Winnipeg Oct. 23 (MarketsFarm) – Manitoba farmers made minimal harvest progress during the week ended Oct. 22, as fields across the province continued to dry out after being hit by a winter storm the previous week. The total harvest was pegged at 77 per cent complete province-wide, which was up by only three points from […] Read more
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Survey finds little appetite for seed royalties
Prairie farmers are in no mood to pay additional fees when they save and replant seed that was grown and harvested on their own land. That’s one of the key findings of a producer survey on seed royalties. The survey, which sought producer opinions on new seed royalty collection mechanisms, was conducted over the past […] Read more
Western Canadian wheat: Good gains for red spring, durum eases
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Wheat bids in Western Canada were mostly higher for the week ended Oct. 17. There were strong gains in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS). Meanwhile Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) was steady to lower. The Canadian dollar gained almost nine-tenths of a cent during the […] Read more
Canadian canola deliveries hit weekly record
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Canadian farmers made record deliveries of canola into the commercial pipeline during the second week of October, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Wet weather, including heavy snow in some regions, continued to keep farmers off of their fields across much of Western Canada, but producers were actively delivering canola […] Read more
Better weather helps Saskatchewan harvest: report
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Relatively warm and dry conditions allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make some harvest progress during the week ended Oct. 14, although operations continue to run well behind normal, according to the latest report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. The overall harvest progress increased to 69 percent done, from 55 percent the previous week. That compares […] Read more
Grain grading not well understood
A farmer says inaccuracies in grain grading and dockage determination could cost growers millions of dollars
A Saskatchewan farmer says prairie grain growers are at risk of losing big money — potentially hundreds of millions of dollars every year — because no one is asking tough questions about the way grain is graded and sold in Western Canada. Grain growers across the West sell tens of millions of tonnes of grain to commercial […] Read more
Horsch debuts new primary tillage tool
As better corn headers and straw choppers leave a cleaner surface and eliminate the need for residue-busting tillage implements, cultivators can get back to the job of performing primary tillage. That’s the premise behind Horsch’s new Omnis FT primary tillage line being launched this fall, says company rep Jeremy Hughes. He said the Omnis FT […] Read more
From corn to canola, new planter streamlines
Decatur, Ill. — The largest Great Plains planter equipped with the company’s new 5000 series row units was on display at Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The PL5800 is a 40-foot, bulk-fill with a telescoping tongue, which enables the planter to stay close to the tractor when working in the field. It also allows […] Read more
Tighter packing equals better silage
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — The tighter you pack your silage, the longer it will last and preserve its quality. It all comes down to squeezing out as much air as possible. A dedicated roller behind the packer tractor squeezes out more air and packs the silage tighter, according to Zuidervaart Agri-Import in Mitchell, Ont. Zuidervaart was […] Read more
Czech silage bag with foil preserves feed 18 months
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Bagging silage may have advantages over bunker storage, but that edge disappears in a hurry if the bag is ripped and the content exposed to the atmosphere, water or rodents. A company in the Czech Republic has an answer to the problem — simply build a better bag. Euro Bagging builds silage […] Read more
