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U.S. EPA permits farmers’ use of dicamba until July 31

Court ruling blocked product registrations

By GFM Network News June 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that farmers can use existing supplies of a herbicide linked to crop damage, after a federal court blocked sales and use of the product last week. The EPA said farmers have until July 31 to use supplies of dicamba-based herbicides that they had […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

By GFM Network News September 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers seeded their largest dry edible bean crop in more than a decade this spring, but adverse conditions are causing delays getting it off the fields. “Last week we had some substantial moisture in the Red River Valley,” pulse specialist Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said, noting the system brought up to […] Read more

File photo of fields during monsoon in India. (Shubham Singh/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in recent weeks have brought India’s monsoon rainfall back to normal levels after a slow, dry start to the season, according to reports out of the country. However, flooding and uneven distribution of moisture could still hurt crop production. A normal monsoon is defined as 96-104 per cent of the 50-year […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

By GFM Network News July 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern Saskatchewan are cause for vigilance, but rain could still pull out a healthy harvest, according to a provincial soil and nutrient specialist. The area of concern lies within a triangle shape, with the northern tip at Saskatoon, one arm stretching southeast to Weyburn, Estevan and the U.S. border, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

By GFM Network News May 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the weekend, traders said. Corn and soybeans rose but remained below levels hit earlier this week, supported by concerns that heavy rains in the Midwest and […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

By GFM Network News July 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– Crops were hit hard by rain in many parts of the province during the period of July 5-11, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Lloydminster, Estevan and Carrot River were just a few of the communities hit hardest by the precipitation. In some cases, areas in eastern and southern regions […] Read more

Rainfall for July 13, 2016 as of 6:40 p.m. CT. (CoCoRaHS.org)

Crops, Weather

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News July 13, 2016

Reuters — Heavy rain and strong winds are likely to curb the potential for Western Canada’s crops, government officials said, but the harvest may still be bigger than average. Pockets across Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, received as much as five inches of rain, strong winds and hail since Sunday. The storms flattened […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

By GFM Network News June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — Manitoba was pummelled over the weekend with heavy rains, winds and even hail in some areas, leaving various crops around the province a little beat up. “It’s a little too early to say what the final impact will be, but crops that saw that severe weather system did see some crop damage,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

By GFM Network News December 23, 2015

New Delhi | Reuters — India will launch a new farm crop insurance scheme early next year and use drones and other technologies to assess crop damage, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, in what could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major move to address rural hardship. The impact of unseasonal rains and two straight […] Read more

Livestock

Sask. widens wolf harvest pilot area

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 3, 2015

Last winter’s pilot project to push wolves back from ranches and farms in northeastern Saskatchewan will expand west this winter. Saskatchewan’s environment ministry on Wednesday announced a wolf hunt will run from Dec. 15 this year until March 31, 2016 in wildlife management zones (WMZs) 49 and 53. The wolf hunt pilot program ran from […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Tag Archives crop damage

U.S. EPA permits farmers’ use of dicamba until July 31

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

Sask. widens wolf harvest pilot area

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