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The Business Case For Farmers Owning Lake Freighters

By Allen Oberg February 17, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board has decided to purchase two lake vessels, based on a very strong business case that will result in significant economic benefits for Prairie farmers. This investment will generate revenue for decades to come, and pay for itself many times over – just as CWB ownership of rail hopper cars has done.

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 17, 2011

February 17, 2011

Wheat sold at a loss The 2009 crop took a year to get all the money from the Canadian Wheat Board. My cost to plant and harvest 160 acres was $25,897. When I got my last payment of $23,686 I lost $2,211 and did not charge for labour. I got $2.45 per bushel for No.

Crops, Forages

Perennial Crops Key To GHG-Neutral Crop Production

By Allan Dawson February 10, 2011

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more than a public service – it can save farmers money, a soil scientist with the University of Manitoba says. Mario Tenuta says farmers don’t seem worried about the greenhouse gases (GHGs) they produce while growing food, despite the link with climate change. But farmers can benefit from reducing emissions

Cereals, Crops

Canada Offers Wheat, Japan Buys As Planned

By Chikako Mogi February 4, 2011

Japan bought food wheat from Canada at a regular tender on Feb. 3 and a Canadian Wheat Board memo shows it managed to find scarce high-protein supplies despite a global shortage of top-quality wheat. The wheat board sold Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture 37,110 tonnes of top-grade spring wheat for shipping March 12 to April 11,

Country Crossroads

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round

By Lorraine Stevenson February 3, 2011

When there’s no one behind the wheel of the driver’s seat you’ve vacated, you’re stuck. That’s the predicament many older Manitobans now face in small towns and rural areas with high senior populations and no form of public transportation. They rely on family or friends to take them for groceries, hairdresser and doctors’ appointments. Some

Cereals, News

Easter Wants Transport Canada At Ag Committee

By Allan Dawson January 13, 2011

If Transport Canada declines another invitation to appear before the House of Commons’ agriculture committee, it will be subpoenaed to appear, according to Liberal Agriculture Critic Wayne Easter. “The fact of the matter is when a parliamentary committee invites a department to come before it they’re expected to come,” Easter told reporters Dec. 13 during

Crops

New Ships To Sail The Great Lakes

By Alex Binkley January 13, 2011

Amajor facelift is coming to the transportation of grain and other commodities on the Great Lakes. Algoma Central has announced it will acquire at least four new bulk carriers for service on the lakes and in the St. Lawrence Seaway. That comes on top of Canada Steamship Line’s plan to purchase five new seaway-sized bulk

Livestock

Marketings Taper Off As Holidays Approach

By MarketsFarm Team December 23, 2010

DWAYNE KLASSEN The app roach of the Christmas and New Year holidays, combined with some winter issues, resulted in a decline in the number of cattle moving through the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended Dec. 17. Prices for the most part held steady, with values for select types of cattle seeing some

Hogs, Livestock

Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 23, 2010

Canada’s hog and equine sectors will have new codes of practice for the care and handling of both species in place by 2013 following reviews of the existing codes announced in mid- December. Codes of practice set out national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They promote sound management and welfare through

Opinion

Biomass Growers Need To Consider Costs Carefully

By Cole Gustafson December 9, 2010

Farmers in the northern Plains have the potential to supply large quantities of biomass. With respect to demand for biomass, U.S. federal policies and the creation of a U.S. national renewable electricity standard, form important future market opportunities. Moreover, several state renewable energy initiatives foster additional regional demand. Before a farmer begins establishing a biomass

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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