For the third time in less than a month, CWB has updated Pool Return Outlooks for its early delivery and annual pools. PROs released today project lower returns for wheat, durum, canola and field peas. CWB said a larger-than-expected harvest is pressuring cash prices. A strengthening Canadian dollar is also having a negative impact on […] Read more
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New PROs project another drop in prices
Manitoba expects record canola yield
Manitoba’s canola crop might set a record this year for average canola yield as growers in central and eastern regions report 60 bushels per acre and higher. Most of the province’s bumper crops are between Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, but other areas are also producing near record yields “I’ve heard that in the Morris […] Read more
Food inspectors raid Man. farm
Mixed messages | Inspectors remove meat from farm business despite issuing licence to produce it
A raid and seizure of farm-made meat products from a southwestern Manitoba farm has local food advocates bewildered by the mixed signals coming from government. No one is more bewildered than Clinton Cavers, the farmer who saw Manitoba Agriculture inspectors swoop in on his farm, seize its award-winning cured meats and issue him a ticket […] Read moreFunding to help promote prairie products abroad
New funding will help send western Canadian companies and their products abroad. On Sept. 3, officials revealed the details of a partnership that will provide more than $1 million to the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership to co-ordinate trade missions and trade show appearances. Funds are provided through Western Economic Diversification Canada. “We are big […] Read more
Gov’t vows to fix budget error in credit union tax rate
Mistake acknowledged | Tax increase would have raised the rate to 15 percent from 11 but error meant a 28 percent hike
Canada’s credit union sector knew it was facing a significant tax increase after the 2013 federal budget an-nounced a 40-year-old tax break would be eliminated as credit unions become bigger. But a drafting error in budget implementation regulations published in late June actually set the stage for a tax hike more than three times higher […] Read moreRailways able to handle bumper crop, says Ritz
Uniform grade will also make it easier, he adds
Canada’s agriculture minister is confident the transportation system is up to the task of moving what Statistics Canada is forecasting to be a record crop. “I certainly don’t see problems,” Gerry Ritz told reporters following an announcement at the Ag-West Bio Inc. annual meeting. The grain handling and transportation system took note when 25 to […] Read moreResearchers examine effects of higher fibre in lower fat DDGs
Alberta researchers are exploring the livestock feeding implications of reduced fat content in dried distillers grain imported from U.S. corn ethanol plants. Tim McAllister, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada who has done several studies on DDGs in livestock diets, told a recent Leth-bridge meeting that reducing any feed ingredient leads to a higher concentration […] Read more
Sellers eye new markets for DDGs
Marketers of dried distillers grain produced by American ethanol plants will be watching closely as the crop comes off prairie fields. With barley at near record high domestic prices in Canada — though that will be affected by new crop — there may be a market for American-sourced DDGs if the price is right. John […] Read more
Canola research funding to target blackleg strains
Money from government and producer partners will help fund re-search into new disease resistant canola varieties. Officials Sept. 4 announced $5.6 million in funding for projects targeting blackleg and sclerotinia disease resistance. “Any kind of investment in research is integral to moving our crop forward,” said Joan Heath, chair of SaskCanola. Of those funds, $4.2 […] Read more
New funds support Sask. biotech projects
Ag-West Bio Inc. has more money at its disposal to foster and promote Saskatchewan’s bioeconomy. The federal and provincial governments are investing $7.5 million over the next five years through Growing Forward 2 to boost its commercialization and marketing efforts. “That’s an increase of 50 percent from Growing Forward 1,” federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz […] Read more
