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Prairie forage supplies seen tightening

By GFM Network News March 21, 2014

CNS Canada –– Forage supplies are tightening as the winter drags on across Western Canada, according to provincial forage specialists, though the strong cattle market is allowing some producers to sell their animals at a fair price. The situation appears to be the most critical in Alberta, where a rising number of producers are telling […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Eastern ice latest obstacle to clearing Prairie grain backlog

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News March 20, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters — Thick ice on Eastern Canada’s waterways will hamper efforts to clear a massive crop backlog, with the Port of Thunder Bay likely to open at least a week later than usual this spring, its chief executive said Thursday. Ice in the port’s harbour on Lake Superior is about four feet thick, […] Read more

Crops, Weather

El Nino seen bringing mixed weather to Prairies

By GFM Network News March 20, 2014

CNS Canada — Warmer-than-normal water in the Pacific Ocean this year could have a mixed influence on the Canadian Prairies, according to a weather specialist. Forecasters warn the phenomenon, better known as El Nino, could disrupt weather patterns in many parts of the world. El Nino’s effects are largely determined by the predominating weather pattern […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters, Weather

CN CEO sees grain backlog extending into 2015

By GFM Network News March 19, 2014

Toronto | Reuters — A record-shattering Canadian harvest, combined with one of the most frigid winters in decades, has created a grain-handling backlog that will not be cleared until next year, the head of Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday. “It will take more than the summer, continue into fall, into next year,” Claude Mongeau, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to 10-month high on crop worries

By GFM Network News March 19, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed to a 10-month high on Wednesday on concerns dust storms and dry conditions will hurt harvests in the southern Plains states. Soybean futures hit an eight-session high on projections that strong domestic and export demand could prevent inventories from recovering from last year’s drought-depleted levels. A lack […] Read more

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World conservation ag congress coming to Winnipeg

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 19, 2014

“We are running out of dirt, and it’s no laughing matter.” So says Dr. David Montgomery, professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, and author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations. Montgomery, who sees the recent rise of no-till farming as “the hope for a new agricultural revolution that […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Man. storage listing for ‘at-risk’ grain near launch

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 19, 2014

The Manitoba government expects to have an online service up by the end of this week for farmers rushing to get unbinned grain up off the ground. “Our first priority is getting this grain moving, but secondly, we need to ensure we have ample space should farmers need emergency alternate locations for at-risk grain in […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

Heavy ice to keep eastbound grain landlocked for now

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 18, 2014

Even under federal government pressure to get more Prairie grain moving by rail to Vancouver and Thunder Bay, crops that make it to the latter port aren’t going anywhere this week, shipowners warn. The Canadian Shipowners Association, the Ottawa-based group for Canadian companies with domestically-flagged vessels, warned in a release Tuesday the Great Lakes and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat up two per cent on weather, Ukraine concerns

By GFM Network News March 14, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose two per cent on Friday, extending a rally on worries about dry weather limiting crop production in the U.S. Plains and ongoing fears that supplies from Ukraine will be disrupted due to political turmoil, traders said. The strength in wheat lent support to corn prices, but soybeans […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Manitoba corn acres seen holding steady from 2013

By GFM Network News March 13, 2014

CNS Canada –– Corn acres planted in Manitoba this spring aren’t expected to change much from last year, as weaker prices will likely discourage further expansion. “I don’t think we’ll see a big increase and that’s simply just because the price of corn wasn’t quite as attractive as it was twelve months ago,” said Myron […] 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

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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

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Prairie forage supplies seen tightening

Eastern ice latest obstacle to clearing Prairie grain backlog

El Nino seen bringing mixed weather to Prairies

CN CEO sees grain backlog extending into 2015

U.S. grains: Wheat soars to 10-month high on crop worries

World conservation ag congress coming to Winnipeg

Man. storage listing for ‘at-risk’ grain near launch

Heavy ice to keep eastbound grain landlocked for now

U.S. grains: Wheat up two per cent on weather, Ukraine concerns

Manitoba corn acres seen holding steady from 2013

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