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Tim Hortons retreats from Beyond

By GFM Staff 1 day ago

Tim Hortons is dialing back its Beyond Meat marketing in Canada and will keep the plant-based meat substitute on its sandwich menus in Ontario and British Columbia alone. The coffee-and-donut chain, an arm of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International and Canada’s biggest fast-food chain by number of outlets, first test-marketed breakfast sandwiches with the U.S. company’s […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba sunflowers not calling it quits just yet

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers may have seeded the smallest sunflower acres in eight years this spring, but the crop is in reasonably good shape heading into the harvest later in the fall. “I do expect to see better crops this year than last year,” said Cody Burton, purchasing manager with Nestibo Agra at Deloraine, Man. […] Read more

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Regions eligible for livestock tax deferrals released

Policy: News Roundup from the August 2019 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff August 13, 2019

Drought in Western Canada and Quebec prompted the federal government to release an initial list of regions eligible for livestock tax deferrals in late July. The livestock tax deferral provision allows livestock producers in prescribed drought, flood or excess moisture regions to defer a portion of their 2019 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2020 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

By Marlo Glass June 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Though many producers bemoan current drier-than-normal springtime conditions across the Prairies, sunflower crops are primed for a good year. “As long as there’s enough moisture to germinate, they immediately grow a really deep root system,” said Ben Friesen of Scoular Canada. While Statistics Canada estimated the 2019 sunflower acreage to remain pretty much […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Sunny days seen ahead for sunflower crops

By Marlo Glass March 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — Though sunflowers were at the mercy of Western Canada’s unseasonable weather in 2018, the 2019 growing season may be more predictable. In November 2018, some Manitoba sunflower crops were late to come off the field. A cold and rainy fall delayed the Prairie harvest, lowered average yields and impacted the overall size of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

SunOpta sheds U.S. Midwest organic corn, soy business

By GFM Staff February 25, 2019

Organic food firm SunOpta Inc. has stepped out of the U.S. organic corn and soybean business in a $66.5 million deal with Minnesota-based organic startup Pipeline Foods. Mississauga-based SunOpta announced Monday it closed a deal with Pipeline last Friday for the Canadian firm’s organic and “specialty” soy and corn operations, which include five plants in […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Cold, wet weather delays Prairie sunflower harvest

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 23, 2018

CNS Canada — For sunflowers it was a tough year that began with dry conditions at seeding time, then more dry weather in July and August, only to be topped off by a cold, wet fall. The quality of sunflowers, however, is said to be pretty good in Western Canada. Darcelle Graham, executive director of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Extending fall and winter grazing

Crop residues are probably the most underutilized source of winter grazing, says extension specialist

By Heather Smith Thomas November 5, 2018

Extending the grazing season for cattle can help reduce production costs and there are various ways to increase forage production/utilization to ensure adequate fall grazing that can often be extended into winter. Lorne Klein, range management extension specialist, Ministry of Agriculture in Weyburn, Sask., says there are four sources of forage. “These are native prairie, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

By Terry Fries October 18, 2018

CNS Canada — Sunflowers in southern Manitoba are starting to come off and early indications point to very good quality. Ben Friesen, manager of the sunflowers, flax and bird food division for the Scoular Co. in Winkler, said although only a few samples have come in, what he’s seen so far is promising. Sunflower growers […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

By Terry Fries September 20, 2018

CNS Canada — Luc Remillard expects to be one happy farmer next week. He’s expecting to get into sunflower fields on land he farms with his father in Manitoba’s southern Red River Valley. “It’s right up there with any bumper crop that we’ve had the valley here,” he said. Remillard, who farms near St. Joseph, […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy firm on export sales, trade optimism

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle near six-week high

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

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U.S. grains: Soy firm on export sales, trade optimism

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle near six-week high

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

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Tim Hortons retreats from Beyond

Manitoba sunflowers not calling it quits just yet

Regions eligible for livestock tax deferrals released

Sunflowers doing well despite drought

Sunny days seen ahead for sunflower crops

SunOpta sheds U.S. Midwest organic corn, soy business

Cold, wet weather delays Prairie sunflower harvest

Extending fall and winter grazing

Sunflower production seen beating StatsCan estimates

Sunflowers look good overall, bumper crops for some

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