General & Production Tips

Manitoba winter wheat performance data for 2012

By GFM Network News August 23, 2012

Farmers select winter wheat varieties based on yield potential, disease resistance, height, standability and maturity. But what is becoming increasingly important is selecting varieties on planned end-use or marketing considerations. Is the harvested product for milling? For ethanol production? As an ingredient in feed rations? Knowing the answers to these questions will help farmers […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

Chinese buying could push soybeans over $20

By GFM Network News August 23, 2012

The July-September quarter is traditionally a soft period for U.S. soybean exports as the world’s top buyers of the oilseed typically divert their buying interest to South American suppliers while the U.S. crop rounds out the growing season. But the shortage of supplies in Brazil and Argentina following this year’s drought in that region has […] Read more

Crops, General

CWB to begin marketing canola

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News August 23, 2012

CWB announced Thursday that for the first time in 63 years, it will add canola to its marketing program, a release from the organization said. The farmer sign-up for the new CWB canola pool is now open, the release said. CWB added the program to its marketing mix because farmers were interested in using the pool […] Read more

General

Across Canada in a farmhouse: Calgary to Canmore

By GFM Network News August 21, 2012

If you haven’t been to Calgary since the last boom happened, you’ll notice the skyline has filled in quite a bit. Large office towers dominate the downtown, and there is no shortage of expensive vehicles on the roads But, as it is still a city of around a million, it proves to be manageable and […] Read more

General, Weather

Balkan drought highlights years of farm neglect

By GFM Network News August 20, 2012

As crops wilt and die in the Balkans, farmers struck down by a particularly harsh drought this year are rueing the region’s failure to upgrade irrigation networks and invest in a long-term agricultural strategy. Hot, dry weather in eastern and southern Europe has piled pressure on world grain markets already reeling from huge drought damage […] Read more

Crops, General

Crop Chatter: Rye on rye, undeveloped canola seeds and more

By GFM Network News August 17, 2012

Recent questions on Manitoba’s CropChatter website include whether it’s advisable to seed fall rye back to back, the explanation for undeverloped canola seeds germinating in the pod, and why canola seeds are bleached red. Producers are invited to submit questions to the site.

General, Weather

Across Canada in a farmhouse: New Norway to Calgary

By GFM Network News August 17, 2012

If you’re ever in the Camrose, Alta. area and plan to drive south, don’t bother with the main highway (the QE2). Don’t get us wrong, Highway 2 is just fine, especially if you’re in a hurry. However, the really beautiful countryside is east of the main route, along Highways 21 and 56. We chose the […] Read more

Crops, General, Livestock

Nitrate risk from drought-stressed corn

By GFM Network News August 15, 2012

As if U.S. livestock producers don’t already have enough problems, they are being warned that’s what left of drought-diminished feed supplies may be toxic to cattle. News releases from both Purdue University and the University of Missouri say that drought-stressed corn fodder may have elevated levels of nitrate, because the plant has not been able […] Read more

General, Machinery

Case IH celebrates a Magnum milestone

By GFM Network News August 14, 2012

In his regular E-Quip machinery blog, Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey attended the 25th anniversary of the Magnum brand in Racine, Wisconsin, and got to compare the latest version with the oldest model in existence, serial number 2. For the full report read here.

General, Machinery, Markets, Weather

U.S. drought may create winners, losers on Bay Street

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News August 14, 2012

While U.S. crops of corn and soybeans wilt in the worst U.S. drought in a half century, winners and losers are emerging in the agriculture sector of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), even if investors are playing it cautious so far. The drought in the key Midwest growing region has severely curtailed crop yields and […] Read more

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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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