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The ActiveMow R and EasyCut R mowers have been added to Krone's three-point hitch disc mower line.

New mower-conditioners from Krone

By Scott Garvey July 15, 2017

Krone, known for four decades as a forage equipment manufacturer, has recently added to its equipment line in North America, with the addition of the ActiveMow R and EasyCut R three-point hitch mounted disc mowers. The Germany-based brand describes them as an “elite new generation.a” The mowers use a low-profile design with welded-on plates to […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan crops normal overall, but south sees harsh conditions

By MarketsFarm Team July 13, 2017

CNS Canada — Despite the dry conditions gripping much of southern Saskatchewan, farmers in most of the province have something to cheer about, at least in terms of crop development. Saskatchewan Agriculture says in its weekly crop report released that most crops are developing normally. The report, covering the July 4-10 period, stated 84 per […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Hogs seen as key factor in input cost hikes

By GFM Network News July 11, 2017

CNS Canada — Canada’s Farm Input Price Index has climbed slightly for the first quarter of this year. Canada-wide, the index rose 1.3 per cent for the first quarter of this year compared to the final quarter of 2016. When comparing this year’s first quarter to last year’s first quarter, however, input prices in the […] Read more

A close-up screengrab from near 100 Mile House on the B.C. Wildfire Animal Resource Map. Tags in red denote producers with livestock needing to be moved; tags in green denote offers of space or transport for affected livestock.

Livestock, Weather

BCCA connecting ranchers, haulers in wildfire areas

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 11, 2017

Livestock producers needing to move animals out of wildfire zones in British Columbia’s Interior are being asked to contact the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. The BCCA, on its website, said it’s helping to co-ordinate haulers with producers who need to evacuate livestock. “With closures of highways and evacuation orders, permits are needed to re-enter evacuated areas […] Read more

Livestock

Saskatchewan sets new cougar, bear trapping seasons

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 10, 2017

Saskatchewan has set up a new cougar season for trappers, plus a southern expansion of its black bear trapping season, in part to help limit livestock predation. The province on Wednesday announced a new “trapping-only” cougar season will open Oct. 15, 2017 and close March 15, 2018. It also announced a new “black bear opportunity” […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

By GFM Network News July 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern Saskatchewan are cause for vigilance, but rain could still pull out a healthy harvest, according to a provincial soil and nutrient specialist. The area of concern lies within a triangle shape, with the northern tip at Saskatoon, one arm stretching southeast to Weyburn, Estevan and the U.S. border, […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Haying progress continues, crops at normal stage of development

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 3, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 6, 2017

Haying is progressing in the province as livestock producers now have 19 per cent of the hay crop cut and 10 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is rated as eight per cent excellent, 54 per cent good, 29 per cent fair and nine per […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. proposes cutting biofuels requirements due to ‘market realities’

By GFM Network News July 6, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed reducing the volumes of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel in 2018, in a move that could mark the first step towards a broader overhaul to the controversial energy policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal marked a slight decline […] Read more

Japan’s Imperial Palace and Nijubashi Bridge, in Tokyo. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU, Japan officials seal trade agreement

By GFM Network News July 5, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Japan and the European Union should agree on Thursday to a free trade pact that could be completed within months, after senior officials removed final snags to a political deal intended as a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump. “We ironed out the few remaining differences,” European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 30, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has filed a request for approval of its planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto with European Union regulators, as suitors line up for assets that Bayer will sell to get the approval by year-end. Bayer, which is bracing for the EU Commission to go into an in-depth […] 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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