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Opinion: Death of NAFTA will cost U.S. agriculture
Opinion

Opinion: Death of NAFTA will cost U.S. agriculture

An open letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross from farm associations and agriculture businesses

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Dear Secretary Ross: We are writing to respectfully share information relevant to your recent observation that there is “not a world oversupply of agricultural products” and that harm to American food and agriculture interests from a potential NAFTA withdrawal is an “empty threat.” We recognize that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has not
Cookies are delicious, but unbaked dough is unsafe for a number of reasons.
Recipe Swap

Tasting cookie dough is hazardous for new reasons

Flour and some other grain-based foods have also been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks

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Do you ever taste cookie dough? Licking the mixing spoon or pinching a chunk of batter from the bowl can be tempting. If you said “yes, I taste raw cookie dough,” give yourself a pat on the back for your honesty. Now I need to tell you to avoid the temptation of tasting raw doughs
Cows herded in to holding pen
Livestock Markets, Markets

Cattle prices stay on strong side

There was just a slight price drop for some feeder steers 
and heifers this past week

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Prices for cattle at Manitoba auction marts continue to stay strong, but some classes did drop off slightly during the week ended November 17. Feeder steers in the 300 to 400 lb range softened by a few dollars along with heifers in that same weight class. Most classes and weights of calves were four to
Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures
Grain Markets, Markets

Wheat bids fall along with U.S. futures

While the futures fell, many locations saw a rising basis

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell slightly for the week ending Nov. 17, following decreases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were down $3 to $5 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from
Blooming rapeseed field at sunset
Grain Markets, Markets

Canola prices likely capped by ample supplies

StatsCan has left canola projections unchanged in their 
most recent supply/demand tables

ICE Canada canola prices bounced around within a wide range during the week ended Nov. 17, but finished on a firmer note as a rally in Chicago Board of Trade soybeans gave canola a boost. Any strength was largely tied to chart-based speculative buying, with no real fresh fundamental news as far as canola is
Designated rodeos allow younger students to participate instead of just watching.
Country Crossroads

Manitoba Little Buckaroo rodeos

Kindergarten to Grade 5 division now a part of high 
school association

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Striving to keep interest of the sport of rodeo at the forefront and ensure its future, the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association continues to offer events geared to the younger ages. Designated rodeos allow students in kindergarten to Grade 5 to participate instead of just watching from the rail. The Manitoba Little Buck­aroo (MLB) rodeos
Amanda Reimer is the founder of Etsy Sellers Manitoba. She is also the owner of Silver Moose Arts a home-based business in Landmark making vintage and silver jewelry.
Country Crossroads, Other

Online community supports Manitoba’s burgeoning maker movement

Etsy Sellers of Manitoba is an Etsy team created to support and grow the burgeoning crafter movement in the province

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Pre-Christmas sales are popping up all across rural Manitoba as hundreds of creative Manitobans emerge from their kitchens and studios and basement sewing rooms with armloads of homemade art and craft. Handcrafters, artists and designers of all types of artisanal goods depend on these events for the exposure it provides and the revenues it can
Wheat bids rise across Western Canada
Grain Markets, Markets

Wheat bids rise across Western Canada

U.S. futures rose, pulling Canadian prices right along with them

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Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose for the week ending Nov. 9, following increases in the United States markets. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 per cent protein CWRS) wheat prices were up C$8 to C$9 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a
USDA report surprises oilseed market
Grain Markets, Markets

USDA report surprises oilseed market

Traders were expecting a lower yield number and when they didn’t get it, they reacted

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ICE Futures Canada canola contracts may have finally topped out after the USDA’s monthly supply-and-demand report put the entire oilseed sector under pressure. Canola futures began climbing back in the early part of September, eventually rising above the $520-per-tonne mark. However, that changed on Thursday, November 9, when the USDA left its prediction for soybean
Everyone needs to be a trade policy expert
Opinion

Everyone needs to be a trade policy expert

Time for those who have benefited from free trade to stand up for it

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Inattention, indifference and inaction are no longer options for those in agriculture with regard to U.S. foreign policy. Free trade has remained a key, philosophical driver for U.S. feed grains for decades, benefiting corn, barley and sorghum growers — among many other commodities. Now, agriculture must answer the call to defend trade and the rewards

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