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Goods portside at Churchill in September 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)
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Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

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Off-and-on talks toward a new ownership group for the Hudson Bay Railway have produced a deal, which it’s hoped will lead to the line’s repair before this winter, federal officials announced Friday. Federal Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership has bought the Hudson […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Prairies’ dry weather may stem U.S. cattle stampede north

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Parched pastures and crops in Western Canada are driving up cattle-feeding costs, and farmers and analysts expect the changing economics to stem a recent stampede of U.S. cattle being brought over the border. Canada imported 65,035 head of cattle from the U.S. from January through June, nearly double the pace of […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Harvest ahead of five-year average, topsoil moisture continues to deteriorate

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 20

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Another week of warm and dry weather has allowed producers to make great strides in the field, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Sixteen per cent of the 2018 crop is now in the bin, up from five per cent last week and significantly ahead of the five-year (2013-2017) average of seven per cent […] Read more
(Jeannette Greaves photo)
Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Manitoba soy growers likely face light yields

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CNS Canada — Manitoba soybeans will be ready for harvest well ahead of normal, provincial pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange said, fresh from fields where he was conducting maturity ratings. He said he was out around Morris on Tuesday and some soybean varieties there are already nearing full maturity. Throughout Manitoba, farmers could be taking […] Read more
Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Russian ag minister sees no need for wheat export duty, for now

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Moscow | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture minister sees no reason for now to introduce an export duty on wheat and is not considering one, he was quoted as saying by RIA news agency on Tuesday. A meeting at the agriculture ministry on Friday fuelled speculation among traders that Russia could consider grain export curbs once […] Read more
Emerging winter wheat plants. (File photo by Laura Rance)
Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Manitoba winter wheat yields down

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CNS Canada — As the winter wheat harvest finishes up in Manitoba, initial reports are that yields are lower than in years past. “It was a disadvantage with the winter and with the weather conditions this summer it’s been pretty dry… so between the two, it’s kind of reduced yields,” said Doug Martin, chairman of […] Read more
A healthy wheat head at left and one with severe symptoms of fusarium head blight at right. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Weather

Pearce: Multiple modes of action an emerging reality for fungicides

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As growers face more challenges from weeds, diseases and insects, many researchers, agronomists, advisers and farmers have shifted thinking from “control” of pests to “managing” them. Some of this trend is attributable to single-mode-of-action products and a reliance on one or two chemistries or technologies — but the adaptability of weed, disease and insect species […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Hot, dry weather sees Sask. harvest move fast

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 13

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Harvest is proceeding quickly in the province, due to the recent hot and dry weather. Five per cent of the crop is now combined and nine per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2013-2017) average for this time of year is three per cent combined […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Rye production could fall 25 per cent, analyst says

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CNS Canada — This year’s Canadian rye harvest appears positioned to carry on the crop’s recent trend with another production decline. Dry conditions in many regions of the Prairies and ergot in Manitoba are expected to drive down yields. Jonathan Hull of The Scoular Co. said he has been hearing from farmers that yields could […] Read more

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