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A chickpea and flax intercrop mix on Colin Rosengren’s farm in Midale, Sask.

Safe bets for intercrop mixes

An experienced Saskatchewan farmer shares how two intercrop mixes have provided several benefits for his operation

By Mark Halsall March 9, 2022

Intercropping has been used for ages by farmers around the world as a way to boost overall crop production. With monocultures now dominating Prairie farms, you don’t see much of it these days. However, that could change as regenerative agriculture practices like intercropping continue to gain a foothold in Western Canada. Colin Rosengren is a […] Read more

The 70-foot-wide Seed Hawk air drill at Bailla Farms has a 980-bushel tank with four compartments. With sectional controls every 10 feet across the width of the drill, it is very responsive to variable-rate seed and fertilizer placement as it passes over 10 different production zones in each field.

Equipment, Features

Do SWAT Maps deliver?

Farmers say layered information allows them to apply inputs where they do the most good

By Lee Hart March 2, 2022

Colin Rosengren and Kelly Baillargeon farm on almost opposite ends of Saskatchewan, yet they have the same thinking when it comes to what they expect from precision farming and variable-rate technology (VRT). Rosengren owns Rosengren Farms along with family members at Midale, in southeast Saskatchewan, while about 650 kilometres to the northwest, Baillargeon owns Bailla […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Adjustments minor in latest AAFC crop balance sheets

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News February 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — Only minor adjustments to the old- and new-crop balance sheets were reported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in their February supply/demand report, released Friday. New-crop production estimates were left unchanged for all of the major grains, oilseeds and pulses, with a return to average yields across the Prairies expected to lead to increased […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices lower but still very good

By GFM Network News February 15, 2022

MarketsFarm — Although prices for chickpeas have pulled back somewhat over the last month, Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask. emphasized the market has not turned bad in any manner. “It’s just the level of expectation we had, given the rise in prices of other commodities. Given that we were out there […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Pulse stocks drop due to drought

By GFM Network News February 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s latest report on stocks of principal field crops clearly demonstrated how much of an effect last summer’s historic drought in Western Canada had on pulse crops. According to the report released Tuesday, last December’s total domestic stocks for dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and soybeans all declined from the year earlier. Those […] Read more

Swelling herbicide-resistant weed populations have made weeds an even bigger problem.

Crops, Features

New herbicides for 2022

Options to deal with existing and emerging weed issues and the rising threat of herbicide resistance

By Mark Halsall February 2, 2022

As notorious yield robbers, weeds have always been one of farmers’ biggest headaches, and swelling herbicide-resistant weed populations have made weeds an even bigger problem. To help producers deal with existing and emerging weeds and the rising resistance threat, new herbicide solutions are released every year. Here’s a look at some new products coming to […] Read more

Registered for use on wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale crops, Sphaerex is a Group 3 fungicide offering broad spectrum protection against a wide range of late-season cereal diseases.

Crops, Features

New fungicides for 2022

Tools to manage resistance development, ergot suppression and more

By Mark Halsall February 2, 2022

Protecting their crops is always top of mind for farmers. And crop protection companies are constantly developing new products and formulations to address disease challenges and other threats that arise every year. The following are some new fungicides producers in Western Canada can look for in 2022. BASF Sphaerex Registered for use on wheat, barley, […] Read more

File photo of a chickpea crop in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpea prices reverse direction

Markets correcting lower, buyer says

By GFM Network News January 11, 2022

MarketsFarm — The chickpea market in Western Canada is undergoing a correction, according to the manager of a pulse buying and processing company in Saskatchewan. With the exception of Desi chickpeas, all varieties of the pulse have seen prices go down two to five cents per pound over the past month, according to Prairie Ag […] Read more

Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Transport issues, cold weather may affect prices

By GFM Network News December 28, 2021

MarketsFarm – While significant price movement for pulses has been hard to find as 2022 approaches, major impacts can still be felt when it comes to supply chains. “This time of year, it is very quiet for farmers, processors, exporters, shipping and everything overall,” said Lionel Ector, president of Diefenbaker Spice & Pulse (DSP) in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

AAFC adjusts grain, oilseed balance sheets slightly

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News December 21, 2021

MarketsFarm –– Updated supply and demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released late Friday, included only minor adjustments to balance sheets for the country’s major crops. The department’s projected ending stocks for wheat and canola were left unchanged from the previous month. Factoring in the official estimates from Statistics Canada, released Dec. 3, […] Read more

GFM Network News

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola likely to remain rangebound

U.S. grains: Soybean futures ease from 17-month peak as traders gauge China buying pace

CBOT weekly: Soybeans watching export news

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