Wow! Getting up this morning I immediately checked the prices on the CBOT and there they were: $8 nearby corn and $17.18 soybeans. Big inverses as commercial buyers scramble to buy up the little crop left out there. Incredible prices, setting historical records, lifting all of our boats.Wished I’d stayed up to see these record […] Read more
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Living in historical times, and maybe for once being on the right side of them
Canola stumbles as soy, corn rises
Canola futures didn’t share the general crop market rally Wednesday, on a day when soybeans and corn began ascending the heights again. However, soyoil in Chicago fell slightly as well, underlining a temporarily sated feeling in the vegetable oil markets. Canola fell 80 cents per tonne on the November futures contract to $652.50 per tonne, […] Read more
Results from world Hereford shows
OLDS, Alta. — Purebred cattle enthusiasts from around the world gathered earlier this week in central Alberta for the world Hereford conference. Two days of shows for junior members and an open show were held July 16-17. The winners were: Junior Bonanza Show: Grand champion bull: Emily Latimer, Olds, Alta. Grand champion female: Cayley Brown, […] Read more
Canola closes down slightly
Canola slid slightly Tuesday, reflecting the weakness that entered the soybean markets last night when Chinese trading opened. But rather than weakness, it revealed a market taking a breather from the recent heady rally and reconsidering its position. November canola closed down $1.20 per tonne at $633.30 and January closed down $1.30 at $636. A […] Read more
Art scholarship helps pave way for high school student’s college plan
Kendra Reimert always thought of art as a pleasant pastime, but her work shows she is more than a hobbyist. The Bowden Grandview High School student was this year’s first place winner with a coloured pencil drawing entered in the Calgary Stampede youth art competition. She won a $1,000 scholarship in the rural category for […] Read more
Bison — and their bones — spark creativity
Animals inspire | Bar U Ranch gives artists ideas for paintings, carvings and jewelry
Take five artists, place them on a working southern Alberta ranch and expose them to some history, archaeology and geology. The result is inspired western art in a variety of media. Since 2008, the Calgary Stampede artist ranch project has challenged artists to explore a ranch and then unveils their creations at the annual exhibition […] Read morePopulation growth creates challenges for Alberta power
The United Nations estimates 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and another billion do not have reliable service. But in energy rich Alberta, people expect the lights to turn on when they flip a switch. “Our biggest job is to ensure the power system is reliable for everybody in Alberta, whether that is big […] Read more
Energy line opponents target proposed route
Grant Budgeon could have nine sets of mega towers crossing seven quarters of his Crossfield-area farm if a proposed electrical transmission line goes ahead. He is among hundreds of Alberta landowners protesting a series of high power transmission lines proposed for the next few years. Many argue the deal to put in the lines is […] Read more
Fruit growers seek disaster money
LONDON, Ont. — Ontario fruit growers are one step closer to receiving AgriRecovery dollars. Brian Gilroy, chair of the Ontario Apple Producers, said provincial agriculture minister Ted McMeeken has announced that an AgriRecovery assessment will be conducted. “We’re confident an AgriRecovery file is being looked at thoroughly. We know that a disaster took place,” Gilroy […] Read more
Critics lack understanding of system: CFA
The recent barrage of supply management criticism is either ill informed or ideologically driven, says the leader of Canada’s largest farm organization, which represents supply management agencies. Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett said the “flurry” of negative studies and media stories about the drawbacks of the dairy, poultry and egg marketing systems is […] Read more
