Crop Management
The relationship between farmers and Princess Auto, the Canadian retail chain that marks its 90th anniversary this year, has been a long one. Farmers were the key link in Princess Auto’s transformation from an auto wrecker into a national mail-order company, later morphing into 54 stores across Canada with $1 billion in sales per year […] Read more
Crop Management
U.S. exports slow as Panama Canal dries up
Low water levels in the Panama Canal are not disrupting Canadian grain shipments, but they are causing turmoil for exporters in the United States. Transit capacity in the canal has been reduced to 24 ships per day through the end of November, according to a news release from the Panama Canal Authority (PAC). That compares […] Read more
Senators vote against changes to carbon pricing exemption bill
The Canadian Senate rejected amendments to Bill C-234 in a pivotal vote Nov. 7. By a 42-28 margin, with three abstentions, senators voted against a change to the bill that would remove heating and cooling of barns and greenhouses from a potential carbon tax exemption. The amendment had been passed during agriculture committee scrutiny and […] Read more
VIDEO: Programs established to strengthen vulnerable African farms
GLEN LEA, Man. — Western Canadian farmers suffered from droughts, floods and other volatile weather in recent years, but the impact can be even greater in parts of the world where farmers are poor, have few modern tools, and are coping with already-ravaged land. “Producing enough food for your family and your community becomes significantly […] Read more
Russia considers backing out of durum market
Canada could soon have one less competitor in what is becoming a tight durum market. Russia’s agriculture ministry is proposing the government impose a six-month ban on durum exports starting Dec. 1, according to a Reuters story. That news combined with lingering dryness in North Africa has MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett advising growers to hold […] Read more
Bright spot seen in China’s embrace of GM crops
China is getting close to commercially producing a variety of genetically modified crops and that is good news for Canadian growers, says an industry official. China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently approved 37 GM corn and 14 GM soybean varieties for cultivation. The approvals are part of a pilot program introduced in 2021 […] Read more
Grain markets watch Brazilian weather
The weather outlook appears challenging for the world’s largest exporter of corn and soybeans, which has ramifications for the entire grains and oilseeds complex. It is already much drier than normal in central and northeastern Brazil and the forecast calls for more of the same. A probability forecast prepared by the Columbia Climate School International […] Read more
Canola yields reach new heights
A canola innovation that could result in dramatic yield gain is getting closer to reality. Next spring, University of Guelph scientists plan to conduct field trials in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and possibly Montana on lines of transgenic canola that have produced 50 percent more pods and 50 percent higher seed yield in a greenhouse. “In the […] Read more
Time to realize Sask. irrigation potential: CAPI report
New report endorses province’s commitment to massively increase the Lake Diefenbaker-based irrigation system
It’s time for Saskatchewan to finally achieve its irrigation potential after decades of frustration and failure. That’s the bottom line of a new report released by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Irrigation: Saskatchewan’s Unfulfilled Dreams, written by Quebec journalist and agricultural researcher Nicolas Mesly, endorses the Saskatchewan government’s commitment to massively increase the Lake Diefenbaker-based […] Read more
Case IH electric tractor ready for release
The Farmall 75C electric tractor has automation features and a run time of around four hours, depending on the workload
A few agricultural equipment manufacturers have recently shown battery electric-powered implements as concepts or prototypes, but the CNH brands New Holland and Case IH are the first majors to unveil production-ready tractors: the New Holland T4 Electric and Case IH Farmall 75C Electric. Jeff Akel, global product manager for Case IH, said the company expects […] Read more
