WINNIPEG, May 21 (MarketsFarm) – Wheat bids in Western Canada were across the board for the week ended May 17. There were losses in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS), while Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) price were mixed and Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) prices were largely steady. Firmness in the Canadian dollar provided […] Read more
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Ditch the phos loss, but keep it out
Most farmers are familiar with the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship — the right source, at the right rate, applied at…
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Bury crop residue or let it lie: no easy answer
The benefits of strategic tillage to incorporate surface residue into the soil where it may do more good is being…
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USDA says grain supplies to remain massive in new crop year
CHICAGO, May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday forecast bigger-than-expected domestic supplies of corn, soybeans and…
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Maestro sings a song of singulation
DUGALD, Man. – Prairie farmers have a half-dozen high-speed planters from which to choose. For Andy Scheurer the selection process…
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Maestro has gentle touch with delicate seeds
DUGALD, Man. — Like a symphony conductor keeping precise meter for the orchestra with his wand, the Horsch Maestro seed…
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Hairy vetch cover crops provide mulch, control weeds
The key to organic rotational no-till lies in the amount of mulch cover, said a research technician. The key is…
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Saskatchewan planting stays ahead of five-year average
WINNIPEG – With 38 percent of Saskatchewan crops planted as of May 13, the pace was a little ahead of the five-year average of 31 percent. The province’s agriculture ministry issued its weekly crop report on May 16 and noted planting was also slightly ahead of 2018’s pace of 35 percent for this time. Southeastern […] Read more
Harnessing sprayers to tame fire
An Alberta farm-invention puts out fire using existing investments, making use of reliable off-road capacity
Self-propelled, high clearance sprayers are great for spraying and have become three-season rigs. As well, in an emergency these could control a serious fire, with the right gear. That’s what Arrowwood, Alta., custom applicator Clark Oberhotlzer figured out. He had seen the damage that fires brought to his southern Alberta and Saskatchewan neighbours in the […] Read more
Catching and keeping the elusive phosphorus
What form phosphorus will take in a particular soil depends on the chemistry of that soil. The transformation can do strange things to fertilizer. Soils with a lot of calcium, such as those in eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, will force the fertilizer to reside in a form known as calcium phosphates. These alkaline soils vary […] Read more
Ditch the phos loss, but keep it out
Most farmers are familiar with the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship — the right source, at the right rate, applied at the right time in the right place. For fertilizer, the right place at the right rate are the most important. When it comes to phosphorus, farmers and researchers agree the right place is buried in […] Read more
Bury crop residue or let it lie: no easy answer
The benefits of strategic tillage to incorporate surface residue into the soil where it may do more good is being hotly debated. Proponents of the practice say there are major benefits to be had by moving the organic matter into the soil. Others say they can’t make a definitive decision because they haven’t seen enough […] Read more
Researchers use synchrotron to get new look at nutrient runoff
During the last two decades, phosphorus runoff has been shown to be a main cause of water quality degradation. That has given rise to suggestions that regulations to direct farmers on where and how they can apply phosphorus may be coming. Phosphorus runoff also has an immediate effect on a farmer’s fertilizer decisions. Lake Erie […] Read more
U.S. farmers receive $8.52 billion in aid to date, USDA says
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has to date paid out $8.52 billion (CDN$11.44 billion) in direct payments to American farmers as part of the 2018 aid program, designed to offset losses from trade tariffs by China and other trading partners, a spokesman for the agency said. U.S. President Donald Trump […] Read more
Grain Growers call for changes to AgriStability, advance payments
WINNIPEG — Faced with a tough international market, the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has called on the federal government to make some changes to programs to help Canadian farmers. Citing an “increasingly complex and unpredictable trade environment” the GGC requested changes to the AgriStability Program and to the Advanced Payment Program (APP). “The time […] Read more
Getting it wrong on China, Canada and trade
If prime ministers were wrong, when were they wrong?
Perhaps Canadian prime ministers, both Liberal and Conservative, have been wrong about China, Canada and trade. But when were they wrong? I’ve criticized both former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper and present Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for saying critical or provocative things to or about China, and thereby undermining efforts to build a bigger […] Read more
