Fertilizer prices were little changed in the United States in June.The following prices, based on a regular United States Department of Agriculture survey in Illinois, compare June 24 to May 27 and are in U.S. dollars per short ton.The anhydrous ammonia range fell to $515 to $600 to average $548.31, down $11.88 from May 27.The […] Read more
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Some traders critical of CME wheat contract fix
Fertilizer prices were little changed in the United States in June. The following prices, based on a regular United States Department of Agriculture survey in Illinois, compare June 24 to May 27 and are in U.S. dollars per short ton. The anhydrous ammonia range fell to $515 to $600 to average $548.31, down $11.88 from […] Read more
CLA study targets obesity
A natural component of dairy and beef products could help with the battle of the bulge.In a new study at the University of Alberta, researchers are looking at natural conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in fighting obesity and related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Vaccenic acid will also be evaluated.“The knowledge […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Jul. 1, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s June 25 hogs and pigs report showed the U.S. herd at a three year low of 64.4 million, down 3.6 percent from a year ago. The report should support prices this year, but it also indicated herd rebuilding that should lead to larger pig numbers in 2011.The breeding supply was […] Read more
New Product – for Jul. 1, 2010
Cat prowling Bobcat has a new group of utility vehicles.The North Dakota company is offering four new machines: 3200, 3400, 3400XL and 3450.Two- and four-wheel drive is offered and the top of the line 3450 accepts attachments.The new units are capable of faster transport speeds and have larger engines, including a diesel. The XL model […] Read more
Weed of the week: curled dock
When tillage was the way of the West, curled dock or rumex crispus was limited to wet areas, pastures and field edges—areas in which the soil was not disturbed. As tillage disappeared, curled dock, also known as curly dock, began to show up in crops. The perennial plant reproduces largely from seeds, which can lurk […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Jun. 24, 2010
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said 10.5 million cattle were in feedlots June 1, up 0.8 percent from last year and close to the trade estimate average.Profitable prices caused placements during May to rise 23.4 percent to 2.02 million head. Last year’s number was unusually low.May marketings totalled about 1.87 million, down 4.3 percent, marking […] Read more
Canadian beef gains foothold in China
Canadian beef will soon be heading to China under an agreement signed Thursday with China’s president. The deal allows a resumption of market access for beef and tallow in stages. Canada will become the first country to resume trade with China following a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. The first step includes access for boneless […] Read more
Ag Notes – for Jun. 24, 2010
Race against hunger Members of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association will be racing for more than bragging rights on the 2010 WPCA Dodge Pro Tour. As part of the new Race Against Hunger program, drivers will work with local food banks at some tour stops to raise donations of non-perishable food.The Race Against Hunger Chuckwagon […] Read more
SSGA Notes
Updated exploration regulations wanted MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Saskatchewan ranchers want the provincial government to modernize legislation that governs what energy companies can do on private land.”We need an independent body so we can go appeal some of the things that oil companies do,” Lloyd Thompson of Carnduff, Sask., said during the Saskatchewan Stock Growers […] Read more
