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Wet weather relents, Sask. producers make ‘significant’ harvest progress

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 19

By Saskatchewan Agriculture September 22, 2016

A dry and windy week has allowed producers to make significant harvest progress. Sixty per cent of the 2016 crop has been combined and 28 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 62 per cent combined. Regionally, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Harvest pressure, profit-taking pull down corn, soy

By GFM Network News September 21, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell on Thursday, pressured by profit-taking after a streak of gains and by weakness on the cash market, traders said. Wheat futures rose slightly, with short-covering supporting prices. Wheat also received support from the Egyptian government’s decision to reverse its zero-tolerance policy on the common grain […] Read more

Harvest action on the evening of Aug. 28 near Domain, Man., south of Winnipeg. (Shannon VanRaes photo)

Crops, Weather

Rain expected for Prairies into weekend, next week

By GFM Network News September 16, 2016

CNS Canada — Rain is going to slow weekend harvest progress in parts of the Prairies, though farmers in most areas will still be able to get into their fields, one meteorologist says. But as temperatures drop, some late-maturing crops may have been hit with frost damage. Showers are expected to slow weekend harvest activity […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Spotty showers allow some harvest progress, most areas still slow-going

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 12

By Saskatchewan Agriculture September 15, 2016

Rain slowed harvest in most areas of the province last week. The most progress was made in parts of the west-central and northeastern regions, where spotty rain showers allowed producers to continue working in the field for a day or two. Thirty-eight per cent of the crop has been combined and 38 per cent is […] Read more

Crops, Features

Check with buyers before you treat

Buyers don’t want canola treated with quinclorac or wheat treated with chlormequat

By Julienne Isaacs September 13, 2016

The message is clear: two herbicides are no longer viable options in Western Canada. This spring, the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) and the Canola Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) individually announced their members will not accept canola treated with quinclorac or wheat treated with chlormequat in the 2016 crop year. The decision comes due to […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Be ready for canola harvest

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Michael Hutton September 7, 2016

When planning your canola harvest this season, remember that it’s never a bad idea to seed hybrids with a mix of maturity timings. This will allow you to space out your harvest timing as fields are coming ready. From a risk management standpoint, those different-maturity varieties will not be at the same susceptible growth stages […] Read more

Crops, Features

Summer moisture was either too much or just right

While it will be a struggle to get crop harvested in some parts of Western Canada, other farmers say they are looking at one of their best crops ever

By Lee Hart September 6, 2016

Despite some early season concerns that 2016 might be a dry year, no one is talking about lack of moisture now as western Canadian farmers head into harvest. Producers contacted for the late-August Farmer Panel report everything from excessive moisture bordering on a wreck to just about perfect conditions with “exceptional” looking crops depending on […] Read more

A Russian grain terminal at the Port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. (NMTP.info)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Russia muscling into rivals’ wheat markets

By GFM Network News August 25, 2016

Moscow | Reuters — Russia is muscling in on the markets of its European and North American competitors as it overtakes the European Union to become the world’s biggest wheat exporter for the first time. Russia is expecting a record crop in the 2016-17 marketing season, which began on July 1, while EU harvests are […] Read more

Canola in the swath near Mervin in northwest Sask. Estimates for average canola yield in the northwest sit at 39 bushels per area, according to the August 15th Sask. Ag Crop Report.

Crops, News

Saskatchewan farmers prepare to reap a monster crop

Yield estimates are above the 10-year average for all crops

By Grainews Staff August 23, 2016

As farmers in north-western Saskatchewan gear up for harvest, it looks like they may have a monster crop on their hands. The latest Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report notes that estimated yields are above the 10-year average across all crops, and the northwest is no exception. “Early pea yields are exceptional,” said Ian Weber, sales manager […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Harvest starts to hit the bin, progress on par with five-year-average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 15

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 18, 2016

Saskatchewan producers have three per cent of the 2016 crop in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Seven per cent of the provincial crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut. Harvest progress is on par with the five-year average (2011-2015). The break in rain showers toward the end of the week allowed […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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