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Southern harvest well-advanced, but weather creating lodging, quality issues for some

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 7

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according the Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 25 per cent combined. Regionally, producers in the southwest are furthest advanced, having 61 […] Read more

(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Feed barley looking bearish

CNS Canada –– Seasonal harvest pressure is starting to weigh on feed grains in Western Canada, while quality downgrades to crops still on the field may put further pressure on values going forward. “There are quite a few bearish indicators out there,” said Kyle Sinclair, of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. For starters, early yield […] Read more


(CNS Canada file photo by Jade Markus)

Churchill to move pulses this fall, consider partnerships

Churchill | CNS Canada –– As its shipping season gets underway, the operators of Manitoba’s Port of Churchill are considering options for keeping the port viable going forward — especially as the end looms for its government subsidy. Churchill has previously relied on the Canadian Wheat Board as its primary supplier of grain, but in […] Read more



(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Manitoba’s winter wheat seeding stalled

CNS Canada — Manitoba winter wheat seeding is underway, but farmers are facing some complications in areas where other crops aren’t out of the ground yet. Winter wheat seeding traditionally takes place from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15. “But it’s been a bit tricky this year,” said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Canada. […] Read more



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Warm, dry weather so far co-operating with this year’s harvest

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 31

Warm and relatively dry weather has allowed producers to make good progress on harvest. Twenty-nine per cent of the crop is now combined and an additional 30 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 14 per cent combined and 26 per cent swathed or […] Read more



Rain and eventually frost in store for Sask., Man.

CNS Canada — Early-September rains will likely interrupt harvest progress in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, according to a U.S. meteorologist — but producers will still likely be able to avoid frost. Field work will operate around rains that are expected to fall between Sept. 6 and 9, said Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. “We’ve […] Read more



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