n Manitoba this spring, there wasn’t much of that. A

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, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Aug. 27, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 27, 2009

SOUTHWEST Rainfall accumulations ranged from 10 mm in the Melita area to 60 mm in the northern areas of the region. Winter wheat harvest continued, as most producers were harvesting before the rain on the weekend. North of Highway 1, most producers have desiccated winter wheat but very little harvesting has been done. Yields to

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Crop To Shrink 25 Per Cent

By Don Bousquet August 27, 2009

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Aug. 21 mixed with canola down modestly as the firm Canadian dollar, weak soyoil prices and bearish technical signals sent the market sharply lower. News

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Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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