Crop Management
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – In the latest supply and demand report from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the global wheat forecast was revised downward due to difficult weather conditions. The USDA has now projected 765.53 million tonnes of wheat to be produced in 2019/20, according to the department’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) […] Read more
Crop Management
Western Canadian wheat: Bids get support from U.S. gains
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Wheat bids in Western Canada were higher for the week ended Sept. 12. There were gains in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat (CWRS), Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) and Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) in all locations. The Canadian dollar was up by more than a tenth of a cent, which tempered […] Read more
Statistics Canada forecasts near record corn crop
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Canada’s corn crop is forecast to be the second largest on record despite a delayed start to spring seeding, as yields showed an improvement from earlier forecasts, according to updated production estimates from Statistics Canada, released Sept. 12. Using a combination of satellite imagery, previous survey data, and agro-climatic data, the latest Statistics […] Read more
U.S. soybean, corn yields down, wheat stays the same
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) September supply and demand report saw downward revisions for corn and soybeans, but kept its estimates for wheat where they were in August, The department released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) on Sept. 12. “Prices rallied after the report came out because […] Read more
Statistics Canada ups crop production estimates
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Updated model-based production estimates from Statistics Canada released Sept. 12 expect larger yields for most of the major crops grown in the country. While harvest operations are still ongoing, the actual crops may end up larger still. “All of the numbers are bigger, whether it’s durum, spring wheat, canola,” said analyst Mike […] Read more
Canadian canola harvest expected to drop 4.8 percent, the smallest in four years
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian canola production is expected to fall 4.8 percent to 19.4 million tonnes in 2019 despite higher yields, Statistics Canada said this week in a survey based in part on satellite and agroclimatic data, making it the smallest harvested canola crop anticipated in four years. Canola yields are expected to jump 3.8 […] Read more
New neonic study points to songbird decline
The findings of a University of Saskatchewan study may affect the fate of insecticide seed treatments in Canada. The study, which will be published tomorrow in Science, a highly regarded scientific journal, has concluded that imidacloprid is a threat to songbirds. White crowned sparrows that consumed seeds coated with the insecticide lost weight and the […] Read more
TMR machine built for the Prairies
VONDA, Sask. — Visitors to this summer’s Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon were the first to kick the rugged tires on Highline’s Accumix 1000s, a self-propelled and self-loading feed mixer. The mixer, which is the only one being manufactured in North America, has been built to meet the challenges that farmers face when […] Read more
Phosphorus: grain’s double-edged sword
Phosphorus imbalance can wreak death by starvation or death by poison, which means proper balance is critical
It’s a dilemma of too little and too much simultaneously. The Earth has a finite volume of rock phosphate for fertilizer. Yet, too much phosphorus flows toxic in our waterways. “We face a phosphorus paradox. Too little phosphorus threatens our food security. Too much phosphorus is a major cause of water-quality impairment worldwide,” said Helen […] Read more
Sask. harvest progress stalls at 18 percent complete
Harvest operations across Saskatchewan are now 18 percent complete, according to the most recent provincial crop report released this morning by Saskatchewan Agriculture. That’s well behind last year at this time, when nearly 60 percent of the crop was already in the bin. The province’s five-year average for this time of year (2014-18) is 43 […] Read more
