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This is no time for the Feds to get tight with the purse strings

Cash and commitments needed for livestock and crop sectors

By Lee Hart May 6, 2020

While livestock and crop producers were disappointed with the May 5 announcement from the federal government that the industry was receiving only $252 million in pandemic assistance, other sectors appreciated the help. McCain Foods for example was glad to hear that about $50 million of that $252 million would be used to support a surplus […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearlings trade lower, calves ratchet higher

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News May 6, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were $4-$6 lower; mid-weight feeder cattle traded $2 higher to $4 lower. Lighter calves and grassers were quite variable. In Alberta, these cattle ranged from unchanged to as much as $8 higher on average while in the eastern Prairie regions, calves traded $4 lower to $4 higher. […] Read more

Blog, Lees insight

Canadian farmers hanging on by their fingertips

By Lee Hart May 5, 2020

COVID-19 is sucking the life out of the Canadian agriculture industry and there aren’t that many weeks left before farm operations across the country will be among the casualties of the pandemic — victims of the so-called financial assistance from the federal government that was truly too little, too late. It was a sombre panel […] Read more

Blog, Lees insight

Beef and crop information updates for May 1st

By Lee Hart May 1, 2020

The Beef Cattle Research Council posted a blog today, which provides beef producers links to about three dozen different websites offering relevant and useful information on everything from feeding to farm management to mental health. Check it out at: http://www.beefresearch.ca/blog/resources-for-beef-producers-during-market-disruptions/ Recognizing there is certainly nothing NORMAL with all the life changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, […] Read more

Crops, News

Cereal diseases to watch in 2020

Tan spot, septoria complex, scald, FHB and root rots top the list. What’s the outlook for your region?

By Julienne Isaacs April 30, 2020

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is predicting a slight increase in seeded acreage of wheat in 2020. Difficult spring planting conditions ran the gamut across the Prairies in 2019 from limited to excess moisture; however, moisture levels going into 2020 look adequate, with projected cool, dry conditions. Regardless, producers should start the season armed with a […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Slaughterhouse closures lead to adjustments

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — The closure of one of Canada’s largest beef slaughterhouses will lead to adjustments in the cattle feeding sector, as animals will be fed longer but on different rations. Cargill’s meat processing plant at High River, Alta. slaughters roughly 40 per cent of all the cattle butchered in Canada. The plant is to be […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Uncertainty defines feeder market

'Hope' factor remains supportive

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 21, 2020

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices were down $3-`$5 on average while calves were unchanged to down $2. Sales were characterized by low volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators are hesitant to step forward in the current environment, with packing plants on both sides of the border reducing capacity. At the same […] Read more

Crops, Features

What to do about volunteer canola in 2020 after “harvest from hell”

Here are some management steps to control this weed in your fields

By Treena Hein April 21, 2020

Volunteer canola is a significant weed across the Prairies, and given the difficulties with the 2019 harvest, it will likely be a larger issue in the spring of 2020, says Ian Epp, Canola Council of Canada (CCC) agronomy specialist for northwest Saskatchewan. “Fields with overwintering canola or canola that came off late in harvest will […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices steady, demand quiet

By GFM Network News April 17, 2020

MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains has slowed down on the Prairies due to uncertainty in cattle markets posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cattle processing and packing plants across North America have closed or slowed production due to lack of staff, leading to widespread issues in feed grain supply chains. “The lack of forward […] Read more

Sulphur pollution has been greatly reduced in recent years, so much so that some croplands now require sulphur for specific high-demand crops.

Columns, Crops

Why is there no mention of sulphur?

The reasons behind this nutrient’s anonymity

By Ieuan Evans April 14, 2020

Sulphur (S) is one of the big four macronutrient fertilizers required by both plants and animals. Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) could be added to this list but for reasons unknown they are given a lesser role in crop production in North America. When I was first involved in agriculture in the 1950s, nitrogen (N) […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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