MONTREAL — Canadian seed groups are looking for new ways to generate additional revenue from the sale of pedigreed seed varieties, particularly when it comes to widely grown cereal grain crops such as wheat and barley. To that end, the use of trailing contracts on farm-saved seed appears to be generating interest among seed companies […] Read more
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Trade eyes royalty scheme for farm-saved seed
History, artistry and nature abound in Medicine Hat
As we drive through Medicine Hat, the World’s Largest Tepee tempts us to see what this small prairie city has to offer. With main masts as high as a 20-story building, the Saamis Tepee introduces the city’s history and unusual name — a loose translation of the Blackfoot word Saamis, a medicine man’s headdress. Visitors […] Read more
Canada dry, but crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 26 (Reuters) – Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour estimated on Thursday. The inaugural Grain World crop tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, toured the Canadian Prairie provinces on Tuesday and Wednesday. […] Read more
USDA’s $12 billion farmer relief package
July 24 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday said it would provide up to $12 billion in aid for U.S. farmers from early September to shield them from the repercussions of trade disputes between the United States and China, the European Union and others. The United States has never before offered aid of this […] Read more
Chinese demand boosting Canadian wheat, barley exports
China is making major moves to import more Canadian wheat and barley this year. Data released by the Canadian Grain Commission show China more than tripled its wheat imports, taking in 979,100 tonnes as of May, which compares to 295,300 tonnes in the same period of 2016-17, an increase of 231.6 percent. Cam […] Read more
Crop insurance prices out of line with markets
Market prices have declined on some commodities, making the insured price from crop insurance look generous by comparison. This has ramifications for producers who may be hit with low yields this fall. The great debate about the size of the prairie crop will intensify in the weeks ahead. While crop potential is good in many […] Read more
There is a catch with the rye
Dry fall fields and solid stocks kept rye prices bottled up at a time when the crop needed to go in the prairie ground last year. The result is that the margin between rye and other cereals, such as barley and wheat, is narrowed for 2018. “It’s the smallest crop in years,” rye marketer and […] Read more
Canola up, wheat down in new seeded acreage report
Statistics Canada made some big adjustments in its June seeded acreage report, but the trade’s focus is elsewhere. “The biggest concern right now is going to be production,” said Brian Voth, president of IntelliFARM. “Acreage is only part of the story.” He recently drove across southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan and saw a lot of […] Read more
Producers watching skies for signs of what to do with feed grains
WINNIPEG — Farmers and traders are keeping a watchful eye on the weather trying to sort out feed grain supplies. “This time of year, it’s a weather market and weather has been improving in much of Saskatchewan and in some of the more critically dry areas. They got a decent amount of moisture over the […] Read more
Stop grain elevator mixups
Picture this scene: a super-B signs in at the elevator with a load of peas, the driver proceeds to dump as instructed, and 1,000 bushels of peas end up in a 50,000 bu. designated soybean bin. That’s a bad mistake, and a costly one at that, enough to make some people shudder. However, it’s a […] Read more
