Crop Management
In much of Manitoba, this fall was the season of tractor tire ruts. From late August until the middle of October, about 200 millimetres of rain and snow fell on southern Manitoba and North Dakota. The excess precipitation turned farm fields into soup, and growers struggled to get combines and tractors on the land. Some […] Read more
Crop Management
Regeneration Canada reaches out to farmers
A small non-profit organization based in Montreal hopes to make big gains on the Prairies as it works to connect people who want to improve soil health. Regeneration Canada formed in the fall of 2017 after a successful Living Soils Symposium earlier that year. The symposium focused on bringing together farmers, scientists and other stakeholders […] Read more
Are e-tractors practical?
Even when purchase prices come down, will it ever be practical to run a big battery powered 4×4 to replace your Versatile? We will see bigger battery tractors than we have now, for sure, but they will be very expensive until battery costs comes down. For now, Europeans can buy a 70-horsepower electric tractor with […] Read more
Susgrainable: baking with craft brewers’ leftovers
It seems like new craft breweries spring up every week across Western Canada. There are about 170 in British Columbia, 125 in Alberta, more than 20 in Saskatchewan and at least a dozen in Manitoba. Each markets its own tantalizing taste and attributes, but they all have one thing in common: spent grain that was […] Read more
U.S. EPA and Justice Dept. want California Roundup ruling reversed
(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The government said in a friend of the court brief filed on Friday […] Read more
Canadian canola crush up 8.5 per cent on year-to-date
WINNIPEG,(MarketsFarm) – Canada’s canola crush is running well ahead of the year ago pace, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Four months into the 2019/20 marketing year, which began Aug. 1, more than 3.3 million tonnes of canola have been crushed, according to the report released Dec. 19. That’s a jump of 8.5 […] Read more
Ag Canada lowers canola ending stocks forecast
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm)– Canadian canola ending stocks will be much tighter than earlier thought, according to updated supply/demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released late Dec. 19 that account for the latest Statistics Canada production numbers. Projected canola ending stocks for 2019/20 were lowered to 3.500 million tonnes by Agriculture Canada, which compares with the November […] Read more
Rising U.S. futures underpin Canadian wheat bids
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada posted solid gains during the week ended Dec. 19, taking some direction from the rising United States futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 percent) wheat prices were up by C$5 to C$7.50 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points […] Read more
Fababeans may catch the fractionation wave
Industry observers think a processing plant planned for Saskatchewan could significantly increase acres for the crop
Fababeans have had difficulty gaining traction in Western Canada but could soon accelerate, says a promoter of the crop. There are signs that the pulse fractionation business could be the much-needed sparkplug. Until now, demand has been limited for Canadian fababeans in the human consumption market and as an ingredient in hog rations. “The market […] Read more
VIDEO: Canadian cage mill teams up with JD
Customers can order the impact mill as an option on S-Series combines, and more brands will be added for 2021
A Canadian-built cage mill that attaches to combine choppers and destroys weed seeds during harvest is now on the market. Saskatoon-based Redekop held the public launch of its Seed Control Unit in the John Deere booth at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, last November. Redekop owner Trevor Thiessen said the company’s been developing its impact mill […] Read more
