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Deadline extended for major conservation agriculture conference

By GFM Network News April 9, 2014

Organizers of the sixth World Conference on Conservation Agriculture (WCCA) have extended its early registration deadline to May 1. WCCA will take place June 22-25 in Winnipeg, the conference’s first-ever North American venue. The conference is meant to promote the sharing of knowledge about sustainable agriculture with the intent of catalyzing change in practices and […] Read more

Columns, Weather

We need a little global warming

Climate has been changing for the last  four billion years. Long-term weather  forecasts are anyone’s guess

By Les Henry April 9, 2014

On Sunday, January 5, I went out mid-morning to get a shot of fresh air — and it was fresh. The mercury thermometer on the garage stops at 40 below, which we all understand. The mercury was nearly curled up in the bottom: -37 C. Much of Canada and the northern U.S. has experienced a […] Read more

Bertha armyworm. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Spring insect threat across Prairies seen as normal

By GFM Network News April 9, 2014

CNS Canada — Cool temperatures and overall wet conditions should make it tough for most insects and other pests to get an early toehold on Prairie crops, according to three insect specialists across Western Canada. Wheat midge, cabbage seedpod weevils, flea beetles and grasshoppers are some of the early exceptions, however, as they have been […] Read more

Grain that’s gone mouldy in storage. (Photo courtesy AAFC Cereal Research Centre/U of M)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Get grain piles safely binned before May, expert warns

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 7, 2014

One of the Prairies’ top experts in stored grain’s circle of life is warning farmers to get piled or bagged crops up off the ground before next month. Last fall’s bumper harvest and this winter’s grain rail freight backlog have together left Prairie farmers without sufficient bin space storing crops in Silobags or Quonsets or […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecasts for Plains rain; corn firm

By GFM Network News April 5, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, clinching their biggest weekly loss since January, on forecasts for some much needed rain in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Corn prices firmed on expectations that cold weather and low soil temperatures across key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest will delay planting in coming […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Machinery, Soybeans, Weather

Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 3, 2014

Ontario’s plan to ease its way toward mandatory minimum biodiesel content of four per cent in regular diesel is underway, starting with a two per cent mandate as of April 1. As announced Thursday, and running until the end of 2015, all fuel suppliers will be required to ensure the diesel they place in the […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairie spring flooding concerns muted, for now

By GFM Network News April 3, 2014

CNS Canada — Spring flooding doesn’t appear to be a major concern for any of the three Prairie provinces at this point, with a few exceptions, said provincial officials. Manitoba dodged a bullet March 31 when a major storm dumped heavy precipitation on parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. If the system had travelled a […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 2, 2014

Saskatchewan’s move to streamline allowable truck weights for certain roads, effective April 1, is expected to benefit the province’s ag and resource sectors. For one, “the increase in weight for tridem drive B-train combinations on secondary-weight highways will help get product coming out of rural areas to market more efficiently,” Dave Marit, president of the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Threat from global warming heightened in latest UN report

By GFM Network News April 2, 2014

Yokohama | Reuters — Global warming poses a growing threat to the health, economic prospects, and food and water sources of billions of people, top scientists said in a report that urges swift action to counter the effects of carbon emissions. The latest report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says […] Read more

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz speak to reporters March 27 in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 1, 2014

Canadian National Railway (CN) reports it’s nearing the federal government’s mandated goal of moving 5,500 grain cars per week, just as the Great Lakes grain shipping corridor is set to open for the season. CN on Monday reported having spotted 5,102 hopper cars for loading at country grain elevators in Western Canada during crop Week […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Weather

Deadline extended for major conservation agriculture conference

We need a little global warming

Spring insect threat across Prairies seen as normal

Get grain piles safely binned before May, expert warns

U.S. grains: Wheat drops on forecasts for Plains rain; corn firm

Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect

Prairie spring flooding concerns muted, for now

Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain

Threat from global warming heightened in latest UN report

More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening

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