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A farm worker unloads Ukrainian-made fertilizer from a truck on April 5, 2022 to use on a wheat field near the village of Yakovlivka, outside Kharkiv, after it was hit by an aerial bombardment. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)
Crops

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Despite their best efforts, however, famine looms as war rages

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In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities […] Read more
File photo of a bulk port facility in Ukraine. (Olivia Sabeskaya/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers’ woes

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Zurich | Reuters — Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations’ World Food Programme said Tuesday, with the country struggling to export existing stocks during the invasion by Russia. Jakob Kern, the World Food Programme’s emergency co-ordinator in Ukraine, cited estimates that 20 per cent of planted […] Read more
It is much easier for optimum silage cutting to have fields level and rocks pushed into the ground thanks to rolling the field. But what is the best timing for field rolling? Ongoing research by Farming Smarter to examine proper timing of field rolling is showing rolling fields once the crop gets to the fourth-leaf and first-node stages can reduce both yield and quality of barley.
Crops, Features

Roll, roll, roll your fields

The next line might not be gently down the stream, but more along the lines of sooner rather than later

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If you are a barley grower who likes to roll fields to make them level before harvest, don’t do it the day before your agronomist arrives to do field scouting. It makes it difficult for them to find the weeds. That may be one important reason to roll fields earlier in the spring as opposed […] Read more
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Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, as end-users are well covered with corn imports from the United States. “It seems like most buyers have managed to cover themselves well into June with corn,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding that […] Read more
I have seen pea crops combined in some years by the end of August or early September. What the smart farmer then does is heavy harrow the pea stubble and bury a few bushels per acre of peas that missed the combine. Under moist soil conditions, these peas will germinate and, in most instances, grow well into the end of October.
Columns, Crops

Let’s get real on cover crops

Let’s call them Prairie catch crops

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Cover crops have been much heralded as possible wonder fits for Canadian Prairie cropping systems. Sometimes they might fit. It really depends heavily on our most important nutrient of all — water — and the type of following crop you intend to grow. In many years of Prairie crop evaluations, it is no surprise that […] Read more
AAC Brandon spring wheat planted at target plant stands of (left to right) nine, 21 and 33 plants per square foot at the Manitoba Agriculture Diversification Centre in Melita, Man., in 2021.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Should Manitoba Ag’s guidelines for target plant populations for spring cereal crops be adjusted?

Study concludes recommendations are good, even for newer, higher-yielding varieties

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Choosing the right seeding rate for spring cereal crops is an important consideration for farmers looking for yield results that can maximize the return on their seeding dollars. A dense, uniform plant stand increases the crop’s yield potential, not only by reducing weed competition but also by compensating for plants lost to disease, insects and […] Read more
Then-federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (second from right) announces G3’s plan to take a majority stake in CWB in April 2015 in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Farmers’ CWB class action lawsuit gets certified

Suit claims federal government wrongly used farmers' money to help privatize the Wheat Board

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A class action lawsuit alleging the government of Canada and G3 Canada Ltd. unlawfully used millions of farmer dollars to privatize the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has been certified after wending its way through the courts for 10 years. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Chris Martin delivered his written judgment Tuesday in Winnipeg, clearing the […] Read more
Beef demand appears to be somewhat softer compared to January.
Cattleman’s Corner, Feed markets, Markets

Cattle market contends with softer demand and rising grain prices

Market Update with Jerry Klassen: As Russia and Ukraine ban grain exports, Canada may become a major supplier in some markets

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Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range $272-$275 during the second week of March, relatively unchanged from 30 days earlier. Live bids were reported at $161 f.o.b. the feedlot in Alberta. The Alberta cash trade continues to trade at a $13-14 discount to the U.S. However, this spread had […] Read more

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