Crops & Production Tips

About 50 per cent of rye grown in Prairie Canada is estimated to come from newer hybrids first grown in 2014.

Ergot-free rye production

Practical Research: Growing it in soils with adequate levels of available copper is one way to go

By Ieuan Evans February 21, 2025

Yes, it can be done, by following these directions. Of course, there will be skeptics, but I am dealing with the facts and not concocted opinions. First of all, if you read my previous articles in Grainews, you will come to the factual opinion that wheat, barley and oats undergo closed pollination — that is, […] Read more

Lentils, Peas, Wheat & Chaff

Fortress makes room for peas, lentils

By Dave Bedard February 20, 2025

We’ve had a lot of discussion in these pages lately about herbicide-resistant wild oats, so you’ll be interested to know Gowan Canada last month picked up a label expansion for its pre-plant granular herbicide Fortress MicroActiv, to include its use in field peas and lentils. Fortress, which combines triallate (Group 15) with trifluralin (Group 3), […] Read more

Barley, Beef Cattle, Corn, Livestock, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Feed Grains Weekly: Overbooked end-users worried about tariffs on Canadian beef

Feed wheat, U.S. corn too expensive

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 20, 2025

There won't be a whole lot of movement of feed grains on the Canadian Prairies any time soon, stated Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge. He said not only are the end-users overbooked, but the relentless uncertainty over tariffs continues to dominate the cattle industry across Western Canada.

Lentils, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Trade watching India import duty news closely

Extends pigeon pea period

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 19, 2025

Duty-free exemptions for pea and lentil imports into India are set to end over the next few weeks, but a recent extension for pigeon pea imports has led to speculation that the peas and lentils Canada ships to the country could also see their duty-free status extended.

Crops, Equipment

Rethinking weed management

Not every weapon against herbicide resistance comes out of a sprayer

By Don Norman February 18, 2025

Farmers up against herbicide-resistant weeds need to rethink their cropping systems and add more angles in their approach to long-term weed control. This advice came from Dr. Drew Lyon of Washington State University during his presentation at the Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference in December. While Lyon’s discussion primarily focused on integrated weed management (IWM) in dryland […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

More than one way to fight fusarium head blight

An integrated approach, using multiple best practices, can offer better chances of success

By Mark Halsall February 15, 2025

Fusarium head blight has been a stubborn threat to cereal crops in Western Canada since the 1990s. Some years are worse than others, but when the conditions favour this fungal pathogen, fusarium can cause significant losses in yield and crop quality in wheat, barley, oats and corn. The two primary weapons against fusarium — fungicides […] Read more

CropLife Canada says competitiveness should outweigh the Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s priorities for their proposed changes. PHOTO: FILE

Crops, News

CropLife Canada calls for halt to Pest Management Regulatory Agency changes, cites tariffs

The threat of U.S. tariffs means Canada should be doing all it can to keep farmers competitive, CropLife Canada says

By Gord Gilmour February 14, 2025

CropLife Canada says U.S. tariffs would be bad enough, agriculture doesn't need the added hit from changes to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).

Organic wheat prices have doubled compared to last spring, says a director with the Manitoba Organic Alliance. Photo: Thinkstock

Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie spring wheat bids dip with U.S. futures, rising loonie

Durum steady

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 14, 2025

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended Feb. 13, as losses in the United States futures and strength in the Canadian dollar weighed on values.

Variability across a farm, or even within a field, can complicate data analysis for a producer.

Crops, Features

Dollars from data

Improving the quality of the quantifying can help improve bottom lines, nutrient management, yields and decision-making

By Don Norman February 13, 2025

Unlocking the full strength of your data can turn small changes into bigger returns, and smart, localized insights can boost a farm’s bottom line, Brunel Sabourin of Antara Agronomy says. Sabourin was speaking to an audience of farmers and agronomists at St. Jean Farm Days, an agricultural event at St. Jean Baptiste, Man., about 60 […] Read more

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola set to climb higher

Supplies getting tighter

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 12, 2025

Canola has been on something of a tear for about a month with increases in 16 of its last 20 sessions on the Intercontinental Exchange as of Feb. 12. Despite a great amount of political chaos surrounding all of the markets, the Canadian oilseed is poised to climb higher for the rest of February, said broker Tony Tryhuk of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg, Man.

Daily Network News

‘We should always aim for free trade’: low tariffs not good enough say agriculture leaders on Hoekstra remarks

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data

ICE Canada Weekly: More behind canola, soyoil than crude oil prices

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