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Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

By GFM Network News May 28, 2019

Stagnant farm cash receipts against significant increases in feed, fuel and interest costs have led to Canada’s biggest decline in realized net farm income in over a decade. That’s according to Statistics Canada, which on Tuesday released full-year farm income data for 2018, pegging realized net farm income for the year at $3.9 billion, down […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Prairie grain freight cost index adjusted upward

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News May 4, 2019

Corrected, May 6, 2019 and Jan. 7, 2021 — Canada’s big two railways can expect a small raise in the amount of revenue they get to keep from hauling Prairie grain in the coming crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Tuesday announced it will set the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) at 1.4371 […] Read more

Finance Minister Bill Morneau appears at a pre-budget event March 14 at the Toronto Kiwanis Boys + Girls Clubs. (BMorneau.liberal.ca)

General, Machinery, Markets, Weather

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News March 20, 2019

Response so far from farm and agribusiness organizations to Tuesday’s pre-election budget suggests the federal government has managed to find at least one line item for everyone in the ag sector. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget pledges compensation for supply-managed sectors facing financial hits from international trade pacts, funding for a new federal food policy […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News October 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last week ahead of a campaign […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Dwindling diesel supplies could boost price

By GFM Network News July 26, 2018

CNS Canada — Strong global demand and a looming North American harvest could send diesel prices higher in coming months. According to one energy analyst in Chicago, farmers may want to buy some fuel before prices get too high. “We’re telling our people to hedge some of your exposure, because we do think that, barring […] Read more

General

Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017

By GFM Network News December 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – An improving U.S. economy and a global deal to limit oil production should give diesel prices a boost in the coming year. “We’ve been blessed with low diesel prices the past few years but we’re probably looking at higher prices in the New Year,” said Phil Flynn of Price Futures […] Read more

Machinery

Proper fuel handling keeps diesel clean, and farm machinery running

Dirty farm diesel fuel can cause serious trouble

By Scott Garvey June 1, 2015

Many farmers regularly update their equipment fleets to get their job done. But the farm fuel storage tanks where those new machines stop to refuel tend to stick around the farm for years. And old, outdated fuel storage systems can allow contaminants into the fuel that gets pumped into all that new equipment. With the […] 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

GFM Network News

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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Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

Prairie grain freight cost index adjusted upward

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

Dwindling diesel supplies could boost price

Diesel prices to start edging up in 2017

Proper fuel handling keeps diesel clean, and farm machinery running

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