Other crops Archives - Page 85 of 339

What to do when unexpected product performance occurs

Q & A with an expert

By Ernie Nycholat March 2, 2021

Q: My chemical did not work. What should I do? A: This is an unfortunate scenario that most growers have likely dealt with at one time or another. After 30 years working as a chemical manufacturer representative or agrologist, I have found there are new issues every year. So, what should growers do to ensure […] Read more

The photo shows NE26 Township 11 Range 11, west of Meridian 1, three miles east of Austin, Man. The soils are of the Almassippi association. The details of individual soils are all available online at Manitoba Agri-Maps at the Agrimaps website (see link at right).

Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Nitrate down the well

Quit porking on so much N

By Les Henry March 1, 2021

This song has been sung before in this column. With the death of babies as a possible consequence, it bears repeating. Nitrate in the environment In a native grass environment like my grandfather and yours broke up to farm, nitrate was a rare molecule. Native grass evolved by staying brown and doing nothing when it […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Grain drying relief moving forward, one way or other

Governing Liberals telegraph plans to introduce their own measure

By GFM Network News February 28, 2021

Despite voting against a bill to exempt certain farm fuels from the carbon tax, the governing federal Liberals say tax relief for grain drying is coming. Conservative MP Philip Lawrence’s private member’s bill C-206, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel), passed second reading in the House of Commons […] Read more

Columns

Titanium-Strength Portfolio continues to live up to its name

It could also be called the do-nothing portfolio

By Herman VanGenderen February 26, 2021

It has been a little over a month since the turn of the calendar, but I am writing this the day after the Washington siege as my first column of the new year. What other zaniness might occur between day of writing and day of reading remains to be seen, but a constant has been […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers asked to pass on palm byproducts in rations, for now

Seek out other ingredients while hard-butter issue under review, DFC asks

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 26, 2021

Canadian dairy farmers whose feed rations include supplements made with palm byproducts are being asked to consider other options while consumer complaints over butter are probed more closely. Dairy Farmers of Canada on Thursday asked its farmer members to “consider alternatives to palm supplements” pending the outcome of a review of “issues that have been […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Push on to prevent strike at Port of Montreal

A work stoppage that could start March 20 would disrupt containerized grain exports

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News February 26, 2021

Ottawa needs to act now to prevent a strike March 20 that would stop containerized grain from being exported from the Port of Montreal, says Jeff English, vice-president of marketing and communications at Pulse Canada. “This is something we can see off in the distance, but we are going to be there before you know […] Read more

The pandemic has underscored the importance of implementing a farm safety plan and conducting a risk assessment.

News, Wheat & Chaff

Ag industry has opportunity to become stronger post-pandemic

By Erin Kelly February 25, 2021

We can all agree that 2020 was a year like none other. It was a year that tested everyone’s readiness to adapt to change quickly. And the agricultural industry was no exception. From labour logistics and personal protective equipment shortages to processing delays and pivoting to online marketing, many farmers across the country encountered a […] Read more

File photo of a rye field in Kazakhstan. (Stsmhn/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Reuters

Kazakhstan’s president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 25, 2021

Almaty | Reuters — Kazakhstan will permanently ban foreigners from owning or renting farmland in the vast central Asian nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday, ending a lengthy dispute that once prompted anti-government protests. Kazakhstan is a major producer of grains, oilseeds and meat in the former Soviet region sandwiched between China and Russia […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan)

Crops

Canary seed competing with other crops on the rise

'There's a fight for acreage'

By GFM Network News February 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — During the fall of 2020, canary seed crossed above the 30 cents per pound mark — where it’s currently staying. And those who work with the crop expect its price to remain above that mark this year. David Nobbs, pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods at Saskatoon and former chair of the Canary […] Read more

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

Crops, Markets, Weather

Grain shortage, cold snap cause delays at West Coast ports

'...the vessels continue to arrive'

By GFM Network News February 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — Grain movement in Western Canada remains faced with significant difficulties, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which monitors rail traffic and vessel movements in Canada. February’s cold snap resulted in grain movement across the region falling below its three-year average. The most pressing issue has been a shortage of grain to […] Read more

Daily Network News

Iran says Strait of Hormuz open as Trump sees deal ‘soon’ to end war

Agriculture groups welcome seed, fertilizer approval bill

AAFC projects tighter canola stocks for 2026-27

Other crops