For the first time ever, the CWB has announced initial payments for canola contracted to the CWB Harvest Pool. The initial payment for No. 1 Canada canola is $475 per tonne and the initial payment for No. 2 Canada canola is $462 per tonne. The initials are equivalent to roughly 74 percent of the CWB’s […] Read more
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CWB announces initial payments for canola
Crop report
MANITOBA Winter wheat harvest is complete with yields ranging from 50 to 100 bushels and the average at 65 to 60 bu. Spring wheat harvest continues, with yields from 30 to 70 bu. Barley is running 40 to 100 bu., oats 45 to 100 bu., canola 15 to 40 bu. and peas 35 to 45 […] Read more
Ag notes
Website helps improve ag efficiency Finding the information needed to guide an agricultural business through business management is easier with recent website updates. Alberta farmers and processors can get tips and tools from the Productivity Improvement Initiative’s website. It now includes tools, other resources, case studies, profiles, opportunities and events that relate to productivity. The […] Read more
Ont. farm program’s future uncertain: report
Risk Management Program | George Morris Centre report says recent changes may make it less attractive to producers
Ontario’s Risk Management Program has sent hundreds of millions of dollars to the province’s farmers but its future direction is uncertain, says a new report. “The programs have paid out to participating producers, but the future direction is no longer as clear,” George Morris Centre executive director Bob Seguin wrote in a recently published analysis […] Read moreDeal struck to sell straw-based paper
Staples agreement deemed significant | Company would like to build a plant in Western Canada
A deal to supply paper to Staples Canada means a Winnipeg company’s plan to build a straw-based paper plant in Western Canada is one step closer to reality. In mid-August, Prairie Pulp & Paper announced that its paper, which is made from wheat straw, is now available at Staples stores in Canada. Sold under the […] Read moreFoodgrains bank OK with aid policy changes
More ways to help | The updated agreement allows organizations to provide cash or vouchers and offer a wider range of food
A new international treaty add-ressing global hunger policy has been met with approval from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, al-though it has concerns about the country’s long-term commitments under the pact. Negotiations for the Food Assistance Convention concluded in the spring and include a number of changes from the 1999 Food Aid Convention, which saw Canada […] Read moreGlencore could benefit from U.S. weather woes
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — The impact that the worst U.S. drought since the 1930s is having on grain markets has created opportunities for Glencore, especially after its takeover of Viterra, company officials say. “In terms of the outlook for the balance of the year, the environment is a good one: high prices, lots of volatility, […] Read more
Manure to fertilizer conversionaids environment, producers
Creating local products | Hylife refines process at Manitoba hog barn
Most phosphorus fertilizer in Manitoba now originates at mines in Florida, Morocco or other far-away spots. However, a more local form may soon be available in Manitoba, which might improve the water quality in Lake Winnipeg and boost crop yields at the same time Over the last 15 months, Hylife, one of the largest hog […] Read moreDow boosts wheat investment
Research facility opens | New technologies should enable researchers to speed variety development
A major player in the seed business has enhanced its wheat breeding efforts in Canada. Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. recently opened a 10,000 sq. foot cereal research and breeding facility in Nairn, Ont. It replaces an older facility the company acquired when it bought the assets of Hyland Seeds in 2010. Dow decided to stay […] Read moreGrowing Forward focus on exports risky for small farmers: NFU
On the eve of a five-year federal-provincial deal to redesign farm support programs, the National Farmers Union has weighed in with a denunciation of existing programs as too big oriented. The new Growing Forward farm program framework to take effect April 1 is expected to reduce farm income supports and shift the focus to supporting […] Read more
