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CP engineers, conductors locked out; talks continue

'Parties are working through the night': O'Regan

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A lockout has begun at Canadian Pacific Railway affecting its 3,000-odd unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff, effectively shutting down CP service. “The work stoppage has begun, but CP and (the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference) are still at the table with federal mediators,” federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan said in a statement […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

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MarketsFarm — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops were largely left unchanged in the latest outlook Friday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the March report only saw minor revisions, the government agency cautioned that “the economic outlook, for the world and Canadian grain markets, is particularly uncertain due to the Russian invasion […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures fall

Traders monitoring Ukraine crisis

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures eased on Friday as traders monitored diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and gauged continuing disruptions to Black Sea crop exports. More than three weeks after launching its invasion, in what Moscow calls a “special military operation,” the Russian advance has stalled and failed […] Read more
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Crops

Nutrien to produce ‘most potash ever’ in 2022

Company to ramp up production in response to Ukraine conflict

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The world’s biggest potash-producing company is set to produce more potash in 2022 due to “uncertainty of potash supply” coming out of Eastern Europe. Saskatoon-based Nutrien, which has an estimated 20 million tonnes of potash-mining capacity across six mines in Saskatchewan, said Wednesday it plans to boost its output for 2022 to 15 million tonnes, […] Read more
Parts are already in short supply in Ukraine, and farmers are stockpiling and lending and borrowing amongst themselves. (Ihor Pavliuk photo)
Crops, Machinery

Farming behind the lines in Ukraine

A Ukrainian agriculture journalist chronicles the challenges of sowing a crop during wartime

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Ukrainians will farm their land, even in the face of war. In the Kherson area of southern Ukraine, where war rages and the city of Kherson is seen by the Russian invaders as strategic, a column set out on Monday. This was a column of tractors, under the flag of Ukraine. In it were farmers […] Read more
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Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Sector bracing for logistics challenge

A CP lockout could put feeders weeks behind in supplies

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain buyers in Alberta’s feedlot alley are well covered with contracted supplies, but the logistics of getting that grain where it needs to be are facing some uncertainty with looming labour action at Canadian Pacific Railway. Buyers in feedlot alley are about 80 per cent covered right now, said Jim Beusekom of […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 wheat (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat recoups from early weakness

Corn gains on export demand, soybeans firm

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Thursday, with benchmark Chicago Board of Trade wheat shaking off early weakness, as traders continued to wrestle with supply disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Markets are closely watching the talks to end the war in Ukraine, which Russia calls “a special military operation,” but the […] Read more
In a 150-acre quarter, the grower losses are $24,300. That’s a loss of 24 cows.
Columns, Crops

Why should you rotate your crops?

Practical Research: Consider these consequences

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Why do we recommend crop rotations in temperate climates? As you may know, many crops like sugar cane can be grown for two to three years and even up to 10 harvests. Alfalfa crops last five to 10 years. In the southern Prairies, the standard crop rotation used to be wheat, fallow, wheat. Now with […] Read more
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Crops

CP to lock out engineers, conductors starting Sunday

'Cannot prolong the uncertainty,' CEO says

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Canadian Pacific Railway has served its unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff with notice of a lockout to start just after midnight ET on Sunday, unless the company and union agree on a new labour deal by then. Calgary-based CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP […] Read more

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