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Adding biologicals to the soil doesn’t always work in the field, so a better approach could be altering the plant genome to work in synergy with soil microbes, a plant scientist and soil microbiology expert from the University of Kansas says.

Biologicals, Crops

Ways to improve the microbiome

Scientists consider how we could better support relationships between plants, soil and microbes

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Glacier FarmMedia — The hyperbole around biologicals and what they can do for crop production sounds like 10 million crickets in a suburban backyard. There’s a lot of noise around biologicals, and for good reason. Soil contains millions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that perform vital functions for plants. As a result, global agri-science […] Read more
Wheat stocks in major exporting nations are not considered burdensome and are rather seen to have become relatively tight.
Features, Markets

Markets continue to push lower

Risk premiums created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have evaporated

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Market sentiment remains bearish for most agricultural commodities, including the major crops grown in Western Canada. Prices have been declining in most markets since the recent highs were set at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Markets have gradually adjusted to the news coming from the conflict and has effectively removed […] Read more
Hail in a yard west of Somerset, Manitoba, June 12, 2024. Photo: Alexis Stockford/File
Crops, News

Hail, strong winds damage Prairie crops

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A series of storms left a path of destruction in all three Prairie provinces from Aug. 19 to 25. More than one million acres were either damaged or destroyed by the storms bringing hail and strong winds, leading to more than 2,800 claims of crop damage, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). “This […] Read more
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Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

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Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms

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Saskatchewan reported 15 per cent of its harvest was complete, compared to 21 per cent at this time last year, but higher than the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent. In the southwest region, 29 per cent of its harvest was complete while the northwest region was only at one per cent complete.
Photo: Greg Berg
Crops

Saskatchewan crops advance rapidly: report

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Hot temperatures and a lack of moisture saw crops in Saskatchewan continue to advance rapidly during the week ended Aug. 5, according to the latest provincial crop report, with the conditions leading to a further decline in yield potential. While any moisture received would be too late for advanced crops, producers indicated precipitation would still […] Read more

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