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Seeding in Sask. moves quickly, but some farmers still stalled on weather

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 22, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 25, 2017

Seeding is advancing quickly in the province thanks to warm, dry weather. Producers now have 60 per cent of the provincial crop in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year is 65 per cent. Many producers have completed seeding operations while others will […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Heavy rain forecast for the soggiest parts of the Prairies this week is likely to further delay seeding in the world’s biggest canola-exporting country, meteorologists say. The rain, forecast to hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, would be the latest blow to farmers who could not harvest all […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. farm groups oppose Trump’s cuts to ag spending

By GFM Network News May 23, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm groups on Tuesday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash agriculture spending, viewing it as a fresh threat to a struggling farm economy. The White House on Monday proposed $46.54 billion in cuts to federal government funding for the agriculture sector over the next 10 years, including […] Read more

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

‘Doomsday’ seed vault entrance repaired after thaw of Arctic ice

By GFM Network News May 20, 2017

Oslo | Reuters — Norway is repairing the entrance of a “doomsday” seed vault on an Arctic island after an unexpected thaw of permafrost let water into a building meant as a deep freeze to safeguard the world’s food supplies. The water, limited to the 15-metre entrance hall in the melt late last year, had […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 16, 2017

Representatives from four Saskatchewan farmer organizations will sit on a new provincial advisory board on farm drainage policy. The provincial government on Tuesday announced the creation of two advisory boards: a policy development board and technical review board. Specific members haven’t yet been named to either board, but the province said the policy advisory board […] Read more

Animal welfare research is becoming about the emotional state of the animal rather than its health, Dr. Ed Pajor says. (John Greig photo)

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Greig: Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

By GFM Network News May 15, 2017

Animal welfare research is moving beyond identifying what keeps an animal healthy, to focus more on their state of being and their happiness. For years, farmers have justified the way they manage and house animals based on objective measures of their health: disease prevalence, growth rates and feed consumption. Consumer research, however, shows that’s not […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Most producers in seeding mode, though some areas still too wet

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 8, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 11, 2017

Seeding is underway for most producers in the province. Eleven per cent of the 2017 crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year is 16 per cent. Seeding is most advanced in the southeast, where producers have 30 per cent of the […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. farmers make slow headway due to poor weather

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 1, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 4, 2017

Saskatchewan farmers are slowly making their way into the field. Adverse weather has delayed spring field work, such as applying herbicide, harrowing and seeding, in some areas. Many fields remain wet. Warm and dry weather will be needed in the coming weeks before seeding can get fully under way. The majority of producers with crop […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 4, 2017

Glacier Media, a leading Canadian business information news, insights and data supplier, has appointed Jonathan Neutens as president of its Weather Innovations Consulting (WIN) group. Neutens, who has more than 20 years experience in North America’s agribusiness sector, will lead the team at WIN to scale its business in the ag technology space, building on the existing […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 27, 2017

Alberta’s provincial government has named a new board of directors to its farm financing and crop insurance agency, to replace the board it fired last year. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier on Thursday announced the appointment of a new eight-member board for the provincial Agriculture Financial Services Corp., (AFSC), which has been handled by an interim […] Read more

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Seeding in Sask. moves quickly, but some farmers still stalled on weather

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

U.S. farm groups oppose Trump’s cuts to ag spending

‘Doomsday’ seed vault entrance repaired after thaw of Arctic ice

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

Greig: Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

Most producers in seeding mode, though some areas still too wet

Sask. farmers make slow headway due to poor weather

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

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