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Mammatus-type clouds over Winnipeg on the evening of July 2, 2023. (Dave Bedard photo)

Prairie Forecast Update: Low lingers in Manitoba

Issued July 2, covering July 3 to 5

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News July 3, 2023

The overall forecast remains on track across both Alberta and Saskatchewan, so only a small update is needed for Manitoba. Across Manitoba, the area of low pressure that has been tracking across the northern half of the Prairie provinces is now forecasted to take a little longer to exit this region. The two main impacts […] Read more

General, Weather

Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Channel clearing, drain maintenance program shares eligible costs

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 30, 2023

A program to help rural Saskatchewan municipalities and local authorities cover costs of channel clearing and maintaining drains for flood prevention will now expand to include individual landowners. The province’s Water Security Agency (WSA) said Friday its $1 million cost-share rebate program will expand its eligibility beyond RMs, conservation and development area (C+D) authorities and […] Read more

This is Kevin Bloski’s front lawn seeded with a majority of Kentucky bluegrass and a grass seed mix from Early’s called Erin Green. Bloski, who consistently waters the double trunk weeping birch tree, says it’s one of the few remaining weeping birch trees in Saskatoon.

Farm Life

How to repair dog damage on lawns

Singing Gardener: Plus some tips for reseeding

By Ted Meseyton June 30, 2023

There are similar benefits derived from gardening and from owning a dog. When it comes to dogs, I’m no specialist, but a question arises: How compatible are gardeners and dogs? I’ll leave responses to you, our Grainews family of readers. I see a lot of folks walking with their dog, and sometimes with more than […] Read more

File photo of the Prince Rupert Grain Terminal. (Dan_prat/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

West Coast longshore workers set to strike Saturday

Grain handling exempt from port work stoppage

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 29, 2023

Other than those who handle grains and oilseeds at port terminals and elevators, longshore workers at Canada’s West Coast ports are poised to walk off the job starting Saturday morning. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada) on Wednesday morning served the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) with 72 hours’ strike notice, which […] Read more

Crops, Markets

AAFC’s June supply/demand estimates mostly unchanged

Corn exports adjusted upward

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 22, 2023

MarketsFarm — Monthly supply/demand projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were left mostly unchanged in June, as the department awaits updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada at the end of the month. Only corn saw any adjustments in the numbers from May, with a 200,000-tonne increase in 2022-23 exports, now at 2.05 million tonnes, resulting […] Read more

Features

Go ahead, ask the ‘Pro’ a question

AgvisorPro is a platform for the transfer of information for individual farmers and “communities”

By Lee Hart June 22, 2023

If you have questions related to anything agriculture, or even something related to personal well-being, an expert on AgvisorPro can likely provide an answer. In this era of the internet that might sound like no big deal, but the agriculture information service launched in 2019, accessed through your smartphone, has evolved into such an extensive […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Wheat & Chaff

Market expert urges cautious approach for forward grain selling

By Mark Halsall June 20, 2023

That caution is well advised going into this growing season given the state of subsoil moisture across the Prairies. That’s the word from Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm, which provides expert analysis on the markets and crops grown in Western Canada. As MarketFarm’s director of markets and weather information, Burnett specializes in assessing weather conditions and […] Read more

Running somewhere around mile 60 of a 100-mile course in February in Texas. From mile 70 and beyond I was constantly reaching into my “bag of C’s” to find reasons to keep going.

Columns

‘Why’ as the deep, burning mantra to keep going

It’s not meant to be crazy, it’s meant to build resilience to overcome the “hard”

By Stuart Chutter June 19, 2023

To perform constantly and optimally in any passion — whether farming, running, or anything else — takes a deep understanding of the “why.” On the farm we often hear family, land and legacy as deep, value-based guides for “why” some choose life on a farm. For me, soil health and making an environmental contribution to […] Read more

File photo of storm clouds over northeastern Alberta. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low looks to dominate

Forecast issued June 14, covering June 14-21

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News June 15, 2023

So far, the weather models have been doing a good job with the medium-range forecasts, only falling off late in the forecast period. Of course, in the summer, short-range forecasts can be difficult, especially when it comes to just when and where thunderstorms will develop. I always find it interesting that a forecast could be […] Read more

Viterra’s oilseed crush plant at Becancour, Que. (Viterra.com)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Bunge deal for Viterra to boost oilseed dominance, renewable diesel potential

Canada's Competition Bureau pledges to review deal

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 14, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — Bunge’s planned acquisition of Viterra would make the world’s biggest oilseed crusher even more dominant and secure a larger role in the expanding renewable diesel industry, although it may face competition hurdles. Under the deal to create an agricultural giant worth about $34 billion including debt, Bunge’s crushing capacity will increase […] Read more

Eastern wheat to be included in Cereals Canada’s harvest assessment

August grain deliveries down from 2024: StatCan

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest advances despite rains

GFM Network News