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1974 advertisement for a phone answering machine

A “black year” for Canadian grain shipments

Our History: November 1974

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 9, 2014

You could lease this automatic telephone answering machine advertised for $28.30 per month ($131.47 in 2014 dollars) in our Nov. 28, 1974 issue. The editorial that week talked about a “black year” for Canadian grain shipments. Our front page reported yet another strike, this time by grain inspectors. This followed strikes by Great Lakes vessel

Crops, Markets

Upward revisions expected in StatsCan report

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 2, 2014

CNS Canada –– Canada’s major agricultural crops likely yielded a bit better than earlier estimates, and most industry participants anticipate Statistics Canada’s production numbers will be revised higher in a report due out Thursday. However, the extent of those adjustments could be limited. “The (production) numbers will probably go up for all commodities… wheat, durum,

National news

Wind turbines can be annoying — but not a health risk

A federal study found no evidence to support claims they are a hazard

By Alex Binkley November 25, 2014

A two-year study by the federal government has found no detrimental impact on human health from wind turbines, although the giant towers and their rotating arms can be annoying to nearby residents. “No evidence was found to support a link between exposure to wind turbine noise and any of the self-reported or measured health end

Local news

Rural Manitoba struggles with population growth

Retired statistician maps out future of labour market

By Meghan Mast November 21, 2014

Looming labour shortages due to mass migration to and around cities have made rural development much more difficult than it used to be, according to a retired statistician. While rural populations in Manitoba overall are still growing by .6 per cent, since 1996, places farther away from Brandon, Winnipeg and Winkler are not faring as

News

Rural Secretariat closure worries rural advocacy groups

By Lorraine Stevenson July 11, 2013

The federal Conservatives must rethink their decision to close down the Rural Secretariat or create something to replace it, says the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The last 13 remaining employees at the Rural Secretariat were recently given their notices, spelling the end of the 15-year-old agency, which had a staff of 92 just a year

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

New-crop concerns loom large over old-crop canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2013

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended April 19, with the largest gains coming in the old-crop months. Those gains nearby may be tied to the tightening supplies in Western Canada, but have as much to do with new-crop perceptions as anything else. Nobody is writing the crop off just yet,

News

Canadian dollar won’t move above parity any time soon

By Terryn Shiells March 16, 2013

The Canadian dollar has seen significant declines compared to its U.S. counterpart in recent weeks, and isn’t expected to climb back above parity any time soon, according to currency analysts. The Canadian dollar has continued to move further and further below parity with the U.S. dollar, closing at US98.16 cents on Feb. 21. Although the

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

By Dwayne Klassen February 6, 2013

The unexpected downfall in the value of the Canadian dollar helped canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform push upward during the week ended Jan. 25. The weak Canadian unit had the benefit of sparking some aggressive buying from both the domestic and export sectors. As if by cue, there were unconfirmed reports

News

Canada hog reports cut to semi-annually

October 17, 2012

Reuters / A key source of data on hog industries in the U.S. and Canada has been reduced from quarterly to semi-annually, due to budget cuts at Statistics Canada, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA is discontinuing its scheduled Oct. 29 United States and Canadian Hogs report because Statistics Canada has cut its

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Funds trample market fundamentals in fleeing canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 10, 2012

The ICE Futures Canada canola market continued to fall apart during the week ended Sept. 28, as speculative long liquidation took precedence over any fundamental support that might still be there. The most active November contract fell below the psychological $600 per tonne level during the week, and settled below that key chart point for

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

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A “black year” for Canadian grain shipments

Upward revisions expected in StatsCan report

Wind turbines can be annoying — but not a health risk

Rural Manitoba struggles with population growth

Rural Secretariat closure worries rural advocacy groups

New-crop concerns loom large over old-crop canola

Canadian dollar won’t move above parity any time soon

ICE’s canola futures climb higher on lower loonie

Canada hog reports cut to semi-annually

Funds trample market fundamentals in fleeing canola

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