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Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National […] Read more



CBOT January 2019 soybeans with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soy futures up on hopes of progress in U.S.-China dispute

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Wednesday on optimism that Washington and Beijing will make progress at the upcoming G20 leaders summit toward resolving the trade dispute that has disrupted U.S. exports of the oilseed. Wheat futures slipped, while corn futures ended nearly unchanged after touching their lowest price since Oct. […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Bargain buying boosts soy futures

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday, bouncing back from a sharp decline in a round of bargain buying after prices sank in the previous session to their lowest since Nov. 8, traders said. Wheat futures were mixed with short-covering boosting the most-active soft red winter wheat contracts after prices traded near […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Soy drops as trade concerns rise

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell 2.1 per cent on Monday, hitting their lowest since Nov. 8, as a lack of consensus at a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders cooled hopes of Washington and Beijing resolving a trade dispute that has disrupted U.S. soybean exports to China. Wheat prices also fell sharply, shedding 1.7 […] Read more

AAC Crossfield on display at Ag in Motion north of Saskatoon in July 2018. A note that all the crops at the Ag In Motion site suffered hail before the show.

New breeding program, new spring wheat

A new CPSR, AAC Crossfield, comes out of a new partnership in wheat breeding

A breeding program with public, private and producer stakeholders has yielded its first commercial wheat variety. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission pooled their resources and expertise to develop and commercialize new Canadian Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat varieties for the Prairies, says Brent Derkatch, Canterra’s director of operations and […] Read more