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Northern port supporters appeal to government

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 29, 2016

A consortium supporting continued operation of the Port of Churchill met with federal and provincial government representatives this week in search of ways to keep the port open. “This is an emergency for our community, our region and indeed our country,” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence in a release. “We’ve been told by farmers that there […] Read more

Dr. Joyce I. Boye Photo: (CNW Group/Pulse Canada)

Crops, Pulses

Canadian researcher named FAO pulse ambassador

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 29, 2016

Canada’s pulse crop sector is celebrating the appointment of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher Joyce Boye as the FAO’s special ambassador for the International Year of the Pulses (IYP) 2016. Boye’s appointment was announced last month at a special event hosted by the FAO Liaison Office for North America in Washington, DC. “I am humbled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy surges on short-covering on way to huge monthly loss

By Michael Hirtzer July 29, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. soybeans surged as much as 2.8 per cent on Friday, reversing earlier losses in a rally sparked by U.S. data showing improved export demand, traders and analysts said. Corn futures were narrowly higher and wheat mostly lower. All three commodities notched steep monthly losses on the final trading day of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as investors eye big U.S. harvests

By Michael Hirtzer July 28, 2016

Chicago / Reuters – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell one per cent or more on Thursday, pressured by ample existing supplies and largely favourable growing conditions that will likely lead to huge harvests this fall, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade corn futures led the declines, with technical selling weighing further after prices […] Read more

Crops, General

Wilf Keller elected new AIC board chair

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 28, 2016

Wilf Keller is the new head of the Agricultural Institute of Canada. Keller is a well-known agricultural researcher who has worked for nearly 40 years mainly in the field of biotechnology development and application for the genetic modification of crops. In this time he has led numerous major research efforts. Keller worked at the Research […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Ontario soybeans, corn suffer under ‘heat dome’

By Erin DeBooy July 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – While Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers wish the rain would go away, some Ontario farmers are wishing it would pour. “We’ll trade some nice, hot, dry, sunny weather for your water and rain,” said Jeff Barlow, a director with Grain Farmers of Ontario who farms in the southern part of the province. […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Combining begins in drier sections of Western Prairies

By Dave Sims July 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – Producers in southern Alberta have begun to combine some grain and pulses, according to a farm leader. “Down around Lethbridge and south of it, they had pretty decent moisture so they’ve got good crops. Guys are starting to combine winter wheat now and peas,” said Lynn Jacobsen, president of the Alberta […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average

By Julie Ingwersen July 27, 2016

Reuters – Spring wheat prospects in central and northwest North Dakota are near to or above average, aided by favourable weather, scouts on one leg of an annual crop tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in west-central North Dakota made three stops and projected an average […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

North American farmers top up rye plantings as whiskey sales soar

By Rod Nickel July 27, 2016

Winnipeg / Reuters – North American farmers are turning back to a neglected crop, sowing fields with the largest rye crop in years partly as consumers satisfy a growing thirst for whiskey. Rye, planted in autumn and harvested in mid-summer, fell out of favour during the past decade as other crops produced bigger profits. But whiskey […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Manitoba edible bean prospects hampered by wet weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 27, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – Heavy rains in key edible bean growing areas of Manitoba over the past week likely cut into production prospects, although the market has yet to see any noticeable reaction from a pricing standpoint. Some bean growing areas of the province were hit harder than others, but “they’ve all had a bit […] Read more

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Northern port supporters appeal to government

Canadian researcher named FAO pulse ambassador

U.S. grains: Soy surges on short-covering on way to huge monthly loss

U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease as investors eye big U.S. harvests

Wilf Keller elected new AIC board chair

Ontario soybeans, corn suffer under ‘heat dome’

Combining begins in drier sections of Western Prairies

Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average

North American farmers top up rye plantings as whiskey sales soar

Manitoba edible bean prospects hampered by wet weather

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