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Aiming for the “sweet spot” with phosphorus

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Using low rates of phosphorus fertilizer is good for the environment and the farmer’s bottom line. But cutting corners too much can affect yields and impact long-term soil fertility, said John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with the crops branch of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “There’s really only four rates of phosphorus application:
Cereals, Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

Letters — for Feb. 2, 2012

Are court cases really baseless Mr. Ritz? It was really quite funny to watch the minister of agriculture strut around in front of his flock at the recent Western Canadian Wheat Growers conference. He used his bully pulpit to call the recent court cases, against his government implementing legislation dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board’s
Cereals, News, Our History

Our history, Feb. 2

Our Feb. 6, 1975 issue covered concerns that a recent grain price boom was softening, following reports that the Soviet Union and China had cancelled wheat and corn purchases from the U.S. The Canadian Wheat Board announced contracting programs for some new varieties, including Glenlea wheat, Wakooma durum, Beacon barley and Klages barley. The House
Cereals, News, Opinion

U.S. wheat organizations want access to Canadian systems

A January 1 press release issued by U.S. Wheat Associates Signalling a desire for more market efficiency, the boards of directors of U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) each passed a resolution on Jan. 29 calling for an open border with Canada that provides reciprocal bilateral wheat trade. Under
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News

CWB boosts wheat and malting barley initials

Prairie malting barley growers can expect to see an extra $51.90 per tonne in the next few weeks for their 2011-12 deliveries. The barley adjustment payment, expected to flow by direct deposit on Feb. 21 and by cheques in the mail starting Feb. 24, is on the list of increased initial payments effective Feb. 9,
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EU wheat prices up on cold

European milling wheat futures rose on Monday to their highest in nearly eight months as buying linked to options reinforced support from nervousness about the risk to crops from freezing conditions across Europe. March milling wheat on the Paris-based futures market was up 5.00 euros or 2.3 per cent at 222.25 euros a tonne, a
Cereals, International news, News

World briefs Feb. 9

India eyes exports after record wheat crop new delhi / reuters / India is expected to produce a record 88.31 million tonnes of wheat in 2012, raising hopes the world’s second-biggest producer will allow additional exports to trim bulging reserves. “Temperatures have been ideal for wheat. Rains in January were very useful and we don’t
Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

No surprise in grain stocks report

Reuters / Canada’s supplies of canola were slightly tighter on Dec. 31 than a year earlier, but all-wheat supplies grew modestly, Statistics Canada has reported. The calendar year-end stocks report is an indicator of how accurate StatsCan’s final production estimates were for the most recent harvest, along with how robust demand was late in the
Cereals, Crops, News

EU grains vulnerable with no protective snow

(Reuters) –– Bitterly cold weather in Europe is raising concerns over damage to European Union grain plantings, but crops could still come through the cold snap unscathed, analysts said. The problem is that snow is scarce in west Europe’s Grain Belts. In France, a mild winter has soft wheat crops about two to three weeks

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