WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – How problematic insects could be in 2020 across the Prairies largely depends on the spring weather, according to three provincial insect specialists. Be the insects grasshoppers, flea beetles, cutworms, or a few other types, their potential to cause significant damage to Prairie crops will partly depend on how dry and warm this […] Read more
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Real-time soil analysis in the field
Don’t bring your soil sample to the lab, take the lab to the field, says the Winnipeg inventor of the SoilReader
It’s a difficult concept to sum up in a few words. A Winnipeg startup will sell you a coulter that reads nine nutrient factors while pulled through soil. As the headline states, SoilReader can give you real-time data, on-the-go, as you pull it through your field. The nine vital constituents are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, organic […] Read more
Error found in CGC’s canola disappearance number
Grain industry analysts will be pulling out the eraser on their supply/demand balance sheets to correct an error published in the Canadian Grain Commission’s weekly statistical report. The CGC reported 4.86 million tonnes of domestic disappearance of canola as of Jan. 5, 2020. That is a staggering 1.04 million tonnes ahead of the same time […] Read more
Hay Disaster Benefit to pay out $5 million to Manitoba claimants
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Compensation for poor Manitoba forage crops in 2019 will soon be coming to insured producers as Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) has activated the Hay Disaster Benefit (HDB). The estimated payout for 2019 is in excess of $5 million on approximately 1,500 claims, announced Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and […] Read more
Hopes for spike in U.S. farm exports to China dim ahead of trade deal signing
CHICAGO/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Days before a U.S.-China trade deal is due to be signed, large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year. U.S. President Donald Trump has touted the prospect of China […] Read more
Solid crush more than makes up for slow Canadian canola exports
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Canada’s ongoing diplomatic dispute with China may be slowing canola exports, but the strong pace of the domestic crush is more than making up for any shortfall in international business. The Canadian Grain Commission reported total domestic disappearance of canola during the crop-year-to-date of just over 4.8 million tonnes, as of Jan. 5, […] Read more
Hemp CBD bubble may have burst
In North America’s hemp industry, 2019 may be remembered as the year that the CBD craze hit its peak. The obsession with growing hemp for CBD, or cannabidiol, was impossible to miss at farm conferences and hemp trade shows across North America last year. Jeff Kostuik remembers the enthusiasm for CBD at those meetings, particularly […] Read more
Canaryseed on the rise; more rallies may be to come
This could be the year the canaryseed market fully absorbs the “hidden inventory” that has been weighing down prices for years, say industry officials. Prices have climbed to 30 cents per pound as the inventory dwindles and that appears to be a trigger point for those who have been sitting on the crop. Lucas Sutherland, […] Read more
SWAT team attacks salt or cuts it out
I recently had an email conversation with Scott Day. He told me about his new approach to designing fertilizer prescription maps for his family’s Treelane Farm at Deloraine Man., an area notorious for spots of extreme salinity. “This was the first time we variable rate applied all our nitrogen in accordance with the soil’s salt […] Read more
Competition for legume inoculant space in prairie soils
Pulse and soybean crops may be looking forward to a well-nourished season as inoculant offerings increase across the western growing region. Last fall, Quebec-based global yeast and bacteria products maker Lallemand entered the legume crop inoculant business. This week one of the world’s largest crop inoculant companies is setting up shop in Western Canada in […] Read more
