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Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

By GFM Network News October 10, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s pulse crop trade hasn’t stopped, even though its biggest customer, India, isn’t taking large amounts anymore. Instead, buyers are finding themselves having to take business one day at a time and become a bit more creative. “I think everyone is in the same boat; it’s not that the market has stopped. […] Read more

This photo was taken on August 1, 2009. There was great crop growth, from old fashioned methods.

Columns, Crops

Cover crops and green manure

In the Palliser Triangle, cover crops aren’t the answer in a dry cycle

By Les Henry October 10, 2018

The current interest in soil health issues has expanded our thinking and spawned much research and new farm-scale work with many new-to-us plant species. Cover crops are planted in the non-commercial season to add diversity to the mix and juice up the soil organisms that go along with the different plants. In wet years, cover […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. harvest slowed by rain and snow

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 1

By Saskatchewan Agriculture October 4, 2018

Wet and cool weather continues to slow harvest operations in much of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Seventy-three per cent of the crop is now in the bin, slightly behind the five-year (2013-2017) average of 78 per cent for this time of year. Twenty per cent of the crop is swathed […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends pea, lentil tariffs

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 2, 2018

CNS Canada — The Indian government has again extended its import restrictions on peas, this time until Dec. 31. India late last year initiated duties of 50 per cent on imported peas and 30 per cent on lentils and desi chickpeas. It has since raised the lentil tariff to 60 per cent. In effect, the […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Weather deals harvest a blow with rain and snow

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 24

By Saskatchewan Agriculture September 27, 2018

Another wet and cool week has significantly slowed harvest operations in the province. Sixty-eight per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2013-2017) average is 64 per cent for this time of year. Rain was recorded throughout most of the province through the week. […] Read more

Landscape featuring a harvested grain field

Columns, Marketing

Watch the grain markets this fall

Outlining some of the factors influencing post-harvest prices

By Brian Wittal September 27, 2018

Hot and dry weather across a large part of the Prairies advanced crops and brought harvest on ahead of schedule. Yields are variable, but the expectation is that we will end up with an average crop, based on 10-year average yields. Early reports of high protein up to 17 per cent in wheat has already […] Read more

Linda and Wade Parkinson farm about an hour northwest of Saskatoon.  They are transitioning their farm to their daughter and son-in-law.

Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: The Wasmuths

This is the story of Neil and Misty Wasmuth, and Misty’s parents, Wade and Linda

By Edna Manning September 26, 2018

Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more

Harvested Saskatchewan lentils. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Lentils, Peas, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

By GFM Network News September 25, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s a mixed bag in many ways for Saskatchewan’s pulse crops this year, as a dry summer and late rains have meant different things for various crops. According to one industry expert, though, the overall picture doesn’t look bad. “I think overall, if you assess the entire province, it will come in […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Weather unwinds harvest efforts, topsoil moisture seen improving

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 17

By Saskatchewan Agriculture September 20, 2018

A wet and cool week stalled most harvest operations in the province. Sixty-two per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2013-2017) average is 53 per cent for this time of year. Twenty-six per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask harvest ahead of five-year average, some crop damage from frost seen

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 10

By Saskatchewan Agriculture September 13, 2018

Favourable weather for most of the province allowed producers to continue to make good progress in the field, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fifty-eight per cent of the crop is now in the bin, well ahead of the five-year (2013-2017) average of 37 per cent for this time of year. Twenty-eight per cent […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s sales a day-to-day business

Cover crops and green manure

Sask. harvest slowed by rain and snow

Pulse weekly outlook: India extends pea, lentil tariffs

Weather deals harvest a blow with rain and snow

Watch the grain markets this fall

Meet your farming neighbours: The Wasmuths

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil yields look good, worries grow over peas

Weather unwinds harvest efforts, topsoil moisture seen improving

Sask harvest ahead of five-year average, some crop damage from frost seen

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