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By Lisa Guenther March 23, 2017

Those pants look terrible on you. Perhaps you’ve experienced that awkward moment when you try to stop a friend from committing a fashion faux pas. If so, you may have agonized how to word your concerns to avoid offense, while still getting your message across. It’s a potentially volatile moment that perfectly captures how I […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Weather

Manitoba to axe limits on hog barns

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 17, 2017

UPDATED, March 20 — Manitoba’s restrictions on hog barn and manure storage construction are set to be shelved by way of an omnibus “red tape reduction” bill. Provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen on Thursday introduced Bill 24 for first reading. Among its 15 proposed amendments to various pieces of legislation, the bill would repeal two […] Read more

PAMI researchers install a probe in a canola bin as part of a temperature monitoring study, which ran from June through to mid-August 2016. (PAMI.ca)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 16, 2017

For farmers who plan to keep canola in bins through the hottest months of the year, a new Prairie study suggests that to manage bin temperature, less handling is better. Having set out to study how best to manage higher-moisture canola over the spring and summer, a team from the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather

Feed market awaits influx of spring-threshed grains

By GFM Network News March 14, 2017

CNS Canada — As spring slowly approaches, western Canadian feed dealers are warily eyeing the amount of grain that may be left over on Prairie fields. “There’s a bit of concern about how much spring-threshed grain we may see here in the next few weeks,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “That’s […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Oklahoma wildfires kill thousands of pigs

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News March 10, 2017

Reuters — Wildfires devastated a Smithfield Foods hog farm in Laverne, Oklahoma, killing at least several thousand pigs, company and local officials said Friday. The exact number of swine killed in the Oklahoma fire, which began on Monday, was not immediately known. Smithfield did not say how many died in the blaze, but said no […] Read more

Southeastern Saskatchewan’s accumulated snowpack, as shown here east of Weyburn on March 9, i expected to lead to above-normal runoff in the area. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Weather

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 9, 2017

Saskatchewan has raised its expectations for spring runoff across the board, now predicting “near normal” levels for much of the province and “above normal” to “well above normal” levels in its southeast. The province’s Water Security Agency on Thursday released a March spring runoff forecast pointing to two “areas of concern” — the province’s far […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

By GFM Network News March 9, 2017

Austin | Reuters — Fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly two million acres of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches and left thousands of cattle and other livestock dead, officials said Thursday. Many of the grass fires grew rapidly on Monday due to dry weather and parched prairie land in the Texas […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)

Crops, Weather

Wet spring hampers Prairie fertilizer timetable

By GFM Network News March 9, 2017

CNS Canada — This week’s dump of snow in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba will likely push back fieldwork and fertilizer applications on a lot of farms, according to one crop watcher. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier, speaking from a conference in the U.S., said only about 50 per cent of the normal amount […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

By GFM Network News March 7, 2017

CNS Canada –– Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and/or late seeding may be a reality in many areas this spring. Meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said he was optimistic on moisture […] Read more

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 2, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — At least 11 ships are facing delays in loading soybeans at Brazil’s northern ports after rains washed out roads and disrupted the progress of trucks carrying beans from the centre-west region, Brazilian officials said on Thursday. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said some commodities traders could have problems fulfilling soy export contracts […] Read more

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Facing up to the truth about climate change

Manitoba to axe limits on hog barns

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

Feed market awaits influx of spring-threshed grains

Oklahoma wildfires kill thousands of pigs

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

U.S. Plains wildfires leave thousands of cattle dead

Wet spring hampers Prairie fertilizer timetable

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

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