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A GSI grain drying system at Bashaw, Alta. (Grainews photo courtesy Western General)

Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

By GFM Network News January 9, 2020

Ottawa — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government’s carbon pricing program puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the carbon pricing system may not be disadvantaging farmers, questioning the impact of carbon pricing on agriculture, but saying she will continue to seek out more […] Read more

CBOT March 2020 wheat with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Prices narrowly mixed as traders assess Mideast risk

By GFM Network News January 8, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean and grain futures were narrowly mixed on Wednesday as traders’ jitters eased after Iran and the United States signalled a de-escalation of tensions after an Iranian missile attack against U.S. forces in Iraq. Investors also continued to square positions ahead of a key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop […] Read more

It is simpler for feeding and watering to have all cows and heifers together in one area.

Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Harvest and haying are finally finished

Eppich News: Combining and last of the haying were a race against the weather

By Heather Eppich December 19, 2019

During the middle of October we were harvesting as much as we could. For the fields that were swathed we usually drove every grain truck and trailer out to the field in the morning, got the machines serviced, and then Gregory, John, and Joseph and I would drive the three combines. On Oct. 16 we […] Read more

(Ablokhin/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade awaits solid details on ‘Phase One’

By GFM Network News December 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — While optimism towards the ‘Phase One’ trade deal between the U.S. and China has continued, its initial impact on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has diminished, according to one trader. “I think the biggest thing is everyone is on hold wondering, is it real? The actual terms of this [agreement] are still […] Read more

If you still have a crop in the field and only provincial crop insurance coverage, there are a couple of things you may need to consider.

Columns, Markets

Managing your risk in a bad harvest year

Make sure you know your insurance details before you brave the snow to pick up that crop

By Brian Wittal December 10, 2019

With many crops left out in the field until spring, this fall is not how one would have planned, if you’d had a choice. What can you do to reduce your risk of losing more money if your grains are low quality and tough or damp or still out in the field? First, get an […] Read more

Green lentils. (Savany/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Balance sheet tightening

By GFM Network News December 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil production failed to live up to earlier projections, according to the latest survey data from Statistics Canada. While both crops are still forecast to be above their year-ago levels, the tightening supply expectations should underpin prices. Canada’s 2019-20 lentil crop was pegged at 2.17 million tonnes in the government […] Read more

Canola in swath near Starbuck, Man. on Aug. 10, 2019. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Crops, Markets, Weather

StatsCan report puts canola production at lowest since 2015

By GFM Network News December 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — Data from Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops report, released Friday morning, will likely be supportive of canola values, put pressure on barley, and keep wheat prices steady. In the report, canola production across Canada decreased by 8.3 per cent nationally to 18.6 million tonnes, compared to 2018 production volumes. The decreased […] Read more

Many crops on the Prairies were waiting to be harvested at an unknown date due to unrelenting harvest weather, such as these soybeans seen here in Manitoba at the end of November.

Columns, Crops

Toban Dyck: The first worst year on the farm

For a new farmer, the un-finished 2019 harvest is frustrating and disappointing

By Toban Dyck December 5, 2019

It’s Oct. 31, nearly 8 p.m. So far, no trick-or-treaters. We rarely get those on the farm. It’s disappointing. But, for perspective, it’s not nearly as disappointing as having crop still standing on the field. Which, you guessed it, we do. It’s a first for this farm, according to my parents. Never, in their memory, […] Read more

ICE Futures January 2020 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

By GFM Network News December 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain rangebound overall awaiting some fresh market-moving news. Some direction could come from the U.S. soybean complex, as the ongoing back-and-forth of trade talks with China could see some actual movement ahead of a Dec. 15 deadline that will see the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures drop sharply

By GFM Network News December 3, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures sagged 1.8 per cent on Tuesday, the biggest percentage loss for the most-active contract in two months, on a round of profit-taking and technical selling, traders said. U.S. corn futures closed narrowly mixed, with nearby contracts weighed down by the drop in […] Read more

Daily Network News

Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices

Get farmers in on federal water security strategy planning, CFA says

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

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