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U.S. corn up with farmers busy planting, not selling

thumb U.S. corn futures rose 1.8 per cent on Friday, reversing three...
May 17, 2013 6:26PM


Sask. warns on grass fire risk

thumb Saskatchewan has jumped straight from flooding into fire season...
May 17, 2013 4:34AM


U.S. corn falls as crop prospects improve

thumb U.S. corn futures fell 1.4 per cent on Thursday on optimism over...
May 16, 2013 5:18PM


U.S. hog futures climb with rising pork prices

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures closed higher on...
May 16, 2013 5:05PM


U.S. cattle futures dip on belief beef peak scaled

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures fell on...
May 16, 2013 3:29AM


Label rules tightened on tenderized meats

Starting July 2, federally inspected meat plants in Canada will be required to label beef steaks or roasts that have been mechanically tenderized, the federal government announced Friday.

Pearce: Ruling over Ont. wind farm does more to confuse

Many a battle over rural resources and farm development has been waged between rural neighbours in the past 15 years -- ranging from legal challenges surrounding hog barn constructions to the development of gravel pits beneath arable land.

Guenther: Decisions to be made on spring weed control

As Prairie farmers gear up for seeding, yield-robbing weeds will be on their minds. Here are six tips for effective weed control.




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More upside likely in old-crop canola

thumb ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended May 15, with the largest gains in the old-crop July contract as tightening supplies and bullish technicals provided support.
May 15, 2013 6:17PM


CEO says half Smithfield's U.S. pork will soon be off ractopamine

thumb Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, said Tuesday it will soon raise half of its hogs on feed that does not contain the additive ractopamine, a lean-muscle-promoting drug that has been banned in China and Russia.
May 15, 2013 6:12PM


U.S. wheat down on firm dollar, sluggish exports

thumb Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 2.4 per cent to a two-week low on Wednesday in reaction to technical selling, a stronger U.S. dollar and lacklustre exports of U.S. grain, traders said.
May 15, 2013 6:05PM


Corn lower as U.S. planting weather improves

thumb Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Tuesday on profit-taking and expectations that U.S. farmers will make significant planting progress this week, traders said.
May 14, 2013 6:15PM


Growing wheat from 'common' Faller could get expensive

thumb The Canadian Plant Technology Agency is warning unauthorized seed sellers and potential buyers to avoid trading in "common" seed for the Faller wheat variety.
May 14, 2013 4:15PM


Most U.S. live cattle dip despite record-high beef

thumb Most Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures contracts eased Tuesday in anticipation of a seasonal top soon in beef markets and despite a jump to a record high for U.S. choice wholesale beef carcasses, analysts and traders said.
May 14, 2013 3:47PM


Prairie wheat bids strengthen with weather concerns

thumb Cash bids for Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat across Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Monday, as concerns over yield losses for the U.S. winter wheat crop and seeding delays in the northern U.S. and Canada provided...
May 14, 2013 6:48AM


U.S. corn soars on firm cash market, technicals

thumb U.S. corn futures advanced Monday on firm cash markets and concerns that another round of showers would stall planting late this week in the U.S. Midwest, where producers are scrambling to catch up after a cool, wet spring delayed field work.
May 14, 2013 5:44AM


U.S. live cattle firm on positive packer profits

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures closed firm on Monday as the wholesale beef market remained near record highs and on improving profits for the nation's beef packers, traders and analysts said.
May 13, 2013 6:32PM


Klassen: Feeder cattle prices edge higher

thumb Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2-$3 per hundredweight (cwt) higher last week as feedlot margins remain in positive territory. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $120-$121/cwt which was similar to prices seven...
May 13, 2013 4:14AM


CFIA: What makes 'local' food local?

thumb Federal food inspectors will now allow a much broader geographic definition in food marketers' use of the word "local" while the label claim undergoes regulatory review.
May 11, 2013 12:34PM


Guenther: Evaluate cattle, protect pasture this spring

thumb Winter was reluctant to relinquish its death grip on Saskatchewan this year, leaving ranchers with dwindling feed supplies and delayed pasture growth.
May 10, 2013 6:48PM


U.S. feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed

thumb May 10, 2013 5:57PM


U.S. corn, soy slide on big USDA stocks view

thumb May 10, 2013 5:46PM