By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Asian flour millers are looking at buying Canadian spring wheat for shipment early next year as supplies from drought-hit Australia are likely to remain slow, traders said. Canadian western spring red spring wheat is being offered at around $345 a tonne or about $9.39 a bushel, including […] Read more
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Asian mills eye Canadian spring wheat as Australian supply slows
CropLife responds to latest attack on neonics
CropLife Canada says nurses and doctors in Ontario are “blatantly misleading the public” when it comes to the safety of neonicotinoids. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) issued a statement last week claiming that neonicotinoid insecticides may cause brain damage in children. The groups […] Read more
Seed with off-patent traits needs rules: CPTA
Buyer beware | Agency says few protections in place to ensure herbicide-resistant traits are present
Herbicide-resistant seed traits that have recently come off patent are now being sold as common seed in Canada. Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA), says a small number of common seed vendors are selling herbicide resistant soybean and canola seed that contains off-patent traits such as Clearfield technology and first […] Read moreChina to overhaul grains import quota system
BEIJING (Reuters) — China plans to revamp the scheme it uses to allocate quotas for agricultural imports, as part of efforts to stamp out corruption and to rein in record state grain stockpiles, according to government and industry sources. The low-tariff quotas, which are sanctioned under China’s membership of the World Trade Organisation, are allocated […] Read more
Barley helped early settlements on the ‘roof of the world’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Tibetan Plateau, the harsh Asian domain known as the ‘roof of the world,’ would not seem an ideal place for people to call home thanks to its extreme altitude, frigid temperatures, relentless winds and low-oxygen conditions. When people did succeed in colonizing this remote land, it was only after they discovered […] Read more
Ensuring adequate minerals, vitamins can be balancing act
Requirements vary Forages should be tested to measure mineral content and determine if supplements are required
A balanced nutrition program is designed around balancing calcium and phosphorus needs along with vitamins and trace minerals. Sometimes these minerals are chemically antagonistic toward each other and prevent animals from absorbing a particular nutrient. As well, minerals can be tied up in the fibrous material of the feed. John McKinnon, beef industry research chair […] Read moreIraq must hike wheat acres to feed the hungry
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) — International donors who want to ad-dress Iraq’s deepening food insecurity must help farmers salvage next year’s wheat harvest as well as feed displaced people, says the United Nations. Cyril Ferrand, who co-ordinates efforts for the UN’s World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization in Iraq, said the prospect is not […] Read more
Meat sector doubts rosy picture
Challenging industry | Pork official calls forecast ‘awfully optimistic’
Farm Credit Canada expects Canadian pork production to increase six percent and beef production to grow by nine percent over the next four years. However, producers and commodity groups say those modest goals are unrealistic unless something is done to remedy the lack of labour in Canada’s red meat industry. “I wish they were right,” […] Read moreRevenue down but profits up at Rocky Mountain Dealerships
Rocky Mountain Dealerships reports lower revenue but improved profits for the third quarter. The company said sales of new and used equipment declined but revenue from machinery maintenance, repair and parts increased. Revenue fell to $230.8 million, down 15 percent from the same quarter last year. Equipment sales decreased by $39.8 million or 18.6 percent […] Read more
Retiring allowances can offer tax shelters, deferrals
A retiring allowance for long-tenured officers or employees of a corporation is a standard element of compensation packages in Canada. Credit for unused sick leave may also be included in the amount. However, retiring allowances don’t include pension benefits, vacation pay, salary, wages, bonuses, overtime or wages in lieu of termination notice. The allowance is […] Read more
