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Seeding progress advances to 73 per cent complete

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 20

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 23, 2019

Seeding progress is quickly advancing across the province, thanks to very few disruptions in the weather and relatively good seeding conditions. Seventy-three per cent of the crop is now seeded, up from 38 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year average (2014-2018) of 59 per cent for this time of year. Crops […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Seeding advances quickly, ahead of five-year average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 13

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 16, 2019

Significant seeding progress was made this past week as 38 per cent of the crop is now in the ground, ahead of the five-year average (2014-2018) of 31 per cent for this time of year. Crops are slow to emerge due to cool conditions. Seeding is furthest advanced in the southeastern region, where 53 per […] Read more

Cereals, Features

Emptying the tool box on fusarium head blight

There are no silver bullets, but these 11 agronomic practices can help

By Lee Hart May 8, 2019

While there is no so-called cure for fusarium head blight a whole series of proper agronomic practices can be applied to stave off the impact of the disease, say Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers. Using FHB-resistant cereal varieties and applying registered fungicides is part of the story say Kelly Turkington, plant pathology researcher in Lacombe, Alta., and […] Read more

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Report shows record-large canola stocks at end of March

By GFM Network News May 7, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s canola supplies of just over 10 million tonnes as of March 31 marked a new record for the date, according to Tuesday’s stocks of principal field crops report from Statistics Canada. The government agency pegged canola supplies in the country at the end of March at 10.019 million tonnes, up by 10.5 […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan confirms smaller canola acres, more wheat

By GFM Network News April 25, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to seed more spring wheat and less canola in 2019, according to Statistics Canada survey results released Wednesday. Additional shifts are also likely in subsequent reports, as dry conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan may alter some intentions. Statistics Canada forecast canola area for 2019 at 21.3 million acres, which […] Read more

Statistics Canada’s March preliminary estimates of principal field crop areas, including 2019 acreage forecast released April 24, 2019. (Statcan.gc.ca)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Canadian farmers to reduce canola plantings by seven per cent

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers intend to plant seven per cent fewer acres of canola this spring compared with a year earlier, even less than expected by analysts and traders, as a dispute with China hampers demand, a government report showed on Wednesday. China and Canada are locked in a diplomatic and trade dispute […] Read more

Some researchers have found that the land equivalent ratio is greater with crops grown together than with crops grown individually.

Crops, Features

The science behind intercropping

When plants can share nutrients, they can yield higher together than separately

By Angela Lovell April 17, 2019

Just as the adoption of no-till agriculture on the Prairies several decades ago was farmer-driven, the current shift to ecological (sometimes called regenerative) agricultural practices is no different, says Dr. Martin Entz of the University of Manitoba. “In this fascinating carbon world, we’re now moving beyond just crop rotation and beyond just grazing management all […] Read more

Rural landscape with wheat field on sunset

Cereals, Crops, Features

Slowing growth to prevent lodging

Should you invest in a plant growth regulator for your cereal crops this season?

By Angela Lovell March 26, 2019

Where there’s enough moisture and high fertility levels, lodging can still be a major yield constraint. In cereal crops, plant growth regulators (PGRs) have been shown to produce shorter stems to reduce lodging and maintain grain yields. Researchers in Alberta are trying to optimize PGR use to prevent lodging and improve standability and harvestability in […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Should I treat my seed with a fungicide?

Q & A with Nutrien Ag Solutions

By Hassan Abidi March 22, 2019

Q: Why should I treat my seed with a fungicide? When should my seed treatment include an insecticide? A: Seeds and seedlings are vulnerable to many soil-borne and foliar pests. Insects and pathogens can destroy germinating seeds and young plants, which are relatively tender and lack food reserves to recover from injuries or to survive […] Read more

Crops, Features, Oats

It’s a good time to be breeding oats

Oat research and development continues despite industry and government funding cuts

By Angela Lovell March 15, 2019

Despite a few stumbling blocks, the Canadian oat industry continues to advance and offer good opportunities for oat growers. The good news is that researchers are looking at new, value-added products that provide increased health benefits to consumers. Thanks to improvements in oat breeding and agronomic practices, Canadian oat yields have increased by 18 per […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures higher on screwworm news

Trade mission heads for Japan as Canada becomes the country’s top pork supplier

U.S. grains: Soybeans drop on lack of Chinese demand, wheat hits contract lows

GFM Network News