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Klassen: Western Canadian feeder market demand remains firm

By Jerry Klassen September 24, 2024

Ontario buying interest was evident in Manitoba yearling markets. U.S. buyers were more interested in lighter calves and were shopping for pre-conditioned groups of sizeable volume. Certain finishing operators in Alberta were more aggressive on grass yearlings after waiting for lower prices earlier in the season.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Weather pattern has undergone a shift

By Daniel Bezte September 18, 2024

This forecast period starts with one of the northwestern U.S. lows slowly lifting northwards. The unsettled weather that started the week across parts of Saskatchewan and much of southern Manitoba looks to continue. It appears the low will only move out late Friday or early Saturday. Even parts of southern Alberta my see some rainfall from this low on Wednesday.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Discounts start to appear in the feeder market

By Jerry Klassen September 17, 2024

For the week ending September 14, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. However, yearling quality has become quite variable resulting in a diverse price structure.

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 13, 2024

Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Cooler and wetter in the west, dry and warm in the east

Forecast issued Sept. 11, covering Sept. 11 to 18, 2024

By Daniel Bezte September 11, 2024

Our weather pattern looks to be on the brink of a shift as a trough of low pressure begins to develop along the West Coast. For those of you in Alberta, this will mean cooler and wetter conditions. In Manitoba, it looks like summer will continue for at least one more week. If you are in Saskatchewan, well, you will be stuck in the middle of these two features.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets in price discovery mode

By Jerry Klassen September 10, 2024

For the week ending September 7, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $5/cwt higher in Alberta but steady to $6/cwt lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba compared to seven days earlier. Major feedlots in Alberta appear to be focusing on local cattle. The calf market is in price discovery mode with prices quoted $10/cwt higher to $10/cwt lower.

Crops, Features

Strip tillage reducing erosion risk

For this Alberta farmer, the practice is one tool to protect vulnerable crops from the blast of prevailing winds

By Lee Hart September 6, 2024

John Kolk hasn’t ironed out all the wrinkles involved in getting a crop seeded and growing while reducing or eliminating the risk of soil erosion, but the southern Alberta farmer has made “significant progress.” In recent years, a combination of practices that include cover crops and strip tillage have helped to hold the soil in […] Read more

Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 30, 2024

Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.

Markets

Feed Grains Weekly: Rail disruptions push up Alberta prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 29, 2024

Feed prices in Alberta climbed 20 cents per bushel the week ended Aug. 29, likely according to last week's rail disruption, according to Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton.

Farming Smarter’s strip tillage unit at work.

Crops, Features

Opposing exposure to erosion

Early indications in Alberta research are that soil stays put, with no adverse effect on crop performance

By Lee Hart August 28, 2024

Strip tillage and cover crops are two techniques being tested in southern Alberta applied research trials, seeking practices that will help reduce the risk of soil erosion. Farmers on the Prairies — and across North America — have made huge strides over the past 40 years in reducing soil losses by applying conservation farming practices […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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