It was a positive day across the boards in North American crop futures, but canola lagged most in uninspiring trade. With few of its own fundamentals changing, canola played piggyback. “There was nothing special going on,” said P.I. Financial broker Ken Ball. “Soy markets were firm, and canola was able to tag along.” Soybean oil […] Read more
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Canola gains $7.80 on week to highest level since July
CME live cattle up on higher cash price hopes, BSE report, hogs higher
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures posted significant gains on Friday, in anticipation of higher cash prices and short-covering before Monday’s Presidents Day holiday in the U.S., traders said. News of Canada’s first case of BSE since 2011 provided further support to CME live cattle contracts, they […] Read more
Optimism still prevails in grain markets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The grain market pens should be full of bears, yet it appears bulls are also hiding in the corners. Darin Newsom of DTN/Progressive Farmer told the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville that despite nearly every fundamental reason for the grains and oilseeds markets to be bearish, they actually aren’t. He feels […] Read more
Corn and bean prices expected to drop
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Farmer who are looking for higher prices in the grains and oilseeds markets will likely have to wait until next year. Agricultural economist and markets analyst Bob Utterback told a recent farm meeting in Louisville that they can expect low or lower prices for their grains and oilseeds over the next two […] Read more
Age of cow to determine implications of latest BSE case
UPDATED: Monday February 15, 2015 – 1400 CST – South Korea temporarily suspends Canadian beef imports in wake of BSE diagnosis in Alberta beef cow. Details here. UPDATED: Sunday February 15, 2015 – 1140 CST – A timeline of events of the discovery of Canada’s 19th case of BSE has been released by the Canadian Food […] Read more
Buy time by fighting invasive species
An invasive plant species can be a landowner’s worst nightmare, especially if it takes root in an environmentally sensitive area. That’s why it’s important for farmers, ranchers and land managers to be able to identify invasive plant species and control them early, says Chet Neufeld, a board member with the Saskatchewan Invasive Species Council. Control […] Read more
Mandatory workers comp advised for farm workers
The tale of Alberta farm workers exclusion from mandatory workers compensation coverage sounds like a Randy Travis country song. “It’s farmers, and preachers and hookers and teachers. Those are the people who we leave out,” said labour relations researcher Bob Barnetson of Athabasca University. His report, A dirty business: The exclusion of Alberta farm workers […] Read more
Bats, skunks biggest carriers of rabies last year
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency still tests rabies samples but no longer collects samples or investigates possible cases
Bats were the biggest source of rabies in Canada last year, according to statistics recently posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The animals were responsible for 46 of the 92 cases of rabies reported in Canada last year. Eighteen of the bat cases were in Ontario, while British Columbia and Saskatchewan had nine each, […] Read moreCanadian cow confirmed to have BSE disease – report
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 12 (Reuters) – A case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a beef cow in the Canadian province of Alberta, news website iPolitics said late on Thursday. It would be Canada’s first case of BSE since 2011, the report said. Ipolitics cited an […] Read more
Live cattle firm in volatile trade, hog futures jump on bargain hunting
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts settled moderately higher on cash price optimism, but futures periodically encountered profit-taking led by lethargic beef sales, traders said. February closed 0.500 cent per pound higher at 159.100 cents, and April up 0.025 cent to 151.125 cents. Cash cattle bids in […] Read more
