Crop Management
Eric Schick’s first encounter with Aphanomyces root rot in lentils was in 2012, an unusual year for fields south of Moose Jaw. “2011 was really wet, followed by a lot of snow, then we came into a wet spring where it just didn’t stop raining,” he said. Soon, the lentil crop developed patches of yellowing, […] Read more
Crop Management
Wheat ignores late-seeding prospect
Todd Hultman has no explanation for why Minneapolis spring wheat futures prices are not responding to the potential for a late start to seeding in the United States. A huge snowpack, cooler than normal temperatures and potential for flooding in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota have many believing farmers will be delayed getting into […] Read more
Sask. soils ready to accept spring melt water
A late but rapid snowmelt in Saskatchewan will result in some loss of potential soil moisture, says a Saskatchewan-based hydrology expert at the University of Saskatchewan. Overall, however, conditions are conducive to good levels of soil moisture infiltration, thanks to a better-than-average snowpack across most of the province and a soil-snowpack interface that is favourable […] Read more
Louis Dreyfus to expand Sask. canola crusher
Louis Dreyfus Company is expanding its canola crushing facility at Yorkton, Sask. The company says crush capacity at the facility will increase by more than 100 percent to two million tonnes. Louis Dreyfus opened its Yorkton facility in 2009 and currently employs approximately 120 people. Construction of the additional canola crushing line is expected to […] Read more
Nature’s Path walks away from organic farm
UPDATED – April 13, 2023 – 1030 CST – includes comments from Nature’s Path – One of the largest players in Canada’s organic sector has sold its farm in Saskatchewan. In 2018, Nature’s Path, a Vancouver company that makes and markets cereal, granola, oatmeal, waffles and other foods, bought about 5,000 acres of land near […] Read more
China makes an effort to reduce soybean imports
China’s soybean imports have likely peaked, which has “profound” implications for oilseed and grain markets, according to a global food and agriculture bank. The Chinese government has launched a campaign to reduce the country’s reliance on imported soybeans. Soybean meal inclusion rates in feed rations are forecast to fall to 13.5 percent in 2025 from […] Read more
Bigger crops, fierce competition may lower canola prices
Canola futures prices may test the lower end of a new range in 2023-24, says an analyst. MarketsFarm analyst Mike Jubinville thinks the new floor for canola is around $700 per tonne, which it hit towards the end of March before rebounding. He thinks that number could be in the cards again because of a […] Read more
Canadian farmers urged to grow more wheat this year
A senior grain industry executive hopes Canada’s spring wheat growers step up after a disappointing United States March Prospective Plantings report. Growers in that country said they intend to plant 10.57 million acres of spring wheat, the smallest crop since 1972. Ankush Bhandari, vice-president of economic research for Viterra for the U.S. and Mexico, said […] Read more
Wheat jumps 1 percent on renewed concerns over Black Sea grain deal
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chicago wheat futures climbed 1 percent on Monday, rising for the first time in four sessions as Russia’s threat to bypass a UN-brokered grain deal underpinned prices. Corn prices eased, weighed down by an improved weather outlook for U.S. plantings. “Rising Black Sea tensions could underpin U.S. wheat futures…,” said Terry Reilly, […] Read more
Research projects approved in Alberta
Thirty-nine research projects totalling $11.49 million will try to help farmers remain resilient in the face of challenges ranging from a changing climate to antibiotic resistance. “Research is very important, and what you see is 18 organizations coming together to invest in many situations producer dollars to improve the profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of Alberta […] Read more
