WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – The Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) released its report titled Diversifying Canada’s agriculture exports on Tuesday, which included pulses. The 16-page report also looked at some of the pros and cons to diversifying Canada’s wheat, canola and soybeans. “Canada has done extremely well in establishing strong trade relations in a number of key […] Read more
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New Manitoba farm group chooses name
Manitoba Crop Alliance — that’s the name of a proposed farm group in Manitoba. Five commodity groups, representing corn, flax, sunflowers, winter cereals and wheat-barley growers, are planning to join forces in Manitoba. The steering committee, behind the new group, unveiled the name Nov. 25. “Our legal counsel indicated the (new) entity needed a name […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest wrapping up, seven per cent still standing
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Cold and wet conditions have halted operations across most of Saskatchewan, although some tough and damp crops are still being taken off as weather permits, according to the final crop report of the season from Saskatchewan Agriculture. With 93 percent of the crop combined, farmers were optimistic that they would still be […] Read more
Sampling finds high quality crop
Only 38.9 percent of Canada Western Red Spring wheat has graded No. 1, but 77 percent is either No. 1 or No. 2, which is considered adequate
Considering all the problems, challenges and management issues that bedevilled farmers from the beginning to the end of the 2019-20 growing season, Canadian salespeople will be marketing an OK crop to the world this winter. There will be enough No. 1 and No. 2 spring wheat as well as good durum for buyers of high […] Read more
Deere previews next-generation combine
Twin-rotor tracked machine clipped to terrain chasing, hinged draper future of harvesting at Deere
HANNOVER, Germany — John Deere previewed its twin-rotor X9 combine and a matching draper header designed for small grains and oilseeds, during Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany Nov. 10. Matt Arnold, product manager in John Deere’s future combines division said the X9 is a productivity step beyond the S790, the largest Deere combine currently on the […] Read more
Claas adds four-track, non-articulated, high horsepower tractor
HANNOVER, Germany – Claas joined an elite group of tractor manufactures that offer high-horsepower, tractors with four tracks, with their launch of the Xerion TRAC TS at Agritechnica in Germany. Both the Xerion 5000, with 530 h.p., and the Xerion 4500, at 490 h.p., will be offered in the TRAC TS class. Henning Ressmeyer of […] Read more
Single gene discovery found to boost yield
Corteva researchers kept searching, despite indications that lone genes might not hold growth promises
Yield increases from the latest in plant breeding technologies have come mainly from making crops better able to defend against pests or other environmental harms. True yield improvements, where crop-potential production is boosted, have proved elusive, until recently. Better yields have come through the traditional channels of selection, albeit enhanced by advanced genetic tools. Typically, […] Read more
High tech machinery crucial for the future
HANNOVER, Germany — If there was one key message pitched to visitors at the huge Agritechnica Show in Germany, it was that investing in high-tech, efficient machinery is vital to a profitable farming future. More than 450,000 farmers, contractors and machinery enthusiasts took in the week-long event in Hannover, which is regarded as the world’s […] Read more
End use important when planting forage stand
Producers must first decide what they will be using the crop for: grazing, silage, hay or part of a rotational plan
MONCTON, N.B. — Establishing a new forage crop the right way leads to more profitability. Producers must decide if the crop will be used for grazing, silage, hay or part of a rotational plan, said forage agronomist Kathleen Glover of Agriculture Canada. “These are all the decisions you need to make before you chose your […] Read more
Ottawa delays neonic decision to January
Health Canada was supposed to make a final decision on banning neonics in December. The decision has been pushed back to January. “Health Canada … proposed to cancel the majority of outdoor uses of all three neonicotinoids (because) of the risks to aquatic insects. Since then several new scientific papers have been published and the […] Read more
