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(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Record U.S. hog slaughter puts pressure on Canadian pork prices

By GFM Network News November 10, 2016

CNSC/Winnipeg – A record week for U.S. slaughterhouses is weighing on hog prices in Canada. According to the USDA, hogs slaughtered under federal inspection for the week ended November 5 were pegged at 2.532 million head, which is an all-time record. That number is also up 7.2 per cent from the 2.362 million head processed a […] Read more

Cereals, Columns

Keep your eyes on the dollar

Prairie farmers should care about the current state of world currencies in the world market

By Brian Wittal October 29, 2015

The past two years have seen some major political and economic shifts around the world. The Russia/Ukraine standoff in the Crimean region resulted in economic embargoes and sanctions against Russia. This threw a major kink into trade in that region, causing serious economic hardships. It caused internal inflationary pressures to build, devaluing the Russian ruble […] Read more

This photo and the one further down are of the canola on my “breaking” land — recently broken land (this is only the second time its been under a seed drill). The pictures were taken on July 27, 2015. In fall 2014 the soil test N in this field was only 20 lbs./acre to one foot but the zero to six inch level organic matter was 6.5 per cent. The “normal” areas in this field got 94 lbs. N/acre as anhydrous. This area got only the 20 lbs. N/acre as broadcast 21-0-0-24. Obviously, mineralization is providing much of the N. My zone fertilization plan involves telling the custom applicator to leave out the breaking and salty ground. It works!

Canola, Columns

Soil: Test the right pound of ground

If you don’t measure what you have, you can’t know what to add. Know the basics of taking soil tests

By Les Henry September 17, 2015

First, some general tips around soil testing. The first thing to note about soil testing is that it is an index — it is not like a dipstick in a crankcase. A soil test (index) rates a soil as very low to excessive and is one piece of information to guide fertilizer use. But, use […] Read more

North American weather conditions have been a little more extreme.

Columns, Crops, Markets

We’re in weather market madness

Weather drives grain markets. And this year, weather is also driving farmers to distraction

By Brian Wittal September 16, 2015

We have had another summer of weather extremes. It started in May with dry weather across the Prairies and parts of the U.S. plains, and excessive rains across large U.S. grain-growing regions. June brought hot, dry spells across the Prairies. Then we topped it off with rain, hail and tornados in July — almost the prefect recipe […] Read more

Dutch manufacturer Agrifac offers two model sizes capable of handling boom widths up to 180 feet.

Machinery

Agrifac brings sprayers to Canada

This Dutch manufacturer is making a play for a share of the Canadian sprayer market

By Scott Garvey September 14, 2015

If you’ve been to the giant Agritechnica machinery show in Germany, you probably noticed Dutch-built Agrifac high-clearance sprayers on display. In the future, you’re likely to see them at North American shows as well. The company has recently decided to strike out beyond the European market. It previously launched in Australia, and now has its sights […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Markets

Cattle market is a tough one to call

Risk of increased 2016 production could throw a wrench into prices

By Jerry Klassen September 9, 2015

This past spring, we saw the stars align with all major factors favouring higher beef and cattle prices. Moving into fall of 2015, the cattle market continues the transition phase with growing meat supplies along with softer consumer demand. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle at $182 in mid-August, which was down from the spring […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

JBS doesn’t see Brazil beef exports to U.S. before 2016

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 14, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Meatpacker JBS expects fresh beef exports from Brazil to the U.S. to begin no earlier than 2016, later than the Brazilian government predicted, CEO Wesley Batista said Friday. An agreement between the two countries was signed in June, when Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visited Washington, but Batista said it would […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

COOL may be the right direction

Labelling of origin and other functional characteristics will become more important

By Jerry Klassen March 26, 2015

The confirmed new case of BSE in Alberta on Feb. 13 has caused Chian, Peru, Belarus and Taiwan to place temporary restrictions on Canadian beef. South Korea temporarily suspended imports immediately after the confirmed case while Indonesia has placed temporary restrictions on some non-edible meat products. The ability to persuade or educate the consumer is […] Read more

GFM Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

Tag Archives United States

Record U.S. hog slaughter puts pressure on Canadian pork prices

Keep your eyes on the dollar

Soil: Test the right pound of ground

We’re in weather market madness

Agrifac brings sprayers to Canada

Cattle market is a tough one to call

JBS doesn’t see Brazil beef exports to U.S. before 2016

COOL may be the right direction

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