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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids mostly higher with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News July 6, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for western Canadian wheat were mostly higher during the week ended Friday, with gains in U.S. futures providing some support. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were anywhere from C$2 per tonne lower to as much as $10 per tonne higher, with bids ranging from about $231 per […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canterra, Limagrain plan cereal breeding j.v.

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 3, 2015

Canada’s recent moves to tighten protections of plant breeders’ rights are getting the credit for encouraging a new private-sector joint venture in cereal seed development for the Prairie market. Canterra Seeds and French farmer co-operative Limagrain on Thursday announced they would further tie up their wheat variety commercialization work through a new joint seed breeding […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

By GFM Network News July 3, 2015

Paris | Reuters — A heatwave in Western Europe is adding to stress on wheat crops after a dry end to spring and reducing what had been very high yield potential only a month ago. Record temperatures for early July at around 40 C in parts of France unnerved traders in the European Union’s top […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

U.S. wheat futures seen stalling

By GFM Network News July 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– U.S. wheat futures posted solid gains over the month of June but appear to be stalling out in the early days of July as the market looks for more fresh supportive news. “The bull needs to be fed every day, and right now it’s not getting anything to keep it going,” said […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Pearce: Cereal seed firm pressing certified seed issue

By Ralph Pearce, GFM Network News July 1, 2015

It’s no secret that the cereal sector has had a tough time trying to convince growers to purchase certified seed, but companies such as C+M Seeds are actively making their case. Palmerston, Ont.-based C+M, during its annual Red Wheat Industry Day on Thursday, brought growers an extensive breakdown of updated plant breeders’ rights (PBR) in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie wheat bids up sharply with weather worries

By GFM Network News June 29, 2015

CNS Canada — Cash bids for Prairie wheat were up sharply during the week ended Friday, as weather worries in North America resulted in improved basis levels and pushed U.S. futures sharply higher. Parts of Western Canada are too dry, harming production, while excess moisture in the U.S. is increasing disease pressure and slowing the […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Forages, Markets, Weather

U.S. corn, DDGS imports likely as drought tightens feed supply

By GFM Network News June 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– Livestock producers in Western Canada will likely have to import feed grains such as corn and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) this year, as drought is seen trimming domestic barley and other feed production. “We’ve seen droughts before, and when it’s happened, usually what has to happen is we import other […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

By GFM Network News June 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Excess moisture in parts of central Manitoba could bring disease problems to winter wheat fields in the region. Fungicide spraying has occurred to control diseases such as fusarium head blight and leaf diseases, but farmers are running into some problems with applications, according to Bruce Burnett, crop specialist with CWB in Winnipeg. […] Read more

Cereals, Columns

Farm management: Getting from good to great

Farming is a numbers game. Make sure you  make the most of the details on your farm 

By Brian Wittal June 22, 2015

In March, I spent four days traveling from Grande Prairie to Lethbridge as part of the Leading Edge Farm Management series sponsored by the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and I had the good fortune to be in the company of some very accomplished individuals. Dr. Danny Klinefelter from Texas A+M University who, I would say, […] Read more

Stripe rust on winter wheat in Brooks, Alta.

News, Winter Wheat

Winter wheat stripe rust update

By Alberta Agriculture June 19, 2015

So far in the month of June, 19 winter wheat fields have been surveyed in the counties of Lethbridge, Taber, Warner and Cardston. Eight fields surveyed in the County of Lethbridge had no signs of stripe rust. Of the six fields surveyed in the County of Warner, three fields had trace incidence of stripe rust […] Read more

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