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"i agree with you joe that crop price and yeild is the story. never have we been in t…"

John Beardsley replied Jan 7, 2011 to What Was The Ontario Agriculture Top News Story Of The Year? Any suggestions?

12 Jan 15, 2011
Reply by Roadrunner

"had a friend who used to fly them in to wheat every year. i loved it because i got r…"

John Beardsley replied Jun 13, 2010 to Double Crop Beans after Wheat??

6 Jun 13, 2010
Reply by Chris Schaap

"the ethanol industries impacts on farming are just starting but when you look at the…"

John Beardsley replied Oct 7, 2009 to Ethanol Expansions

6 Oct 30, 2009
Reply by Joe Dales

"but don't forget that farm families,their employees and agribusiness employees are a…"

John Beardsley replied Oct 7, 2009 to Proposed HST Benefits for Ontario's Farmers: It is estimated that Ontario farmers will save about $30 million an..

1 Oct 7, 2009
Reply by John Beardsley

"it is never too late to fix something that is broken something that isn't working. a…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 29, 2009 to Supply Management for Pigs

12 Nov 18, 2009
Reply by pigsrgr8

"ken is assuming you would give up on exports and close the borders. what about setti…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 27, 2009 to Supply Management for Pigs

12 Nov 18, 2009
Reply by pigsrgr8

"i didn't say the changes were bad but its just when we cancel church we always put a…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 15, 2009 to big changes at CKNX farm news

3 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Wayne Black

"soys ..a lot of aphid spraying all neccessary???? wb cruiser did a mint job some ha…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 10, 2009 to this years bean harvest

7 Sep 13, 2009
Reply by OntAG Admin

"I was a big user and supporter of the ontag list server and the ontag the bullpen th…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 10, 2009 to Any feedback on this new OntAg website?

2 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by John Beardsley

"I wonder how many consumers know that if it doesn't have the blue cow it isn't a) cr…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 8, 2009 to Chapman's Dairy fire in Markdale

6 Sep 8, 2009
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Low commodity prices and high input costs a double whammy for Manitoba farmers

Manitoba farmers are facing a perfect storm of low grain prices and soaring fertilizer costs that are threatening profitability for both the current harvest and next year’s crop. Current harvest delivery prices have fallen to $7 per bushel for hard red spring wheat, $13.25 for canola, $11 for soybeans and $4 for oats, representing harvest pricing typically seed at the lows of a pricing cycle. On the cost side, fertilizer costs have climbed significantly from the numbers used in Manitoba Ag’s 2025 crop cost of production guide, which was compiled last November.  Urea has jumped to $850-900 per metric tonne, about 30 per cent higher than the $690 per tonne used in those calculations. Data from Manitoba Ag show a surge in crop production costs in 2022.  Those have stayed elevated and, when combined with current grain prices, the cost pressure is particularly acute.

US wheat finds new markets in Asia

Flour millers in Asia have ramped up imports of U.S. wheat in recent weeks, driven by competitive prices from American suppliers and delays in shipments from the Black Sea. Indonesian importers have finalized deals for around 500,000 tons, while buyers in Bangladesh secured about 250,000 tons and millers in Sri Lanka acquired around 100,000 tons. Millers are taking both U.S. soft white wheat and hard red winter wheat varieties. Apparently, there were some weather issues which delayed cargoes from the Black Sea region, and U.S. prices have been pretty competitive. This is additional demand for U.S. wheat in Asia, complementing purchases by traditional buyers such as Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture (FPT) Meetings Highlight Farmer Concerns

Industry leaders and government officials kicked off the FPT meetings at a Manitoba farm. Farmers and representatives from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), CCGA, and provincial commissions shared their concerns directly with Minister MacDonald and Parliamentary Secretary Kody Blois. A key message was clear: farmers cannot borrow their way through these trade disputes, they were not of their making. Farmers are feeling the damage directly in their pockets. With canola selling at a discount between $60-$100/tonne...on an average 20MMT crop, that translates to estimated losses of $1.2–2.0 billion from lost exports to China. Federal Announcements: Some Support, but Gaps Remain The federal government announced $370 million in biofuel funding and additional trade diversification support. While these measures are a step in the right direction, they fall short of addressing the direct impact on canola farmers and exporters in lost bookings. Concerns remain over the lack of timelines for re

The Last Word (For Now) on Rest Stops During Long-Distance Transport

When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) began to muse about requiring that cattle be unloaded and provided with a rest stop after 36 hours of transportation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Canada’s beef industry funded a series of research projects led by Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein’s team at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Station to determine whether a rest stop would benefit weaned calves. The research began before the regulations were revised, but the regulations were revised before the research could be completed. Three consecutive research trials conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2020 found that providing a rest stop during long haul transportation offered no consistent, measurable benefits for animal welfare. A companion project led by Trevor Alexander at AAFC Lethbridge looked at bacterial populations in the respiratory tract of those same calves. In September 2023, this column described how microbiological testing from the 2018 transportation trial found that rested

Federal Plastics Registry has new compliance requirement

The federal government has created new reporting requirements under its new Federal Plastics Registry. The registry is being phased in over a few years, however phase 1 requires Canadian brand owners to report on plastic packaging placed on the market by September 29, 2025, for the 2024 calendar year.

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