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CashPlus Additional Payments Attacked And Defended

By Allan Dawson December 17, 2009

Farmers who used the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) CashPlus program to sell malting barley last crop year were shortchanged, according to the Malting Industry Association of Canada (MIAC). However, the board says the allegation doesn’t take all the facts into account and is based on a faulty assumption – that CashPlus barley was sold for

Crops, Oilseeds

BrettYoung To Market High-Speed Canola Breeding

December 17, 2009

Winnipeg seed firm BrettYoung has signed a deal to market the results of San Diego crop genetics firm Cibus Global as it applies rapid, yet non-GMO, trait development techniques to canola. Under their agreement, announced Dec. 9, Cibus is to develop “unique” crop protection and “performance enhancement” traits for canola using its patent-protected Rapid Trait

Oilseeds, Opinion

Brewing Antitrust Fight In Seed

By Carey Gillam December 17, 2009

Key players in the U. S. seed industry are working to head off an antitrust probe into allegations of unfair competition even as farm groups ratchet up pressure on the government to take action against what they say are escalating prices and constriction of market choice. Fresh concerns about unfair market dominance were raised on

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets

Are Higher Wheat Prices Real?

By Don Bousquet December 3, 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 Nov. 27 fractionally higher. Gains in the U. S. markets, friendly technical signals and slower farmer selling gave some support

Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Cattle Numbers Still Historically Low

November 26, 2009

The number of cattle being fattened in U. S. feedlots as of Nov. 1 was up about 1.5 per cent from last year’s low supply, but remained low historically as the weak economy has discouraged cattle production and hurt beef demand. The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly Cattle on Feed report, released Friday, put

Livestock

U. S. House Cat Catches H1n1

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2009

A 13-year-old indoor cat in Iowa is confirmed to have had and recovered from pandemic H1N1 influenza, marking another species crossover for the virus. “Two of the three members of the family that owns the pet had suffered from influenza-like illness before the cat became ill,” veterinarian Dr. Ann Garvey of the Iowa Department of

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

U. S. Crops Still Look Big

By Don Bousquet November 12, 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 Nov. 6 mixed. Canola was pressured down by weakness in the U. S. soybean market and firmness in the Canadian dollar. The advancing harvest in

Hogs, Livestock

Pig DNA Mapped: May Help With Breeding, Vaccines

November 12, 2009

An international team of researchers said Nov. 2 it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say that could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improve vaccines against diseases such as swine flu. They plan to look for genes useful in pork production and immunity in pigs, which are

Cereals, News

AAFC Predicts Stocks Offsetting Lower Production Staff

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 12, 2009

Canadian wheat was delayed by below-normal temperatures in the spring and the first half of the summer, but unusually warm and mostly dry conditions in September in Western Canada resulted in normal to better-than-normal quality. Market analysts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada foresee lower production of wheat, durum and barley in 2009-10, offset by availability

Hogs, Livestock, News

Briefs continued – for Nov. 5, 2009

November 5, 2009

New members: The Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council (MCEC) has appointed three new members to its council. Barry Todd, deputy minister of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives is the new chair. Other newcomers include, Charles Gall, of Moosehorn and David Wiens of Grunthal. They join current members Gaylene Dutchyshen, of Gilbert Plains, Albert Todosichuk, of

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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