Crop Management
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Canadian canola stocks were slightly tighter at the end of the 2019 calendar year compared to the previous year, according to updated Statistics Canada data. However, adverse harvest conditions left a large amount of the crop unaccounted for in the survey, which skews the overall supply/demand outlook. “Because of poor weather conditions during […] Read more
Crop Management
Protecting tires from tough plants
BRANDON — It looks something like a mud flap that fell off a semi-trailer, but it’s a mighty helpful piece of heavy duty rubber if you grow corn. Corn stalks destroy tires. The list of devices designed to protect tires from corn stalks just gained a new member, the May Wes G4 Stalk Stomper, from […] Read more
Ag Canada hires new Brandon oat breeder
The Canadian oat industry has a new oat breeder. Kirby Nilsen will take over as the Agriculture Canada oat breeder at the Brandon Research and Development Centre tomorrow. Nilsen, a PhD graduate from the University of Saskatchewan, will take over the Agriculture Canada oat program headed by Jennifer Mitchell Fetch, who announced her intentions to […] Read more
Looking for more pulses in 2020
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Planting intentions for red and green lentils and other pulses were looking good for 2020. However, that might change somewhat because prices have slipped a little, said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga, Ont. When discussing pulse crops at a farm show in Saskatoon, Sask. last month, Mosnaim said he got […] Read more
Rye production likely won’t increase in 2020
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – While strong prices served as an incentive for farmers to plant more rye in 2019, one grower believes there won’t be as much production in 2020 due to the wet fall. “Winter cereals got seeded, but not the acres guys were planning,” said Brad White, a Saskatchewan farmer and a director with Winter […] Read more
Canola rebounds after hitting 3-month low
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – ICE canola futures rose on Monday after tumbling to a nearly three-month low on Friday amid ongoing fears about the potential impact an outbreak of coronavirus in China could have on the global economy. Oilseed markets appear to have stabilized and could rise provided coronavirus fears do not suddenly heat up again. The stock […] Read more
U.S. winter wheat mostly fair to good
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Of the 17 states reporting data, the bulk of the winter wheat in the United States was at 29.0 percent fair and 48.1 good. The rest of those states’ crops stood at 4.2 very poor, 12.1 poor and 7.2 percent excellent, according to the state stories report issued by the U.S. Department […] Read more
Australia’s troubled wheat crop
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Things in 2019/20 are not looking good for Australia’s wheat crop and it’s not only due to the country’s ongoing drought. As production in Australia has been on the decline, it’s also losing its market share of global exports as the United States Department of Agriculture attaché reported. Released on Jan. 31, […] Read more
Alberta changes perennial forage insurance
Changes to perennial forage insurance for 2020 have been implemented by Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. In response to industry feedback, AFSC has recalculated historical pasture normal yields for 2020, resulting in increased coverage. It has also updated methods of determining price options “to better reflect feed replacement cost in the event of a loss”, […] Read more
Canadian grain exports behind on year due to poor Chinese demand
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Canadian grain exports from licensed facilities are running well behind the previous year’s pace, due primarily to a sharp reduction in movement to China, according to latest monthly data from the Canadian Grain Commission. Total 2019/20 (Aug/Jul) exports of Canada’s grain, oilseed and pulse crops as of the end of December came […] Read more
