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Agri-Trend CEO Rob Saik. (Jennifer Paige photo)
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Trimble to buy consulting firm Agri-Trend

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GPS and precision farming firm Trimble is set to buy the Canadian operator of North America’s largest network of independent agricultural consultants. Publicly traded, U.S.-based Trimble, which specializes in GPS and other location services, including the collection and management of on-farm data and services for precision farming, announced Tuesday it will buy Red Deer-based, privately-held […] Read more
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Beef Cattle, Crops, Hogs, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizing deadline to Saturday

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A warmer-than-usual November has allowed Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department to delay its winter fertilizing ban until Saturday (Nov. 14). With soil temperatures not yet at the freezing point, the province announced Monday it would extend its deadline for spreading of phosphorus and/or nitrogen, including synthetic fertilizers and/or manure, to Nov. 14 from Nov. […] Read more
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Crops, Weather

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

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CNS Canada — The clock is ticking for Manitoba producers who wish to lay down nitrogen or phosphorous on their fields. Wet conditions in many parts of the province are making it tough for farmers to get their machines onto fields, according to Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “We just drove from Winnipeg […] Read more
(PortSeattle.org)
Crops, Weather

Cereals North America: Shift to La Nina may hurt yields

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Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– El Nino weather patterns are typically beneficial to North American grain yields, but cut into the production prospects of key Eastern Hemisphere demand markets, according to presenters at this week’s Cereals North America conference. However, an expected shift toward La Nina conditions by late 2016 could see North American grain yields […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Drought to shrivel Ukrainian wheat harvest in 2016

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Kiev — Severe drought across half of Ukraine has hit winter sowing and could sharply reduce the country’s 2016 wheat harvest, a senior state weather forecaster said on Monday. The drought, in which the central Dnipropetrovsk region suffered its driest autumn in 50 years, could lead to a 20 per cent year-on-year fall in the wheat […] Read more
Sask. harvest at 99 per cent complete, some flax and oats still remain
Crops, Weather

Sask. harvest at 99 per cent complete, some flax and oats still remain

Final Saskatchewan Crop Report for 2015

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Harvest has essentially wrapped up in the province as 99 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. There are some crops such as flax and oats left to be combined when weather and time permits. Harvest was challenging for producers due to frequent rainfall, delayed […] Read more
Sask. producers see harvest 2015 coming to an end
Crops, Weather

Sask. producers see harvest 2015 coming to an end

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 19

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Harvest is virtually complete in the province as 97 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 91 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 98 per cent combined. Mild and relatively dry weather allowed most producers […] Read more

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