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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

Smoke billows upwards from the Donnie Creek wildfire south of Fort Nelson, B.C. n June 11, 2023. (Photo: B.C. Wildfire Service handout via Reuters)

General, Reuters, Weather

Western Canada covered in smoke as wildfires loosen grip on Quebec

Over 200 of 449 wildfires now out of control

By GFM Network News June 13, 2023

Ottawa | Reuters — Smoke shrouded Western Canada on Monday as wildfires flared again in the main oil-producing province of Alberta, while firefighters in Quebec doused some of the worst early-season blazes, allowing thousands of evacuees to return home. Canada is enduring its most destructive start to wildfire season, with about 4.8 million hectares — […] Read more

Dustin McLaren, a territory manager for Corteva Agriscience, inspects lentils

Features, Lentils, Pulses

New tool for anthracnose control in lentils

Zetigo PRM targets disease with a novel mode of action and helps farmers manage fungicide resistance

By Mark Halsall June 12, 2023

Anthracnose can be a serious problem in lentils in Western Canada. As Mike Brown, agronomy manager for Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, points out, the disease can result in heavy yield losses due to premature leaf drop and plant death. “Anthracnose is a polycyclic disease, which means it can go through multiple life cycles during the growing […] Read more

A climate change activist plays a violin in New York City’s Times Square as Manhattan is shrouded in haze and smoke which drifted south from wildfires in Canada, on June 7, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Maye-E Wong)

General, Reuters, Weather

International help rolls in to fight unyielding Canadian wildfires

Almost 80 of Quebec's fires currently out of control

By GFM Network News June 8, 2023

Ottawa | Reuters — Allies around the world are promising to boost support for Canada’s fight against hundreds of blazes amid the country’s worst-ever start to wildfire season, which is fueling concerns about the worsening consequences of climate change. Forest fires continued to burn across Canada on Thursday, forcing thousands of people from their homes […] Read more

File photo of rice growing near Pune in Maharashtra, western India. (ePhotocorp/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Late Indian monsoon to start in next two days

The monsoon is vital to the country's agricultural production

By GFM Network News June 7, 2023

MarketsFarm – The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon, which is vital to the country’s agricultural production, is expected to hit the southern state of Kerala within the next 48 hours, according to an update from the India Meteorological Department. The persistence of westerly winds over the Arabian Sea, the increased depth of those westerly […] Read more

NYMEX August 2023 West Texas Intermediate crude oil, with August 2023 Brent crude oil (black line). (Barchart)

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Extent of Saudi oil production cut unclear

Reported tensions within OPEC limit price gains

By GFM Network News June 6, 2023

MarketsFarm — At the OPEC+ meeting Sunday in Vienna, Saudi Arabia announced it will cut its oil production by one million barrels per day (BPD) come July. And while that move was bullish for the markets, by how much remains to be seen, said Phil Flynn of the Price Futures Group in Chicago. “It’s probably […] 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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