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Farm-Gate Corn Price Seen As Record – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Charles Abbott September 16, 2010

Voracious demand and a smaller-than-expected crop will bring the tightest U. S. corn supply in 15 years, the government said Sept. 10, but its forecast for the drought-stressed world wheat supply was not as low as expected. The Agriculture Department said the U. S. corn stockpile would shrink to 1.116 billion bushels by the end

Crops, Forages

Sugar Beet Ruling Pressures USDA GMO Oversight – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Carey Gillam September 9, 2010

Proponents of tighter U. S. oversight of biotech crops say a court-ordered ban on genetically modified sugar beets is a key ruling that should lead to more thorough regulatory review of such crops. And they threatened further court action against the U. S. Department of Agriculture if the agency does not start examining the environmental

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Friends And Enemies – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Laura Rance-Unger September 2, 2010

Mentioning R-CALF to a Canadian cattle producer has about the same effect as pulling your fingernails across a chalkboard. The Ranchers and Cattlemen Action Legal Fund was formed in 1998 to fight for the livelihoods of small U. S. ranchers. It first set its sights on rising Canadian cattle imports, which it blamed for lower

Hogs, Livestock

Mexico Slaps Tariff On U. S. Ham, Pork Products – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Mexico slapped tariffs on U. S. pork products Aug. 18, ratcheting up the pressure on the United States in a long-running dispute over Mexican truckers’ access to U. S. highways. Mexico published an updated list of U. S. products subject to tariffs, including a five per cent tariff on ham and other pork products. The

News

Canada-U. S. To Boost Agriculture Co-Operation – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Alex Binkley August 26, 2010

Canada and the United States have pledged greater co-operation on reducing protectionist international trade barriers, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. The two countries will set up “a high-level working group to advance a science-based approach to global agricultural trade,” Ritz said in a statement issued after a meeting with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Details on

Crops

New Fusarium Strain Results In More Potent Toxins – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 26, 2010

Aresearch project financed by farmers through the Western Grains Research Foundation helped quantify the prevalence of a potent new strain of toxins created by fusarium head blight. Kelly Turkington, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lacombe, Alta., and Randall Clear, a mycologist with the Canadian Grain Commission, were aware of a new

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Market’s Focus Has Shifted — And That’s Good For Prices – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Gavin Maguire August 19, 2010

The USDA’s latest batch of numbers suggests that U. S. producers look set to churn out record amounts of corn and soybeans this fall – as well as the third-largest wheat crop since 2000. But overseas production hiccups matched with blossoming global demand should counteract the impact of mammoth fresh domestic supplies – and continue

Beef cattle, Livestock

Senators Say USDA Update Allows Livestock Premiums – for Aug. 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

WASHINGTON/REUTERS Meat packers will be able to pay premiums to livestock producers under marketing rules proposed by the Agriculture Department, said 21 U. S. senators, rebutting a prime objection to the proposal. Some farm groups say the June 18 proposal could bar farmers from earning additional pay for their livestock by meeting meat quality or

Beef cattle, News

R-CALF Sets Sights On Packer Consolidation – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 19, 2010

Activist ranch lobby group R-CALF USA’s call for tougher enforcement of the 1920s-era Packer and Stockyards Act south of the border came under fire at the recent Canadian Cattlemen’s Association semiannual meeting last week. CCA director of international relations John Masswohl said that even though the discussion around the issue known as GIPSA – the

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

U. S. Feeding More Cattle, But Herd Shrinks – for Jul. 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

Government cattle reports July 23 showing a larger U. S. feedlot cattle supply but a smaller U. S. cattle herd drew mild reactions from analysts, who said the numbers should have little impact on cattle prices, which this year have been the highest since 2008. One U. S. Agriculture Department report showed the number of

Daily Network News

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

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