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Crossing Canada with a Massey pulling a farmhouse

By GFM Network News July 30, 2012

John Varty and his fiancée Molly Daley are driving across Canada in an effort to speak to farmers about the issues that concern them, and to bring those concerns to urbanites. They’re doing it in an unusual fashion — towing a "farmhouse" behind a Massey Ferguson 1660 — more details here. They will be posting […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

Corn and soy prices heading for big monthly gain

By GFM Network News July 30, 2012

U.S. soybeans rallied nearly 3 per cent on Monday on fears that the crippling U.S. drought would further shrink the crop in the world’s top grains exporter. The rally pushed prices toward their biggest monthly gain in more than four years. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rose more than 2 per cent, […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

CWB announces initial payments

By GFM Network News July 30, 2012

CWB, formerly the Canadian Wheat Board, has announced 2012-13 initial payments for farmers who contract wheat, durum and malting barley to its Early Delivery Pool and Harvest Pool. In a statement, CWB said the Government of Canada continues to guarantee most of the initial payments and approves the basic levels at which they are set. […] Read more

Dueling events to mark dual market

By GFM Network News July 30, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board, at least as we’ve known it since 1943, comes to an end at midnight on Tuesday, July 31. At least three events are planned, each with a different perspective. CWB officials, who have already stopped using the organization’s old name, hold a news conference Tuesday morning to mark the "historic move […] Read more

General, Markets

U.S. corn futures continue to rise on drought

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 27, 2012

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures were higher on Friday on continued deterioration of the U.S. corn crop as the worst drought in over a half a century takes a toll on crop production. Informa Economics cut its estimate for 2012 corn yield to 134.0 bushels per acre from the previous 142.5 and trimmed soy […] Read more

General, Livestock

Ontario farmer continues dairy fight

By GFM Network News July 27, 2012

An Ontario dairy farmer is appealing his conviction of producing, selling and distributing raw milk to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Michael Schmidt, who farms northwest of Toronto, was charged in 2006 following an undercover police sting operation into his dairy business, which supplied 150 families with raw milk. Each family had paid $300 for […] Read more

Crops, General, Weather

Drought taking heavy toll on us fishing industry

By GFM Network News July 27, 2012

The drought and extreme heat wreaking havoc across the U.S. farm belt is killing fish by the thousands in lakes and rivers and could pose a problem to migrating ducks and other waterfowl if it stretches into the fall, officials said. Authorities are tallying up the losses which could run into the millions of dollar […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

Churchill shipments expected to remain high

By GFM Network News July 27, 2012

Exports from the Port of Churchill are expected to remain high, as grain companies have used up nearly all of the incentive money offered by the federal government. The port will also be busy exporting new commodities this year. "There’s a very small percentage of the incentive remaining for this year, and there’s upwards of […] Read more

General, Markets

Single desk supporters seek appeal to Supreme Court

By GFM Network News July 27, 2012

Just days away from the Aug. 1 end to the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk monopoly, the group Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding a Federal Court of Appeal ruling overturning a Dec. 6, 2011 ruling by Federal Justice Campbell. They will be […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

Producer research checkoff for wheat and barley in place by August 1

By GFM Network News July 27, 2012

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced that a producer check-off will be in place for August 1, 2012 as planned, to fund research, market development, and technical assistance for the western Canadian grain industry. The implementation follows a consultation process to develop the new regulations. "Our government committed to ensuring that a producer check-off would […] Read more