Flax Seed Could Be In Short Supply This Spring

Feb 21, 2020

The Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA) held its AGM last week at CropConnect.

Chair Eric Fridfinnson commented on last year's crop.

"We have about an average size of a flax crop," he said. "There's a fair bit of flax that's of lower grades because of bad weather last fall but certainly for the individuals that have top quality flax they've got a real good commodity on their hands that's worth a lot of money. Right now we see people paying $14 per bushel for that best stuff and it's a good opportunity."

Fridfinnson talked about flax acres for 2020.

"Acres were up about 10 per cent last year. As long as we have enough seed available I think we're going to see a bit of an increase again. I've been talking to some people in the seed business and apparently they've doing brisk trade, so if people want some flax they should probably go and get it as soon as they can."

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.