Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives US Federal Reserve

Livestock

Feedlot Charged Fourth Time

By
Just off the Trans-Canada, about eight miles east of Carberry, there’s a small, black gully. Recently it was dry. According to Donna and Peter Pingert, who together run a cattle feedlot surrounded by windbreak fences underneath a tall blue silo further up the gently sloping hill, the gully runs for about three days every spring
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

U. S. Crop Program May Reshape Farmland Values

U. S. farmer choices between two crop subsidy programs in 2010 will affect farm profits and even farmland values, according to a report published by the Kansas City Federal Reserve. The multi-year U. S. Farm Bill passed in 2008 allows farmers to receive price support payments for grain, cotton and other row crops through a
Country Crossroads

Goose Guest Again This Year?

By
I was resigned to never knowing the end of Pâté’s story, until one spring an amazing thing happened. The dictionary says that goose pâté is a paste made from the livers of fattened geese, but around our house, Pâté (paa-tay) is the affectionate name given to a Canada goose that came to live with us
Livestock

Seasonal Factors Loom Over Marketings

There were some pretty good marketings of cattle made at the auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended April 16, but price levels were starting to show signs of backing off. “I would classify the marketings of cattle at the various yards as pretty good for this time of year,” said Rick Wright, a
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Put Age Verification On Hold

By
Our national mandatory program for age verification for cattle needs to be put on hold until there is careful study and round table discussions with farmers. Governments need to talk to actual farmers, not merely to organizations that claim to represent farmers and to the so-called industry leaders. The federal Standing Committee on Agriculture needs
Forages, Livestock, News

National Voice For Forage And Grasslands Formed

By
Pr o v i n c i a l forage and grassland organizations have come together to form the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association. “We are very pleased to announce the formation of a new national association for our forage and grassland industry,” said Ed Shaw, chair of the newly formed Canadian Forage & Grassland
Livestock

Butcher Cattle Hold Steady Under Parity Pressure

The move-m ent of cattle to auction yards was said to be pretty close to normal during the week ended April 9. Marketings at some of the auction yards in the province were heavier than normal, while at others, a bit lighter than usual. Prices for the cattle generally held steady although values for some
Opinion

Farmers Are In This Together

By
It might be time to start paying attention. Consumers are beginning to use their dollar power to drive agriculture and we farmers don’t know where that will take us. Ihave no argument with the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council. My goal is always for farmers to work together to find innovative solutions as the food world
Livestock

“Renewed Optimism” Boosts Demand For Grass Cattle

By
Mov e -ment o f cattle to the auction yards in Manitoba declined during the week ended April 1. The closure of a number of auction yards because of the Good Friday and Easter holiday long weekend was tied to the lower marketings. Values for the cattle held steady, with strong demand for grass cattle
Cereals, Livestock, News

Rice Production Plan Could Be Controversial

By
“If you grew a quarter section of this stuff, on a hot day in July the area for miles would smell like a Polish sausage factory.” Scientists at the Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg are refusing to comment on reports that they have developed a winter-hardy variety of rice suitable for production on the Canadian

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: Inflation puts tighter squeeze on farmers

Sponsored by:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →