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StatsCan reports sharp decline in field crop stocks

Stocks tighter than most traders had estimated

By GFM Network News May 6, 2022

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada’s report on the country’s principal field crop stocks, released Friday, reflects an ever-tightening supply brought on by last year’s drought. With the exception of corn and soybeans, all of the crops listed suffered a supply decline of at least 10 per cent compared to the year before, as of March 31. […] Read more

Crops, Forages

German seed company buys Prairie forage seed firm

DSV to take up full control of Northstar Seed

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 6, 2022

A Prairie company producing and selling forage, turf and grass seed for international and domestic markets is set to be an early foothold for a German seed firm in North America. DSV (Deutsche Saatveredelung) announced last week it has reached a deal in early April to buy up all shares of Northstar Seed, which is […] Read more

Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: How to write a will with joy

Even the best-laid-out transition plans are derailed when new documents are not signed

By Elaine Froese May 4, 2022

I want you to read this column and act. I recently did a virtual presentation with 120 farmers and many of them did not have wills in place. Stop procrastination now! I’ve encountered folks who are all dealing with different kinds of loss. One a husband whose wife is suffering from a stroke. One a […] Read more

Nutrien’s Patience Lake potash facility, about 15 km east of Saskatoon. (Nutrien.com)

Crops, Reuters

Nutrien may further raise potash output as sanctions curb other supplies

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News May 3, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s largest fertilizer company, is weighing further increases to potash production as sanctions continue to limit shipments from Russia and Belarus, interim CEO Ken Seitz said on Tuesday. Prices of crop nutrients such as potash have skyrocketed as sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have disrupted […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Nutrien bolsters profit forecast on surging fertilizer prices

Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years

By GFM Network News May 3, 2022

Reuters — Nutrien Ltd. on Monday raised its full-year earnings forecast well above estimates after posting a more than 10-fold jump in first-quarter profit, as the world’s largest fertilizer company benefits strongly from soaring prices of crop nutrients. Prices of essential crop nutrients such as potash and phosphate skyrocketed in the quarter, touching near-record levels, […] Read more

We all have character traits that will help us perform well and those that will hurt us. We need to take advantage of the helpful ones and manage the hurtful ones.

Columns

Four market success factors, Part 2

Portfolio construction and how you manage yourself

By Herman VanGenderen May 2, 2022

While individual stock selection gets most of the airtime, organizing those stocks into a high performance, resilient portfolio is equally important. This aspect is referred to as diversification, but it is bigger than that. Some may think owning a number of companies in a couple different sectors qualifies as diversification. However, the market tends to […] Read more

Spring runoff on April 27, 2022 at the Pembina Escarpment near Miami, Man., about 40 km northwest of Winkler. (Manitoba Co-operator/Allan Dawson video screengrab)

General, Weather

Flood warnings raised in Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan

Flows could reach 2009 levels in Manitoba

By GFM Network News April 30, 2022

MarketsFarm — Spring flooding in Manitoba’s Red River Valley could approach levels last seen in 2009, the highest water level since 1997’s “Flood of the Century,” according to the latest update from the provincial Hydrologic Forecast Centre. The centre is monitoring a precipitation system forecast for the April 29-May 1 weekend that is expected to […] Read more

Canadian farmers are a diverse bunch. To an outsider looking in, though, these great attributes, which are deserving of celebration and promotion, are often hidden under a veneer of homogeneity.

Columns

Toban Dyck: Clothes do not make the man — or do they?

The essence of a farmer deserves more examination

By Toban Dyck April 29, 2022

What does a farmer look like to you? Is that person wearing a zip-up sweater or jacket with an ag company logo emblazoned on the front and back? Is that person’s face and hands clean or are they dirty or stained and wrinkled from years of tinkering on machinery and toiling in the soil? Or, […] Read more

Crops

Elevator declarations changing Aug. 1

CGC says the move won't harm Canada's grain quality assurance system

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News April 28, 2022

The declarations of eligibility western Canadian farmers sign before delivering to elevators, effective Aug. 1, will no longer include crops that don’t require end-use quality assessment as part of the variety registration process. “It’s not a big change,” Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) spokesman Remi Gosselin said in an interview Thursday. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of […] Read more

Flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Inakiantonana/E+/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

EU crops to face some challenges in 2022-23

By GFM Network News April 28, 2022

MarketsFarm — Total grain production in the European Union is expected to decrease overall by 2.4 per cent in 2022-23, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture attachés throughout the multi-nation bloc. For the coming crop year, they forecast production to be 286.02 million tonnes of wheat, corn, barley, rye, oats, mixed grains and others. One […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Other crops