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Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Harvest weather outlook offers reasons to cheer

By GFM Network News August 15, 2017

CNS Canada — Farmers on the Prairies can expect decent weather for this harvest season, according to Drew Lerner, meteorologist and founder of World Weather Inc. Most farmers will experience periodic showers, he said, but shouldn’t be subjected to the continual drizzles and sheets of rain that caused heartaches last year. “Most of the Prairies […] Read more

White pea (navy) beans. (PulseCanada.com)

Crops, Pulses

Manitoba’s bean harvest on track

By GFM Network News August 11, 2017

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop should come in this harvest with numbers roughly the same as last year, from where a provincial specialist sits. “This year, I would say right now, depending on how things settle out in the next little while, we’ll be at least equal to last year, if not […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Harvest advances in southwest, hay fields below average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 7

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 10, 2017

Producers in the province have two per cent of the crop combined and three per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is two per cent combined and two per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventy-five per cent of […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Harvest underway in south Sask., topsoil moisture worsens

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 31

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 3, 2017

Harvest is underway for some producers in the south, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Less than one per cent of the provincial crop has been combined, while slightly more than one per cent is ready to straight-cut. Forty-seven per cent of the fall rye, six per cent of the winter wheat, two per […] Read more

Crops

Early harvest beginning in Saskatchewan

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News July 27, 2017

CNS Canada – Crops are ripening quickly across the province with the majority ranging from poor to good condition, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Hot and dry weather has stressed many plants with some storm damage also being recorded during the week ended July 27. The south and central areas are extremely […] Read more

Corey Loessin feels fortunate he got the 2016 crop off last fall. If conditions dry out and temperature warms a bit he should be on track for the 2017 seeding season on his Radisson, Sask., farm.

Crops, Features

Farmers facing mixed bag of conditions

Farmer Panel: Most farmers are on track for seeding, but many are dealing with last year’s crop

By Lee Hart May 18, 2017

On schedule with one-third of the crop seeded, still about a week away, and scrambling to get some of last year’s crop harvested while working to get the 2017 crop in the ground — these are the range of reports from western Canadian farmers as of early May as they look at the cropping season […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canadian canola stocks seen dwindling to four-year low

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 1, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian stockpiles of canola dwindled to a four-year low ahead of planting season after brisk demand from crushers and exporters, but wheat supplies swelled, according to a Reuters survey of 12 traders and analysts. On Friday, Statistics Canada will estimate crop supplies as of March 31, 2017, from commercial and farm […] Read more

Cattle amble through fresh snow in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 22, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Prairies’ harvest window starting to close

By GFM Network News November 15, 2016

CNS Canada — The dry, balmy weather that gave farmers in Western Canada the chance to get the remainder of this year’s crop off appears to be winding down. “There is a little disturbance in Alberta coming across to northern Saskatchewan over the next two days; it will start tonight,” said Drew Lerner of World […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Sask. canola, wheat crops still stranded

Spring harvest likely for some Prairie farmers

By Lisa Guenther November 4, 2016

In north-western Saskatchewan, farmers are crossing their fingers that warm weather will hold long enough for them to get the last of their crops in the bin. There’s “more than enough” canola and wheat in the fields in the Glaslyn area, says Dave Shepherd, location manager at AgriTeam. Shepherd estimates that 30 per cent of […] Read more

Columns, Crops

A feverish harvest week

Harvest is a literal and figurative time of year for a farmer with extra stress

By Toban Dyck November 2, 2016

The harvest started in a fever. We bit into the soybeans the day before my parents were scheduled to move from the farmhouse they’ve lived in for more than 30 years to a new house in town. The movers were booked. The soybeans were ready to harvest. The moisture was perfect, the sample was clean, […] Read more

Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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