Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures ended nearly flat on Thursday after scaling a six-week peak on firm beef markets tied to reduced output due to a major winter […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures nearly flat; beef underpins
Manitoba may see ‘minor to moderate’ flooding
Manitoba’s preliminary spring flood outlook for 2013 suggests a possible risk of "minor to moderate" flooding along the Red, Souris, Pembina and Assiniboine Rivers and in the province’s Interlake region. […] Read more
U.S. live cattle futures jump as blizzard trims supply
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) live cattle futures rose to a six-week high on Friday on strong cash cattle markets due to a blizzard that trimmed weight gains and cut down […] Read more
Over half of farmers plan to expand, diversify: FCC
Almost six in 10 farmers nationwide plan to expand or diversify their farming operations in the next five years, according to a new survey by Canada’s federal ag lender. Farm […] Read more
Plum pox virus containment program launched
Work to monitor, study and contain a yield-robbing disease of tender fruit trees will now fall under a new five-year, $17 million federal program. First pledged in Finance Minister Jim […] Read more
Ontario’s corn yields surprisingly large
Ontario’s grain corn crop was harvested in a timely fashion this fall with yields seen coming in at a surprisingly high level, despite a not-so-spectacular growing season. "With 50 per […] Read more
Manitoba court won’t block CWB law, for now
Manitoba’s Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday rejected a request to immediately suspend implementation of a new law that ends the Canadian Wheat Board’s wheat and barley marketing monopoly. A […] Read more
Southwestern Alta. CWB director quits
The other of the Canadian Wheat Board’s two farmer-elected pro-deregulation directors has quit the grain marketer’s board. Jeff Nielsen, who farms at Olds, Alta. and has represented the CWB’s District […] Read more
CWB sends new round of 2010-11 interim payments
Prairie wheat and barley growers who delivered to the Canadian Wheat Board in the 2010-11 crop year can expect to see interim payments somewhere between $2.80 and $55.20 a tonne […] Read more
Que. co-ops buy stake in bulk feed transport business
Quebec’s federation of co-operatives and one of its largest farm supply co-ops have bought a 50 per cent stake in a major Quebec feed company’s transport business. Coop Federee and […] Read more
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