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Sask. farmers make good seeding progress, despite the weather

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 15, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 18, 2017

Despite recent cool and wet weather, good seeding progress was made for much of the province this past week. Thirty per cent of the 2017 crop is now in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year is 33 per cent. Seeding is most […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to spark ‘tug-of-war’ in canola

By GFM Network News May 17, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola traders are keenly watching Prairie weather, with variability expected to keep the market choppy in the near term, one analyst says. “There’s a little tug-of-war, back and forth; traders watch as every cloud goes across the Prairies,” said Keith Ferley, commodity futures advisor at RBC Dominion Securities in […] Read more

Crops, Oats, Weather

Prairie oats at tipping point

By GFM Network News May 17, 2017

CNS Canada –– Seeding delays in Western Canada could see more area shift into oats, which need a shorter growing season and minimal inputs compared to other options. However, with many fields still unharvested from last year, a tipping point will eventually be reached when nothing will be seeded at all in some areas. In […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Most producers in seeding mode, though some areas still too wet

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 8, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 11, 2017

Seeding is underway for most producers in the province. Eleven per cent of the 2017 crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) seeding average for this time of year is 16 per cent. Seeding is most advanced in the southeast, where producers have 30 per cent of the […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie feed wheat, barley at seasonal highs

By GFM Network News May 11, 2017

CNS Canada –– Feed barley and feed wheat appear to be settling into some seasonal highs, according to a market-watcher in Alberta. “Whether it goes up much more remains to be seen,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “Between Easter and May long weekend, we’re probably at a high.” High vomitoxin (10 […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Sask. farmers make slow headway due to poor weather

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 1, 2017

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 4, 2017

Saskatchewan farmers are slowly making their way into the field. Adverse weather has delayed spring field work, such as applying herbicide, harrowing and seeding, in some areas. Many fields remain wet. Warm and dry weather will be needed in the coming weeks before seeding can get fully under way. The majority of producers with crop […] Read more

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops, Weather

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

By GFM Network News May 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Western Canada will likely see some favourable seeding conditions in the short term, one meteorologist says, though wet pockets in some areas need longer to dry out. “We are getting off to a little bit of a shaky start in some spots, but it looks like the weather pattern is going to […] Read more

A pea field in north-western Saskatchewan last July. Seeding peas later is an option for some growers looking at seeding delays this year.

Crops, News, Pulses

Late seeding could see growers “drop peas” from rotations

By Lisa Guenther May 1, 2017

As many Western Canadian farmers juggle their rotations to fit a tight seeding timetable this spring, one producer has a message: Don’t drop the peas. Vicki Dutton is a seed grower and grain trader with ADM in North Battleford. With fewer farmers signing fall contracts this year, she’s been talking to producers to find out […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Plan in advance to harvest good trial data

Agronomy tips... from the field

By Tylor Hunt April 6, 2017

When a rep approaches you to be involved in a company trial, it’s typically because they see you as having good practices that will help provide strong trial data at the end of the season. Company trials can be a great opportunity for you to “test drive” pre-commercial varieties or products, and get a clean […] Read more

Murray Hartman talks plant stand establishment during CanolaLAB at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta

Canola, Crops

Lower canola target plant stands

With newer canola varieties, farmers can hit optimum yields with lower plant counts

By Lisa Guenther March 28, 2017

New canola varieties and changing economics have pushed target plant stands lower, says Murray Hartman, oilseed specialist with Alberta Agriculture. The “economic sweet spot” is now four to six plants per square foot, Hartman told farmers and agronomists at the Canola Council of Canada’s CanoLAB in Vermilion, Alberta. Hartman recently reviewed published trial data looking […] Read more

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

Protein Industries Canada funds Saskatchewan pulse ingredient project

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

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