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Pulse weekly outlook: Lentils, peas get new profile as protein source

By GFM Network News January 22, 2019

Health Canada has unveiled its new food guide, which switches the focus from portion sizes to a balanced diet and includes protein from sources like peas and lentils. For the Canadian pulse crop industry, it’s a narrative they’ve been sharing for years. The new Canada’s Food Guide is “also sort of a realization that there […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 21, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to meet demand from new trade deals. That move prompted Canada’s transport regulator last week to start an investigation […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

U.S. firm partners with James Cameron’s Prairie pulse processor

By GFM Network News January 8, 2019

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan pulse processing company Verdient Foods has entered into a joint venture agreement with U.S. company Ingredion to expand operations. The organic pea protein fractionation facility at Vanscoy, about 20 km southwest of Saskatoon, has been running since last year and the new agreement will see it expand operations to include more […] Read more

Tyson and Kristin Swan have a two-year old son, and twins on the way.

Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: Tyson and Kristin Swan

Meet Tyson and Kristin Swan and their two-year old son in west-central Saskatchewan

By Braden Hursh January 4, 2019

Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Eyes on India as North America’s prices firm

By GFM Network News January 4, 2019

CNS Canada — From where Prairie pulse market analysts sit, India’s politics and current weather situation remain important to watch. India’s national election will be called in the next three to five months. “There’s so many hundreds of thousands of farmers in India and they have political clout,” said Allan Johnston of Johnston Grains at […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: 2018 a challenging year

By GFM Network News December 18, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s been a year of challenges for the Canadian pulse industry, as it struggled to survive after its largest customer all but vanished overnight — but the industry has started to grow in new ways. “It was challenging for farmers who saw a real shift in pulse prices, challenging for processors and […] Read more

Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie feed grain market inching higher

By GFM Network News December 13, 2018

CNS Canada — The feed grain market in Western Canada is starting to firm up as a lack of farmer selling has supplies tightening. “It seems like we’re kind of moving higher here at the moment. Markets have a firmer tone to them for now,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Barley […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Market depends on India’s fortunes

By GFM Network News December 12, 2018

CNS Canada — When it comes to Canadian pulse crops, David Newman of Commodious Trading says producers, speculators and processors are long — and that has been of great concern to him. “You have everybody wanting to sell and you better hope that there’s someone there to take all of it,” he said. The wildcard […] Read more

Justin Allport’s operation is based out of his parents’ yard a few miles from his own house, where he lives with his wife Nicole and their two young children, Amara and Emmett.

Features

Meet your farming neighbours: The Allport family

Meet Justin Allport and his family, on their grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan

By Jenny Allport December 10, 2018

Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Tighter StatsCan canola crop won’t affect market, analysts say

By GFM Network News December 6, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s canola production has been revised lower in the latest data from Statistics Canada’s Production of Principal Field Crops report, issued Thursday. However, two observers agree the final numbers won’t have much effect on markets. “It’s not a report that’s going to allow canola to trade tremendously strong. It might trade a […] Read more

GFM Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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