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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

Weather

Prairie forecast: Summer weather not over yet

By Daniel Bezte August 28, 2024

It looks like summer is not over yet. After a week of fairly unstable weather across much of the Prairies, it looks like we're moving into a period of stable warm weather to start September.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Larger supplies weigh on feeder market

By Jerry Klassen August 28, 2024

For the week ending August 24, Western Canadian yearling prices were down $6-$12/cwt from seven days earlier. Calf markets traded $10-$12/cwt below week-ago levels. Larger numbers are coming on stream resulting in the softer tone.

Crops, Markets

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest slow going under heat, rains

By Adam Peleshaty August 23, 2024

Harvest progress for major crops in Alberta more than tripled during the week ended Aug. 20 while heavy rains hit northern and central parts of the province.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Warm but unsettled weather

Forecast issued Aug. 21, covering Aug. 21 to 28, 2024

By Daniel Bezte August 21, 2024

Last week's forecast got off to a rough start. The area of low pressure that pushed through the eastern Prairies ended up as a large upper level low. Because those are slow to move out, they can affect systems trying to move east by backing them up or forcing them to take a different path. So, while the overall pressure pattern across the Prairies was still slack as forecasted, the details got all messed up.

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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