Slow-emerging weeds make for tough spraying decisions, while crops that are slow to develop also present challenges
Slow crop development, low weed pressure and dry soil conditions are adding a stressful wrinkle this year to in-crop weed control efforts. Clark Brenzil, provincial weed specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said some farmers are unsure about when to spray annual weeds due to poor soil moisture. Others are delaying in-crop herbicide applications or considering skipping […] Read moreAuthor Archives
Canola carry-out lowered by a million tonnes
The lower carry-out number is based on anticipation of stronger-than-expected canola exports in 2019-20 crop year
Agriculture Canada has reduced its estimate of canola carry-out stocks for the 2019-20 crop year by one million tonnes. In its latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops report, released June 14, Agriculture Canada estimated canola carry-outs as of July 31, 2020, at 4.3 million tonnes, down a million tonnes from its previous estimate of 5.3 […] Read more
Dryland Sask. pays attention to tile drainage
An installer says the system works in dry years because roots grow down faster, making plants more drought resilient
On the surface, the idea of installing a tile drainage system in the middle of a prairie-wide drought might seem counter-intuitive. But the benefits of tile drainage are evident during dry cycles and wet cycles, says Olaf Boettcher, a licensed tile drainage installer and owner of Precision Drainage Solutions in Saskatoon. It’s about managing water, […] Read more
CP expects to ship record amount of grain this year
The railway moved 22.5 million tonnes of grain and grain products between Aug. 1, 2018, and May 31, 2019, which is 500,000 tonnes more than it’s ever done at this point in the year
Canadian Pacific Railway expects to set a new record in 2018-19 for volumes of Canadian grain moved in a single crop year. Joan Hardy, CP’s vice-president of sales and marketing, grain and fertilizers, said CP is on pace to move more grain in the current crop year than ever before. Between Aug. 1, 2018, and […] Read more
Wheat growers push Ottawa for action on trade
The federal government is failing Canada’s farmers by neglecting to address lingering trade issues that have cost agricultural producers billions of dollars in lost revenue, says an organization representing wheat producers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In a firmly worded June 17 letter to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association […] Read more
Canterra inks new distribution deal with Pride Seeds
Canadian seed companies Canterra and Pride Seeds have reached a new seed distribution deal that gives Canterra exclusive rights to distribute Pride seed products in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The partnership with Pride Seeds will allow Winnipeg-based Canterra to continue distributing Pride’s line of seed products, which include varieties of silage corn hybrids, grain corn […] Read more
Drought may change canola forecast
Despite the loss of its biggest export market, Canadian canola continues to move through the handling system at a reasonably good pace, according to figures from the Canadian Grain Commission. According to the CGC’s Grain Statistics Weekly report, producer canola deliveries to primary elevators and processors were slightly less than 15 million tonnes through the […] Read more
Great Western Rail purchases short line
Great Western Railway, a short-line railway company based at Shaunavon, Sask., has expanded its rail network in southern Saskatchewan. GWR recently acquired the assets of Fife Lake Railway (FLR), another short-line railway company that owned 97 kilometres of track between Assiniboia, Sask., and Coronach, Sask., near the Saskatchewan-Montana border. GWR had operated and maintained the […] Read more
Drought can complicate weed control
Slow-emerging weeds make for tough spraying decisions, as do crops that are slow to develop
Slow crop development, low weed pressure and dry soil conditions are adding a stressful wrinkle this year to in-crop weed control efforts. Clark Brenzil, provincial weed specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said some farmers are unsure about when to spray annual weeds due to poor soil moisture. Others are delaying in-crop herbicide applications or considering skipping […] Read more
Grain World prairie crop tour back for second year
The Grain World Crop Tour is back for a second consecutive year. It kicks off July 30 and concludes on Aug. 1 in Regina. The tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, provides farmers and grain industry stakeholders a valuable opportunity to learn more about prairie crop production and market outlooks for the 2019-20 crop year. […] Read more
