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Fair weather gets Sask. producers back in the field, crops 91 per cent harvested
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Fair weather gets Sask. producers back in the field, crops 91 per cent harvested

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 12

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Warm and relatively dry weather earlier in the week allowed many producers to return to the field. Ninety-one per cent of the 2015 crop is now combined, up from 84 per cent last week. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 93 per cent combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. […] Read more
G3 CEO Karl Gerrand, shown here in April in Winnipeg, said the company isn’t particularly interested in making a move on Glencore’s Viterra assets. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Not much interest in Glencore ag assets at grain firm G3

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Winnipeg | Reuters –– Grain handler G3 Canada, a joint venture between a Saudi Arabian firm and Bunge Ltd., doesn’t have much interest in bidding for a stake in rival Glencore’s agricultural business, its chief executive said Tuesday. Swiss-based Glencore, the trader and miner whose shares have been battered by the commodities slump, is looking […] Read more
Wet, cool weather slows harvest, southeast producers furthest ahead
Crops, Weather

Wet, cool weather slows harvest, southeast producers furthest ahead

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 5

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Wet and cool weather over the weekend has slowed harvest progress for many producers, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.  Eighty-four per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 74 per cent last week.  Twelve per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time […] Read more
Minimum temperatures on the Prairies for June 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)
Crops, Weather

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

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CNS Canada –– Farmers have seen more weather-related hardships this year than normal, made evident by an above-average amount of hail and reseed damage claims. Summer hail and frost at the end of June and the beginning of July took a toll on crops, leading to insurance claims above the five-year average. Manitoba Agricultural Service […] Read more
Lorne Hehn, shown here in an undated photo, was a southern Saskatchewan farmer before becoming UGG’s president in Winnipeg in 1981. (Grainews file photo)
Crops

Former UGG, CWB chief Lorne Hehn, 79

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Lorne Hehn, at his funeral last week, was remembered as the Saskatchewan farmer-turned-businessman who led the Canadian Wheat Board toward its next-to-last incarnation as a farmer-controlled marketing agency. Hehn, who died Sept. 16 at age 79, had farmed at Markinch, about 65 km north of Regina, and was involved in several farm organizations, becoming a […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

PotashCorp withdraws takeover bid for K+S

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New York/Frankfurt | Reuters –– PotashCorp said Monday it had withdrawn its 7.9 billion euro (C$11.6 billion) offer for German potash producer K+S, citing a decline in global commodity and equity markets and a lack of engagement by K+S management. K+S shares dropped 24 per cent after Potash announced its decision in a statement, wiping […] Read more
Skim milk powder. (PelchGroup.com)
Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Canada says TPP offers limited access to dairy market

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada said on Monday that a major trade deal agreed by 12 Pacific nations would only allow limited access to protected Canadian domestic dairy and poultry markets, a politically sensitive issue ahead of the Oct. 19 election. Officials said the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would offer up just 3.25 per cent of […] Read more

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