Crop Management
For gardeners, the notice on the Central Alberta Greenhouse’s Facebook page was distressing. After 85 years, the greenhouse was closing its doors. “We regretfully have to inform you of the closure of Central Alberta Greenhouses. Effective: Aug. 6, 2019, our doors will officially be closed.” Since 1931, the third-generation greenhouse had supplied gardeners, florists and […] Read more
Crop Management
Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret
BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Argentine soy farmers and crushers expect a boost in demand next year after the South American grains giant won long-sought approval from China to export soymeal to the world’s biggest consumer of the livestock feed. Argentina, the top international supplier of soymeal, announced on Tuesday that China would allow imports for […] Read more
Malt barley quality a question as Canadian harvest drags on
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – The quality of Canada’s 2019/20 barley crop remains to be seen, as cool and wet harvest conditions across much of the Prairies are raising concerns over how much will meet malt specifications. “We’ll lose a lot of malting barley this year, because of the weather,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the […] Read more
Frost strikes numerous locales, wet conditions slows harvest
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according the province’s weekly crop report for the week ending Sept. 9. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of minus two Celsius on Sept. 8. Many […] Read more
Big changes unlikely in next supply/demand report
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Ahead of the next supply and demand report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), several firms issued their estimates for U.S. corn and soybean yields. The USDA is scheduled to release its next World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) on Sept. 12 at 7:30 am CDT. The report will […] Read more
Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – The first grain vessel in four years left the northern Manitoba Port of Churchill over the weekend, according to social media posts from port owners Arctic Gateway Group. “Happy to report the successful completion and departure of the first grain vessel of the season from Churchill,” said Arctic Gateway on Twitter and […] Read more
Sask. farmers take biggest hail hit
Hail claims on the Prairies are tracking similar to last year with Saskatchewan farmers reporting the most damage so far. However, there are still six weeks or so that could result in hail storms, leading Canadian Crop Hail Association president Rick Omelchenko to speculate that final numbers could be higher. More than 10,000 claims have […] Read more
Canada will play “Good cop, bad cop” with China
Either way, Canada shows few signs of buckling. It's not in Canada's nature
Canada’s playing Good cop/Bad cop with China. It’s not an intentional strategy. It’s just the way that the psychology of this country is breaking down. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party are the ‘Good cop’ gang, hoping to use reasonableness, seeming friendliness, understanding and offers of help to get China to back off […] Read more
Farmers urged to add their voice to seed royalty survey
General farm organizations in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are encouraging Western Canadian grain farmers to take a few minutes away from the combine this fall and express their opinions on the controversial topic of seed royalties. Agricultural producers have until Oct, 15 to share their views on proposed changes to seed royalty structures for cereal […] Read more
Trade war bad news for N.D. soybean farmers
Producers in North Dakota are reeling from the loss of a customer base that they spent two decades cultivating
COLFAX, N.D. (Reuters) — North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state. The industry here spent millions on grain storage and rail-loading infrastructure while boosting plantings by five-fold in 20 years. Now, as the world’s top soybean importer shuns the U.S. market for a second growing season, Dakota farmers are […] Read more
