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One source of inflation that is not changing for the better is the tight labour market, which will continue in 2023.

Editor’s Column: The most expensive crop ever put in the ground, again

By Kari Belanger April 10, 2023

If you’re a little worried about the upfront cost of putting in this year’s crop, Farm Credit Canada’s 2023 economic outlook might put your mind at rest. While this year’s costs of production are poised to match or exceed last year’s record as the most expensive crop ever, FCC’s outlook indicates it may also be […] Read more

(Screengrab from Merit Functional Foods video via YouTube)

Canola, Crops, Peas

Bidding open for Merit Foods for two more weeks

Stakeholder Burcon plans to put up 'compelling bid'

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 6, 2023

The fate of Winnipeg pea- and canola-based protein processor Merit Functional Foods won’t be confirmed until the end of April at the earliest. Merit, whose major shareholders include Vancouver plant-based protein firm Burcon NutraScience, U.S. agrifood firm Bunge and former executives of Hemp Oil Canada, was placed into receivership March 1. According to the first […] Read more

A University of Saskatchewan researcher conducting phosphorus fertilization trials near Central Butte in 2021.

Crops, Features

Phosphorus fertility studies reveal best placement

Proper placement of phosphorus fertilizer is crucial to meet the nutritional needs of plants

By Jim Timlick April 5, 2023

Like most Canadians these days, farmers are looking to get the most bang for their bucks. That’s especially true when it comes to applying phosphorus fertilizers to their fields. Jeff Schoenau, a professor of soil fertility at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and chair of soil nutrient management for the Saskatchewan Ministry of […] Read more

File photo of black beans. (Nhattienphoto/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: For growers, spring still far away

Just 'minor changes' expected in Manitoba acres

By GFM Network News March 28, 2023

MarketsFarm — Springtime still seems distant for southern Manitoba as snow remains and freezing temperatures persist. However, provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange said current conditions are setting up well for seeding after temperatures rise and snow melts. “We’re still a little ways off. There are still snow drifts in the fields in most areas of […] Read more

Chickpeas. (Grigorenko/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Steady world trade expected in 2023

IGC sees firmer demand for dry peas in particular

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

MarketsFarm — World trade in chickpeas and lentils is expected to remain relatively steady in 2023, with solid demand from South Asia underpinning markets, according to the latest outlook from the International Grains Council. The IGC sees the world trade in chickpeas in 2023 at about 1.9 million tonnes, which would be unchanged from 2022, […] Read more

Soybean growers in the Prairies should adopt prevention methods like those for clubroot as soon as possible to prevent major soybean crop yield losses.

Columns, Crops

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 2

By Ieuan Evans March 21, 2023

It’s farm equipment that does the bulk of disease spread

In Part I of this discussion on plant disease and weed issues, I explored clubroot of canola. Now for the other nine listed and destructive disease and weed issues on my top 10 list. All nine of these disease and weed issues move from cropland to cropland in exactly the same way as clubroot of […] Read more

Yellow peas. (Victoria Popova/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers not worried about Merit situation

Pea, canola protein processor in receivership

By GFM Network News March 7, 2023

MarketsFarm — After Manitoba-based plant protein processor Merit Functional Foods went into receivership last Wednesday, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) executive director Daryl Domitruk said it is not a microcosm of the province’s pulse industry. Domitruk said MPSG learned about Merit’s financial situation through the media. He also added that some Manitoba pea growers […] Read more

If your cropland is presently clubroot-free, keep it that way. Do not allow any mud-carrying equipment of any kind on your cropland other than your own farm equipment. Plant resistant varieties and keep the land clubroot-free to enhance your financial future.

Columns, Crops

Present and future plant disease and weed issues in the Prairies, Part 1

Disease prevention works if you follow standard crop biosecurity procedures

By Ieuan Evans March 6, 2023

Here are 10 of the more important disease and weed issues in Western Canada, but I could easily add 10 more. 1. Clubroot of canola2. Cereal cyst nematode3. Soybean cyst nematode4. Aphanomyces root rot of peas and lentils5. Verticillium wilt of canola6. Sudden death syndrome of soybean7. Potato cyst nematode8. Potato powdery scab9. Sclerotinia white […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Peas

Merit Foods stakeholder looking to buy company

Burcon 'actively engaged' with company's receiver

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 4, 2023

One of the joint-venture owners of Winnipeg pea and canola protein processor Merit Functional Foods says it’s in talks to buy full control of the cash-strapped company. Two days after Merit entered a court-ordered receivership, Vancouver-based Burcon NutraScience announced Friday it “intends to submit a formal proposal to acquire the business.” Burcon said Merit’s receivership […] Read more

Exacting cooks know it’s important to choose the right tool for the task.

Farm Life

The mettle of metal cooking pots

First We Eat: It matters what your kitchen pot is made of

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith March 3, 2023

Metal matters, as surely with knives and kitchen pots as any other farm tool. As we speak, a pot of split pea soup burbles on my gas range in a pot of enamelled cast iron. I feel safe about leaving it on its own. Much safer, say, than leaving our new kitten, Hercule, on her […] Read more

GFM Network News

Trade tensions boosted confidence in Canadian food system, report shows

Klassen: Feeder market softens on weaker demand

Monsoon promise turns sour for India’s crops ruined by late downpours

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