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Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: For barley acres, seeding delays will tell tale

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — After a slight delay to the start of seeding in southern Alberta, producers are out in the fields and it doesn’t yet look like they have seeded more shorter-season acres, such as in feed barley. “Southern Alberta is a little bit later than normal (for starting seeding). But most areas, they’re kind […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE to move canola trade to U.S. exchange

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The business of trading and clearing canola futures is poised to leave Winnipeg for New York City this summer. Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the operator of canola exchange ICE Futures Canada, announced Tuesday it will be “transitioning” the trading and clearing of canola contracts to New York-based ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Clear U.S. ICE […] Read more
A view from Alberta Highway 36 north of the Oldman River on April 14. While some traffic has been rerouted, flooding in southern Alberta hasn’t yet had a major impact on feed delivery, CorNine Commodities reports. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe. According […] Read more
harvesting wheat
Guide Business

Out-competed

Again, the Australians are showing us how we’d market our crops if we had our act together

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Is the Canadian grains sector being out-marketed globally? This is a question that has nagged me since February 16, the date the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre released new information brochures for Australian wheat, barley, oats, canola and pulses. “These publications are aimed at international purchasers of Australian grain,” the association (AEGIC) said in its […] Read more
If you could convince wheat or barley to form nodules like these, you might be able to skip your annual nitrogen purchase.
Cereals, Crops

The ‘Holy Grail’ in cereal technology

Can wheat and barley really be taught to act like pulses, and produce their own fertilizer?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes A new research project funded by the Alberta Wheat Commission and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission will try to answer a question that has bedevilled plant scientists for years: can cereal crops be made to fix their own nitrogen the way legumes do? The AWC is spending $100,000 to have Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Spring weather revitalizes feeder market

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4-$6 higher. Yearlings led the charge higher with quality packages selling $5 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels. The return of seasonal temperatures provided a shot of adrenaline for the feeder market. There are quite a few operations carrying minimal numbers because of […] Read more
"I look to every board member I’m involved with as mentors. I am learning as they are learning,” says Bernie McClean.
Guide Business, Management

Leadership on the go

What does it take for farmers like Saskatchewan’s Bernie McClean to make themselves into better business leaders?

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Growing as a leader takes stretch goals, and it takes finding out about your weaknesses and strengths. It might also take consciously building a network of smart, capable people, and finding mentors and role models to look up to. Plus it takes learning how to really listen, and how to be really heard. And none […] Read more

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