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Is it just a matter of slowing down your ground speed to remedy harvest loss?

PAMI engineer offers combine adjustment advice

How to make sure grain goes into  your hopper, not out the back

By Scott Garvey July 22, 2019

Speaking at an event in Brandon in March, Joel McDonald, an engineer working for PAMI (Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute), gave producers the benefit of his years of experience in evaluating combine performance. “This is a quote I like to use about managing your harvest, and your combine,” he told the crowd. “‘A combine is a […] Read more

Burcon’s technical centre in the Fort Garry district of Winnipeg. (Glen Hallick photo)

Canola, Crops, Peas

Pea, canola protein processing plant planned for outside Winnipeg

By GFM Network News July 19, 2019

MarketsFarm — Somewhere outside Winnipeg, a new pea and canola processing plant is scheduled to be in production by August 2020. The $65 million facility is expected to process up to 20,000 tonnes of yellow field peas annually and will be the world’s only commercial-scale food-grade canola protein production facility. No figure for the plant’s […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Majority of Sask. crops measure ‘poor-to-good condition’

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 15

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 19, 2019

Crops continue to develop across the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Sixty-three per cent of the fall and spring cereals, 53 per cent of the oilseeds, and 73 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Crop conditions vary throughout the province, […] Read more

Crops, Features

Farmer Panel: Rain in the nick of time

Moisture helps crops get to second base, but not a home run — yet

By Lee Hart July 17, 2019

It may not be the case in all parts of Western Canada, but for producers contacted for the July Farmer’s Panel some much-appreciated rain in the latter part of June saved the bacon of a lot of crops but, as was duly noted, heading into July “it’s not in the bin yet.” Rain may not […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Grain Commission suspends ILTA Grain’s licenses

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News July 11, 2019

Farmers owed money for grain delivered to ILTA Grain Inc. should call the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The CGC on Thursday suspended the Surrey, B.C.-based company’s grain dealer’s license and its primary grain elevator licenses for elevators at Belle Plaine and Saskatoon, Sask., Remi Gosselin, the CGC’s manager of corporate information services, said in an […] Read more

Localized flooding, strong winds, hail, lack of moisture and grasshoppers have contributed to crop damage in the province this week.

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. crops get a weather boost, but still behind in development

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 8

By Saskatchewan Agriculture July 11, 2019

Crops across the province are advancing as a result of the warm weather and moisture, although crops are behind or at their normal developmental stages. Sixty-seven per cent of the fall cereals and 32 per cent of the spring cereals are in the heading stage, while 38 per cent of the canola and mustard and […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse exporter ILTA Grain under creditor protection

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 10, 2019

Corrected, July 11 — MarketsFarm — B.C.- based pulse exporter ILTA Grain, which operates pulse handling and processing facilities in Saskatchewan, has been granted creditor protection by that province’s Supreme Court. “The decision to file for (Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act protection) was made after careful consideration and in our view, is a necessary step for […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Field pea acreage increasing

By GFM Network News July 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Last week’s report from Statistics Canada estimated that some acreage in Canada’s canola belt will instead go to field peas in 2019. Approximately 4.3 million total acres will be dedicated to field peas, StatsCan said, marking a 300,000-acre increase from estimates earlier in the year, and up from the 3.6 million acres seeded […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Rainfall offers relief, improving crop, hay and pasture growth

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending June 24

By Saskatchewan Agriculture June 27, 2019

Many areas in the province received rainfall last week. This precipitation has helped to relieve the extremely dry conditions and recharge soil moisture; however, significant rainfall is still needed in areas of the province to help crops, hay and pasture develop and further recharge soil moisture. The amount of precipitation received in the past week […] Read more

Farm Life, FarmLife

Making sourdough bread

First We Eat: If you have trouble digesting bread try sourdough

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith June 21, 2019

Gluten and wheat intolerance has been in my family for decades. My sister Lee gave up eating all wheat-based foods in her early 20s after a childhood and teenage years filled with bellyaches and gastrointestinal distress. Fifteen years ago, I started to experience similar negative reactions to bread. But according to food writer and historian […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

GFM Network News

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

PAMI engineer offers combine adjustment advice

Pea, canola protein processing plant planned for outside Winnipeg

Majority of Sask. crops measure ‘poor-to-good condition’

Farmer Panel: Rain in the nick of time

Grain Commission suspends ILTA Grain’s licenses

Sask. crops get a weather boost, but still behind in development

Pulse exporter ILTA Grain under creditor protection

Pulse weekly outlook: Field pea acreage increasing

Rainfall offers relief, improving crop, hay and pasture growth

Making sourdough bread

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