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Barley, Cereals, Crops, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Saskatchewan crops a mixed bag 

Some cereal crops beyond harvesting with plans to salvage for feed

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Marketsfarm – There was a wide mixture of the results in the latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Parts of the province were hobbled by drought conditions, while other areas received upwards to 40 millimetres of rain following a series of thunderstorms during the week of July 18 to 26.  The desiccation of pulse crops […] Read more
Crop conditions in parts of western Saskatchewan have already dropped into crop insurance range, Burce Burnett says. (WeatherFarm video screengrab)
Crops, Markets, Weather

At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected

'A lot of damage done' by drought, Bruce Burnett says

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MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion show in Langham, Sask. “There […] Read more
‘Perfect storm’ for grasshoppers
Features

‘Perfect storm’ for grasshoppers

The conditions are right for pest-type grasshoppers in Saskatchewan. Consider both insecticides and cultural controls

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A provincial insect management specialist says grasshoppers could pose a significant challenge for farmers in Saskatchewan this season. During a June 14 webinar offering advice on managing grasshopper populations, James Tansey of Saskatchewan Agriculture said, “we’ve got a bit of a perfect storm for grasshoppers this year.” According to Tansey, warm and dry conditions in […] Read more
There are 37 acres of annual pasture seeded to two different blends including a cover crop blend that includes, oats, peas, sunn hemp, sunflower, crimson clover, lablab (a forage legume that grows similar to sweet pea), and radish.
Beef Cattle, Columns, Livestock

All efforts geared toward sustainable beef and crop production

Quebec producer adopts regenerative agriculture practices in a bid ‘to do something different’

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Stéphane Guay produces beef and cash crops on his farm in southwest Quebec, but there is so much more happening on this 400-acre regenerative agriculture operation he’s been developing over the past few years. Yes, there are cattle and crops, but they’re just part of a diversified farming operation that includes a wide range of […] Read more
Wheat in progress west of Pathlow, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Canadian canola, wheat area up on the year: StatCan

More soybean, corn acres also estimated

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers planted more canola than earlier intentions, according to updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada released Wednesday. Meanwhile, wheat plantings hit their highest level in more than two decades. Total canola plantings were estimated at 22.1 million acres by the government agency, which compares with the 21.6 million expected in April and […] Read more
Oats. (Greg Berg photo)
Crops, Oats

Oat miller to steer clear of lambda-cy

Grain Millers bans oats treated with insecticide product

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The federal government’s decision to ban the use of lambda-cyhalothrin insecticides on any crops destined for feed use has now led at least one Canadian miller to prohibit any deliveries of oats treated with the chemical. Oregon-based processor Grain Millers, whose Canadian operations include its oat mill at Yorkton, Sask., said in a memo Tuesday […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Analysts expect little change in new StatCan numbers

Weather was 'pretty conducive to plantings'

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MarketsFarm — Dry conditions in much of the Prairies this spring may leave seeding areas relatively unchanged ahead of Statistic Canada’s (StatCan) principal field crop report, due to be released Wednesday. It will be the second survey-based acreage report for the 2023-24 marketing year, after the first one was released in April. While growing conditions […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Rains lift interest, prices

Dry conditions in U.S. Corn Belt supportive

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MarketsFarm — When Alberta was dry, feed prices drew little interest according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. But that changed after some timely rains, with prices on the rise. “There’s more demand than we have seen in a while,” Leclerc said. “When crops were looking crappy and people were worried about […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices, shipments steady as dryness continues

Drought 'priced into the market already'

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MarketsFarm — Demand for feed grains at Alberta feedlots continues unabated as more corn from the United States makes its way into the province. “Demand at feedlots has been status quo. Feedlots are buying imported U.S. corn and DDGS. Along with that, there is also barley and feed wheat. They are getting enough supplies right […] Read more
(Viterra.ca)
Crops, Markets

April grain deliveries see increases all around

Barley deliveries up sharply

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MarketsFarm –– Producer deliveries of major grains last month were up nearly 40 per cent when compared to April 2022, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). In April 2023 more than 3.44 million tonnes of grain were delivered, versus 2.46 million a year ago. The uptick in deliveries continued to demonstrate the sizeable harvest farmers reaped […] Read more

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