Reading Time: < 1 minute The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB), the organization which administers funds collected on the $1 per head checkoff on U.S. cattle, has issued a statement citing improper use of checkoff funds by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the largest U.S. beef industry association. “An independent accounting firm tested charges from NCBA to the beef checkoff […] Read more
Report alleges misuse of U.S. beef checkoff funds
Viterra opens office in Italy
Reading Time: < 1 minute Viterra has opened a new marketing office in Naples, Italy and appointed Mauro Ambrosio as representative in the region. In a release, Viterra said Ambrosio would work with its International Grain Group and its orgination points in North America, Australia and New Zealand. “Throughout his career in the market, he has established strong relationships with […] Read more
Big spring wheat and durum crops seen in U.S.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crop scouts on an annual Wheat Quality Council tour to assess U.S. spring wheat yields are reporting above-average yields. A Reuters report says a survey of four fields in southeastern North Dakota projected hard red spring wheat yields at 44 bushels per acre, down from 44.7 in 2009. The five-year average for the area is […] Read more
U.S. ends measures against Bunge canola plant
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted restrictions against imports of canola meal from a Bunge Ltd. plant in Hamilton, Ontario. The FDA had placed the Hamilton plant on its online list of plants on import-alert status due to concerns about salmonella bacteria in animal feeds. The restrictions have been in place against the […] Read more
Alberta RFID tag discount at point of sale
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta government says it is now offering its $3 point-of-sale incentive-discount to cow-calf producers at participating animal identification tag dealers across the province. The three-year program applies to radio frequency identification (RFID) tag purchases made between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. Eligibility is based on the number of animals a producer has, […] Read more
CWB deadlines approach with end of crop year July 31
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Wheat Board is reminding farmers that the 2009-10 crop year ends on July 31, which is the deadline for several grain delivery, cash advance and Producer Payment Options programs. In its weekly bulletin, the CWB says farmers are encouraged to deliver their accepted tonnage on all classes and grades of wheat and durum. […] Read more
U.S. cattle herd smallest on record
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture released two cattle reports on Friday July 23, confirming trade speculation that the U.S. herd would be the smallest since record-keeping began in 1973. USDA put the herd at 100.8 million head, down 1.2 per cent from a year ago. The reports confirmed that the cattle are being moved into […] Read more
Manitoba’s Provincial Soil proclaimed
Reading Time: < 1 minute A bill declaring Newdale soil as Manitoba’s official Provincial Soil was has been passed through the Legislature and received Royal Assent on June 17. The University of Manitoba Soil Science Department says Newdale Soil is a valuable soil of the eastern Prairies in a group known as Black Chernozems, which are dark, grassland soils. They […] Read more
New board members for Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta government has announced three new board members for the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA). They include: • Veterinarian Dr. David Chalack, who has been named new board chair. • Ann Dunford, general manager and marketing specialist for Gateway Livestock Exchange in Taber. • Jurgen Preugschas, a Mayerthorpe hog producer and currently chair […] Read more
Wheat, durum and malting barley PROs increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat values in the Canadian Wheat Board’s July 2010 Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2010-11 crop year are up between $6 and $14 per tonne from last month. Durum is up $13 to $14 per tonne and malting barley has increased by $10 to $11 per tonne. Feed barley values remain unchanged from June. […] Read more
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