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Feed weekly outlook: DDGs becoming another feed option

By GFM Network News August 9, 2021

MarketsFarm – As traditional feed grains such as barley and wheat become more expensive due to persistent drought-like conditions in the Prairies, many feedlots are using alternative sources of feed for their animals. Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGs), the grain by-products which remain after starch has been fermented through the making of alcohol or […] Read more

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Sask. Crop Report: Harvests ahead of schedule

By GFM Network News August 6, 2021

MarketsFarm – The annual harvest in Saskatchewan is moving along earlier and faster than usual as crops dry down to high heat and lack of moisture. Three per cent of Saskatchewan’s crop has been combined, compared to the less than one per cent at this point last year, according to the province’s crop report for […] Read more

Insect infestations and mould growth are the main causes of grain quality degradation. For example, insects can increase from being barely noticeable to a major infestation in just three to four weeks during the months with higher temperatures.

Crops, Features

Ten tips for successful grain storage

Two storage experts discuss how to preserve cereal crop quality in the bin

By Mark Halsall August 5, 2021

Grain farmers can breathe a sigh of relief once harvesting is done, but the job isn’t over until the crop is out of the bin and in the hands of buyers. That’s why preserving the quality and, therefore, the value of stored grain is so important. We asked two storage experts — Ken Hellevang, extension […] Read more

A sharply smaller spring wheat harvest due to drought may force bakers to change how they work with flour. Photo: DanielBendjy/E+/Getty Images

Cereals, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America’s spring wheat

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News August 5, 2021

Reuters – Millers and bakers are draining wheat reserves and paying more for spring wheat used in baking, as drought shrivels crops across the Canadian Prairies and northern U.S. Plains that produce more than half of the world’s supply. U.S. and Canadian farmers are bracing for a sharply smaller spring wheat harvest due to the […] Read more

General, Markets

CN, CP railways break grain shipping records

By GFM Network News August 4, 2021

MarketsFarm – It was a record-breaking year for both of Canada’s two major freight railways. In separate news releases to the public on August 3, both Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) reported a record amount of grain moved during the 2020-21 crop year. For the first time ever, both […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Drought conditions spur on fall cattle run

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News August 3, 2021

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder yearling prices were relatively unchanged; calves traded $2 to $5 lower. The fall run has started. Drought like conditions have caused many ranchers to sell cattle 30 to 45 days earlier than normal. Steers averaging 900 pounds were readily trading in the range from $185 to $190; steers […] Read more

Alberta’s barley harvest this year is expected to be ‘fairly light,’ according to one commodity trader. Photo: File

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

By GFM Network News July 30, 2021

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going to find that the barley […] Read more

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Crop quality greater in western Manitoba

By GFM Network News July 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – While the western parts of Manitoba are seeing healthy crops, the eastern and Interlake regions aren’t so fortunate, according to Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. Crop ratings for both the southwest and northwest regions range from 50 to 75 per cent good to excellent, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on […] Read more

Columns, Crops

St(RAW) deal

Don’t rob our Prairie croplands — help rejuvenate them by working in all crop residues

By Ieuan Evans July 28, 2021

Here we go again. “Alberta May Get Straw Plant” was a headline that appeared last summer in an agricultural publication. Why the concern? How many of you remember those massive piles of straw on the Trans-Canada Highway near Elie, Man., just east of Winnipeg? There were stacks and stacks of big, round straw bales — […] Read more

North Dakota is the biggest U.S. producer of spring wheat, used in artisanal breads, pizza dough and bagels. Photo: Thinkstock

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Southern, eastern North Dakota spring wheat yields hurt by drought

By GFM Network News July 28, 2021

Mandan, N.D. | Reuters – Spring wheat yields in southern and east central North Dakota are well below average as a severe drought slashed production potential in the country’s top producing state, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Tuesday. Crop scouts calculated an average spring wheat yield at 29.5 bushels per acre (bpa) […] 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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