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Crops approaching harvest, hay yields seen significantly lower

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 23

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 26, 2018

Crops continue to develop quickly in the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Many pulse and winter cereal fields in drier areas are rapidly drying down and producers have begun desiccation in some areas. Some producers expect harvest to get underway in the next few weeks. The majority of crops remain in fair […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, News

Have you seen this bug?

The invasive cereal leaf beetle is heading our way. Look for damage in your wheat crop

By Leeann Minogue July 25, 2018

There’s a new pest headed our way. James Tansey, provincial pest management specialist with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture gave the audience the bad news at SaskWheat’s semi-annual meeting at the Farm Progress Show on June 20. The cereal leaf beetle is an invasive pest, common in the U.S. It has been spotted on the Prairies […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market jumps on optimistic outlook

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News July 23, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices were slightly softer during the second week of July, due to the historical high weekly marketings of feeder cattle south of the border; however, the market fully recovered last week. Feeder cattle prices tend to make a seasonal high in late July and this year is no exception. Market reports in […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Finishers, Markets

Yearlings gain on tighter supplies

Market Update: Feedlots counting on lower feed costs this fall

By Jerry Klassen July 19, 2018

In late June, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $243 to $245/hundredweight on a dressed basis and $143 to $145 on a live basis. The fed cattle market has dropped about $12 over the past month and will likely continue to grind lower into July and August. The U.S. and Canadian […] Read more

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

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley exports could signal market strength

By GFM Network News July 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Jeff Nielsen, a director with Alberta Barley, expected barley exports to make a strong showing. Numbers recently posted by the Canadian Grain Commission confirmed the good news he had been waiting for. “We kind of had an inkling they were going to be good and high and yeah, it just reaffirms it. […] Read more

A barley field in France. (Anneke DeBlok/iStock/Getty Images)

Barley, Crops, Reuters

France to the rescue as drought hits EU barley crop

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 19, 2018

Hamburg | Reuters — Drought has seriously damaged barley harvests in northern Europe, potentially tightening supplies of animal feed and malt for beer brewing, but a decent crop in France could save the day, experts said on Thursday. “There are painful crop losses in Germany, Poland, Britain and Scandinavia,” one German trader said. “The volume […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat

Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports

By GFM Network News July 18, 2018

CNS Canada — China is making major moves to import more Canadian wheat and barley this year. Data released by the Canadian Grain Commission show China more than tripled its wheat imports, taking in 979,100 tonnes as of May, up from 295,300 tonnes in the same period of 2016-17 and an increase of 231.6 per […] Read more

Bernie McClean's annual crop rotation includes canola, CPS wheat, malt barley and oats.

Crops, Features

Extending rotations, in the field

Part 1 of 3: How real farmers are extending their rotations

By Lisa Guenther July 17, 2018

There seems to be no shortage of articles, presentations and research exhorting farmers to lengthen rotations. Longer rotations benefit everything from weed control to disease suppression in crops. But what are farmers doing to maintain or extend rotations? Grainews spoke to three farmers to find out how they’re managing their rotations. And while each farmer […] Read more

The fireplace where the bread was found is in the middle of this stone structure at the Shubayqa 1 site. (Alexis Pantos photo, News.ku.dk)

Barley, Crops, Oats, Reuters

World’s oldest bread found at prehistoric site in Jordan

By Will Dunham, GFM Network News July 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread, a vital staple food, millennia before they developed agriculture. No matter how you slice it, the discovery detailed on Monday shows […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Crop growth advancing well, though high heat, low moisture causing damage

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 9

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 12, 2018

Crops across the province are advancing nicely, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Eighty-one per cent of the fall cereals, 77 per cent of the spring cereals, 75 per cent of the oilseeds and 79 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. The […] Read more

GFM Network News

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand, activity slowly rising

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears completion

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest near completion despite snowfall

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