This year, Deb Krause hopes to dip her toe into beekeeping The Thorhild, Alta., market gardener wants a colony of bees to pollinate her garden and offer a bit of honey for her Community Supported Agriculture boxes. “I’m hoping it will give an extra boost of pollinators around,” said Krause, who hand pollinates the squash […] Read more
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Goat traceability funds available
Goat producers have access to $225,487 of federal funds to prepare for mandatory national identification and traceability requirements. The money will help the Canadian National Goat Federation implement a plan for mandatory identification and traceability. There are about 225,000 goats on 6,000 Canadian farmers. “I am very pleased that CNGF has received this funding, which […] Read more
Queen bees dying sooner. Here’s why
Not long ago, queen bees lasted two to three years before a beekeeper had to replace them. But they’re not living that long any more and beekeepers are asking why. “I don’t know if you get a year and a half any more…. So. What’s going on? Why are the queens not lasting?” asked Bryan […] Read more
Rancher faces theft, possession charges in connection with disappearing machinery
A Saskatchewan rancher faces criminal charges after police discovered more than a dozen pieces of farm machinery that had disappeared from rural residences and farm machinery dealerships in the Saskatoon, Biggar, Outlook and Rosetown areas. Police say Iain Stables, 38, from the Donovan, Sask., area has been charged with 29 offences including 16 counts of […] Read more
Fund buying boosts CME live cattle by 3-cent price limit
CHICAGO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures settled up by their 3-cents-per-lb daily price limit on Tuesday, driven by short-covering and fund buying, traders said. February and April ended at 132.950 cents and 132.125 cents per lb, respectively. Live cattle’s trading limit will be expanded to 4.5 cents on Wednesday. “There […] Read more
Producer meeting calls for CWB return
A group of producers hopes to reverse a decision made nearly five years ago: the termination of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly on wheat and export barley sales. A former CWB director and other board supporters met Feb. 10 in Swan River, Man., where more than 50 producers called on the federal government to re-establish […] Read more
Richardson comfortable buying oats sprayed pre-harvest with glyphosate
Richardson International is maintaining the status quo when it comes to oats. The company will continue to accept oats that are sprayed pre-harvest with glyphosate. “We will take oats that meet our visual specs, whether they are treated with glyphosate or not,” Al Raine, Richardson’s assistant vice-president of crop inputs marketing, said Feb. 11 at […] Read more
VIDEO: Manitoba hog industry urged to rebuild
Provincial gov’t relaxes moratorium on new barn construction as pork council asks producers to expand the industry
A lot of little ideas could make the next generation of Manitoba hog feeder barns a lot cheaper. That’s the hope of industry leaders as they encourage farmers to start considering building new and replacement barns that incorporate fresh ideas from farmers and suppliers across the industry. Persuading farmers to build and produce is vital […] Read moreCME live cattle futures tumble with cash prices
CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell hard on Thursday, led by more disappointing prices for market-ready, or cash, cattle, traders said. February live cattle closed 2.350 cents per lb lower at 130.125 cents, and April ended down 2.275 cents at 129.525 cents. Cash cattle on Thursday morning in the […] Read more
ChemChina buys Syngenta
Growers should be happy that ChemChina is acquiring Syngenta instead of Monsanto, says Syngenta’s chief operating officer. “What is particularly pleasing about this particular outcome from my point of view is that it helps to preserve choice for growers at a time when in our industry we’re seeing a lot of consolidation,” Davor Pisk told […] Read more
