Cheers to Canadian barley exporters. The crop has been moving at an incredible clip so far in the 2017-18 crop year. Exporters shipped 925,300 tonnes of barley through week 27 of the campaign, an 85 percent increase over the same period the previous crop year. “It’s pretty phenomenal this year,” said Phil de Kemp, executive […] Read more
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Let the spring seeded acreage guessing game begin
The seeding intentions guessing game is always a lot of fun — what crops will be up this year and by how much and which crops will see their acreage shrink and how will all of this ultimately affect the market? Some different dynamics are at play this year. Most analysts agree canola acreage will […] Read more
Canfax report
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. More market information, analysis and statistics are available by becoming a Canfax subscriber by calling 403-275-5110 or at www.canfax.ca. Fed market strengthens Fed steer prices rose by 29 cents last week to average 163.52 per hundredweight. […] Read more
Construction continues on G3 grain network
G3’s dream of building a coast-to-coast grain-handling network in Canada is moving closer to reality, with key elements under construction and additional facilities likely to be announced in the future. Brett Malkoske, G3’s vice-president of business development and communications, said construction of G3’s new high-throughput export terminal in North Vancouver is ahead of schedule with […] Read more
Compost tea makes soil more active
Southeastern Saskatchewan farmers use enhanced biology to improve their crops through a healthy approach to dirt
Southeastern Saskatchewan farmers use enhanced biology to improve their crops through a healthy approach to dirt
Derek and Tannis Axten apply compost tea soil inoculant with a liquid kit on their 60-foot drill to fast track soil regeneration at a broad acre scale. The couple work a 6,000-acre family farm with two-thirds of its land base in Minton, Sask., and the rest near Milestone, Sask. They intercrop and use cover crops […] Read moreAlta. wheat, barley commissions merge staff
Alberta’s main crop commissions are going to be doing a few things differently this year as they aim to make the best use of producers’ check-off dollars. They spelled out their plans during their annual general meetings at FarmTech in Edmonton last week. Up first was the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. The organization told members […] Read more
China snaps up Aussie barley
PARIS, France (Reuters) — China is soaking up almost all of Australia’s feed barley exports and the trend could continue as Beijing looks to divert corn supplies toward ethanol fuel, an Australian export firm said. China buys 80 to 90 percent of Australian barley exports, reflecting heavy demand from its livestock industry, said Scott Haughton, […] Read more
InVigor L252 variety hangs onto canola crown
Bayer has been among the most-grown canola varieties for the last three years, which is a rare feat in today’s seed market
As farmers finalize plans on what crops and varieties they will be planting in 2018, they can look back on what were the most popular varieties grown on the Prairies last year. Every year the Canadian Grain Commission compiles the list from provincial crop insurance data. The top canola variety grown in 2017 was Bayer […] Read more
The Western Producer Podcast – FarmTech18
The Western Producer sent two reporters, Robin Booker and Jeremy Simes, to cover FarmTech in Edmonton, Alberta, January 30 – February 1. The following podcast was recorded on location at FarmTech and it contains interviews with experts who presented at the show. 0:36 Cam Dahl, Cereal Canada 3:54 Lisa Nemeth, CIGI 4:48 Darrell Bricker, CEO […] Read more
World doesn’t end after fusarium, clean it
BRANDON — It’s easy to throw in the towel when looking at a bin of grain heavily damaged by fusarium. However, feed scientist Rex Newkirk says farmers can salvage “significant value” from grain they are assuming has little. “There’s lots of value to be had,” Newkirk, a University of Saskatchewan researcher, said after a presentation at […] Read more
