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Prairie forecast: Winter temperatures moving in

Issued Jan. 03, covering: Jan. 3 – 10

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News January 3, 2024

Looking at this forecast period, the best way I can describe it is that we will be seeing a slow slide into more seasonal temperatures. The persistent upper-level ridging that brought warm--and record warm temperatures--to much of the prairies in December has broken down. The weather models are showing a trough of low pressure developing over the west coast over the next seven days.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market quiets at year-end

Feeding margins have moved into negative territory, setting a negative tone for replacements

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News January 2, 2024

The last full week of 2023 was characterized by lower volumes and limited buying interest. Feedlot operators don’t want to weigh down schedules of hired hands over the holidays. Many auction barns were closed for the season while some held bred cows and bred heifer sales.

Winter is a good time to review farm transition plans.

Weather

Prairie forecast: One more week of above average temperatures

Issued Dec. 27, covering Dec. 27 to Jan. 3

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News December 27, 2023

As we head into a new year, it's looking like this could be the last mild forecast period before a switch to a more typical winter weather pattern. As usual, there is always a fair bit of uncertainty in forecasts beyond seven or so days, but we all knew that at some point we'd see some cold wintery weather move in.

General, Weather

Prairie forecast: Mild and dry weather right through to the New Year

Issued Dec. 20, covering Dec. 20 to Jan. 1

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News December 20, 2023

The holiday weather picture is starting to shape up, and if you're hoping for a perfect Christmas day with falling snow, I wouldn’t get my hopes up. If you are hoping for a continuation of mild winter weather, then it looks like you are in luck.

Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. president and CEO Douglas Cole speaks at a news conference at the Manitoba Legislature on Dec. 19 as Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn looks on. Photo: Don Norman.

General, Markets

Manitoba earmarks funds for sustainable aviation fuel plant

The facility may produce as much as one billion litres of canola and soy-based jet fuel

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News December 19, 2023

Calgary-based firm Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. plans to use Canadian feedstock like soybean and canola oils to produce as much as one billion litres of renewable aviation fuel per year, the news release added.

Livestock, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: U.S. corn imports keep lid on Prairie feed grains

Mild Prairie weather contributing to lower feed demand

By GFM Network News December 14, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Feed prices for barley and wheat across much of Western Canada are very likely to remain low until the end of winter/the beginning of spring, according to Erin Harakal of Agfinity in Stony Plain, Alta.

Investors are increasingly focusing on links between a healthy food system and efforts to fight global warming and preserve biodiversity. Photo: fotografixx/Getty Images

Crops, General

Sugar beet growers seek to expand sector with domestic policy

It wouldn’t stop strikes, but it would recharge Canada’s sugar industry, says producer group

By Jeff Melchior December 13, 2023

The Alberta Sugar Beet Growers want a national domestic sugar policy, which the organization says could lay the foundation for resurgence in the sector.

General, Weather

Prairie forecast: Mild and dry weather right up to the holidays

Issued Dec. 13, covering Dec. 13 to Dec. 25

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News December 13, 2023

Here is the big picture: there are two current storm tracks across North America. The first, which is well to our north, is the storm track that would normally be across our region. So far this winter, it has been displaced to our north – one of the reasons we have been dry. The second storm track is well to the south across the southern U.S. This places us under a rather slack flow as we oscillate between pushes of warm and cool air with each passage of low-pressure to our north.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Year-end buying interest boosts feeder market

Feedlot operators gearing up for shortfall in overall numbers in the first half of 2024

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News December 12, 2023

Strength was noted in calves under 650 pounds while feeders over 700 pounds were relatively unchanged. Larger packages of weaned quality genetics were $8 to $10 higher in some cases.

Columns

Prairie farm gardens

Growing vegetable and fruit crops in Canada: Part 1 of a series

By Ieuan Evans December 9, 2023

Garden crops from beans to apples have been a passion of mine from my childhood in Wales. On our small 17-acre Welsh farm in southwest Wales, we grew or raised most of the vegetable food that we ate from potatoes to apples as well as milk, eggs, pork and chickens. The mild climate allowed us […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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