Crop Management
Winnipeg – Saskatchewan producers were able to make good harvest progress earlier in the week before cooler temperatures hit, according to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, released Aug. 30. Twenty-seven percent of the provincial crop is now harvested, which is ahead of the five-year average of 13 percent. Seventeen percent of […] Read more
Crop Management
How much seed do you really need?
The traditional adage of 1.4 million viable wheat plants per acre (32 viable plants per sq. foot) has just failed a crucial test under the scrutiny of cereal specialists at North Dakota State University. In field trials that wrapped up the fourth week of August, NDSU research agronomist Joel Ransom found that in fields with […] Read more
Give bins pills to ensure they stay healthy
Full-coverage bin sensors developed at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute are based on electronic bin boluses
Grain storage sensors being developed at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute use over-the-counter electrical components but offer coverage in large bins that is very difficult to achieve. “The point of them is to try and get full coverage of moisture and temperature throughout a grain bin because we found that the options that are available […] Read more
Canola set to bounce around bottom of long-range
WINNIPEG – Contracts on the ICE Futures canola market are bracing for turbulence in the coming days as trade negotiations between Canada and the United States and a looming production report from Statistics Canada takes center stage. According to one analyst, these and other factors may play havoc with the Canadian dollar, which could send […] Read more
Appetite for destruction: Soy boom devours Brazil’s tropical savanna
CAMPOS LINDOS, Brazil, (Reuters) – When farmer Julimar Pansera purchased land in Brazil’s interior seven years ago, it was blanketed in tiers of fruit trees, twisted shrubs and the occasional palm standing tall in a thicket of undergrowth. He mowed down most of that vegetation, set it ablaze and started planting soybeans. Over the past […] Read more
Questions remain over impact of hot weather on canola yields
Harvest came early for some crops in Western Canada this year. A few canola crops in Manitoba are already in the bin as warm temperatures and a lack of rain helped growers hit the fields quicker than other years. However, a hot and mostly dry summer on the Prairies has left many growers guessing about […] Read more
Sask. lentil yields predicted to be down
Winnipeg – After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl Potts, […] Read more
Trump: NAFTA threatened, Mexico deal made
(Reuters) – The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to a sweeping trade deal that pressures Canada to accept the new terms on autos trade, dispute settlement and agriculture to keep a trilateral North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the White House is ready to notify the U.S. […] Read more
Prairie wheat bids descend with U.S. futures
Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada fell for the week ended Aug. 24, as a rising Canadian dollar and dropping United States futures prices pressured prices. Average Canada Western Red Spring (13.5 percent CWRS) wheat prices were down by C$11 to C$16 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery […] Read more
Beekeepers worry about foliar sprays if neonics banned
Beekeepers should be thrilled that Health Canada is banning the use of neonicotinoids because the insecticides have been linked to bee deaths and pollinator decline. Landen Stronks, a beekeeper from Iron Springs, Alta., is definitely not thrilled. Stronks and other Alberta beekeepers are worried about what happens if and when neonicotinoids are phased out. “We […] Read more
