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ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola

By GFM Network News June 16, 2021

MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing areas in Western Canada and […] Read more

As pastures dry out and forage quality drops, lick tubs are one way to provide cattle with protein and energy.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Lick tubs one way to supplement poorer pastures

It doesn't take much loss in body condition to affect conception rates

By Peter Vitti June 16, 2021

A good illustration for this column is a photo I recently took of a dried-out and brown cow pasture. And, if much of the southern Prairies doesn’t get rain soon, many good pastures will start to look like this, which may be detrimental to this year’s breeding season. To lessen its impact, producers should implement […] Read more

I bioassayed soil in January from a field treated twice with the herbicide tribenuron-methyl in 2020 to determine if the field was suitable for a canola crop this year. It was not — the potted field soil fried the canola seedlings, which is shown in the photo at bottom. The photo at top is the check. I recommended the farmer stay with wheat this year on this quarter.

Columns, Crops

Herbicides and bioassays

A dry fall followed by a dry spring may leave much higher levels of residual herbicides

By Ieuan Evans June 14, 2021

When you use a soil-persistent herbicide, there are many factors you must consider very seriously. The first thing you have to do is read the label that comes with the herbicide. It will tell you how to mix and apply, water source, what weeds are controlled and so on. Read it very carefully. Of course, […] Read more

Crops, Features

Tips to scout and identify crop pest grasshopper species

Flying before June, coloured hind wings and sings? It’s not eating your crops. Here’s how to identify the ones that are

By Angela Lovell June 10, 2021

It can be hard to distinguish between grasshopper species as many of them appear to look similar. And while they may look alike, only a few of them pose a threat to farmers. A typical Prairie system of pasture, cropland and roadside vegetation, for instance, might have 30 to 40 different species, but only four […] Read more

ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2) and July 2021 canola (yellow open/high/low/close). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market pits weather against supplies

By GFM Network News June 9, 2021

MarketsFarm — As dry conditions remained prevalent across the Canadian Prairies and U.S. northern Plains, despite recent precipitation, the markets were in a struggle between the weather and tightening supplies, according to Winnipeg analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain. So far for the week of June 7, central and northern Alberta received rain, followed by […] Read more

Big Canada thistle plants can spell trouble in the combine, especially when there are large patches of them.

Crops, Features

Fall herbicide application timing in canola

To control perennial weeds in canola, there are benefits to both pre- and post-harvest control options — the deciding factor could be tied to your goals

By Mark Halsall June 8, 2021

When deciding between a pre-harvest or post-harvest spray application to control tough perennial weeds, there are always some key considerations for farmers. The extent of the weed problem and harvest timing are important ones, of course, but other factors such as herbicide cost and killing frost also play into the decision. To control a weed […] Read more

To hit up problem weeds, such as herbicide-resistant kochia (far left photo), Alberta farmer Dallas Vert applies a post-harvest weed control treatment of Valtera. Last year, Saskatchewan farmer Dallas Leduc’s post-harvest application of Roundup ProActive 360 tank mixed with four ounces of 2,4-D worked well on Canada thistle (middle photo) and narrow-leaved hawk’s beard (right) on his farm.

Crops, Features, News

Zap troublesome weeds in the fall

Whether it works best pre- or post-harvest depends on several factors

By Lee Hart June 3, 2021

A sampling of western Canadian producers, when asked about their fall weed control measures, have most generally agreed that either a pre- or post-harvest herbicide application is a valuable management tool. Most of the farmers contacted leaned toward a post-harvest treatment with a glyphosate product, although there are a number of caveats that come into […] Read more

ICE July 2021 canola (candlesticks) with CBOT July 2021 soybeans (gold line). (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Bare shelves keep all eyes on weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 3, 2021

MarketsFarm — Hot and dry Prairie growing conditions helped ICE Futures canola contracts move higher to start the month of June, with weather forecasts likely to dictate where values move over the next few weeks. “We’re going into some very hot temperatures, and we’ll need another dose of rain in a week or two to […] Read more

Some canola plants were turning purple. They were scattered here and there throughout the crop, although there wasn’t a great deal of them.

Canola, Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Purple plants perplex canola grower

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the June 1, 2021 issue of Grainews

By Amy Prylski June 1, 2021

One morning in early July, I got a call from Aaron, a grain farmer in Melville, Sask., who grows canola, wheat and barley. Aaron told me he’d been out scouting canola fields on his 10,000-acre farm when he came across some plants that were turning purple — he asked me to come have a look. […] Read more

Flush farmers have a reputation for reinvesting in their operations, which has a positive impact on the economy. (Luca Piccini Basile/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Machinery, Markets

StatsCan shows 2020 farm income up significantly

Farm cash receipts were up more than expenses

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 28, 2021

Canadian farm income, no matter how it’s measured, was up a lot in 2020, data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada show. Canadian net farm income of $18.1 billion is up $4.8 billion from 2019 — a 36.5 per cent increase. Another measure — realized net farm income (RNFI) — saw farmers take in $9.9 billion, […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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