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As part of his plan to provide alternative feed options for his cattle, one Ontario beef producer arranged with a neighbour to graze his cows on 100 acres of corn stalks.

The benefits of alternative feed options

Continuous improvement leads to big cost savings

By Lois Harris June 6, 2018

Mike Buis says that his approach to his vertically integrated beef business is to make “one new mistake every year” — the keys being “one” and “new.” “If we’re not making at least one mistake a year, we’re not trying hard enough to do different things,” he said. Buis has a fourth-generation farm with 300 […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Processing boom to help in long run

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm May 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Even with one new pulse processing plant on line in Western Canada and more on the way, producers will still have to wait before these new ventures have a significant effect on marketing of their pulse crops. Numerous pulse processing plants have been announced in the last year. French company Roquette broke […] Read more

Chickpeas. (Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News May 23, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in the U.S. may have planted fewer pulse acres in 2018 compared to the previous year — but the reduction was likely not as large as forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A return to average yields would also still result in big supplies overall, after poor crops in 2017, […] Read more

Canola seed, oil and meal. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Reuters

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

By Rod Nickel May 18, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters — Production of Canada’s biggest crop, canola, has expanded rapidly in recent years amid strong demand for the vegetable oil it produces. But the other processed canola product, meal, takes a backseat to U.S. soymeal to feed certain livestock, due to a reduced protein level. Seed developer DowDuPont hopes to change that […] Read more

Lentil plants in bloom. (BasieB/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Good start despite dry conditions

By Dave Sims May 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Dry soil conditions persist across many areas of Western Canada but the outlook for pulse crops seems fairly promising in one specialist’s view. “For the pulses, seeding has been going fairly well,” said Daphne Cruise, crops extension specialist with Saskatchewan’s provincial Agriculture Knowledge Centre in Moose Jaw. “A lot of the pulses […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Canola stocks comfortable, eyes on new crop

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 11, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian canola stocks are rather large heading into the new growing season, but attention now is firmly on new-crop production. Statistics Canada on Friday pegged canola supplies in the country as of March 31 at 9.1 million tonnes, the second-largest on record for that time of year and about 1.1 million tonnes […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE to move canola trade to U.S. exchange

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 3, 2018

The business of trading and clearing canola futures is poised to leave Winnipeg for New York City this summer. Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the operator of canola exchange ICE Futures Canada, announced Tuesday it will be “transitioning” the trading and clearing of canola contracts to New York-based ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Clear U.S. ICE […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan acreage ideas hold firm

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 2, 2018

CNS Canada — Disruptions in marketing to India may have cut into prices for peas and lentils over the past year, but farmers in Saskatchewan did not shift their pulse acreage intentions for 2018 all that much according to the results of Statistics Canada’s latest survey, released Friday. Saskatchewan farmers intend to seed 2.171 million […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Confusion surrounds India’s latest pea import curb

By Lisa Guenther April 27, 2018

The fine detail in the announcement of a new cap on pea imports into India has led to new uncertainty over whether the cap applies to yellow peas, or all peas. India’s commerce and industry ministry announced Wednesday that pea imports between April 1 and June 30 this year are now restricted to a total […] Read more

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops, Markets

Grain trade skeptical of StatsCan’s acreage outlook

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm April 27, 2018

CNS Canada — After predictions of record canola area and a drop in pulse acres, traders and analysts are doubtful of Statistics Canada’s predictions for smaller canola acres, much larger wheat acres and only minor reductions in pulse acres. “It’s unusual for everybody to just be this out of whack on this report,” said Ken […] Read more

Mexico confirms case of New World screwworm in northern state, USDA says

Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

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Mexico confirms case of New World screwworm in northern state, USDA says

Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert

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Peas

The benefits of alternative feed options

Pulse weekly outlook: Processing boom to help in long run

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

DowDuPont bets on canola in race to boost plant proteins

Pulse weekly outlook: Good start despite dry conditions

Canola stocks comfortable, eyes on new crop

ICE to move canola trade to U.S. exchange

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan acreage ideas hold firm

Confusion surrounds India’s latest pea import curb

Grain trade skeptical of StatsCan’s acreage outlook

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