HANNOVER, Germany – Claas joined an elite group of tractor manufactures that offer high-horsepower, articulated tractors with four tracks, with their launch of the Xerion TRAC TS at Agritechnica in Germany. Both the Xerion 5000, with 530 h.p., and the Xerion 4500, at 490 h.p., will be offered in the TRAC TS class. Henning Ressmeyer […] Read more
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Farmfair International – Friday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The third day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows. The unofficial results are as follows: Angus…
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Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Alberta farmers managed to make some progress despite trying conditions of cold temperatures mixed with snow and…
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Latest USDA supply/demand report generates mixed results
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – In the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) supply and demand report issued Friday, corn estimates were…
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Farmfair International – Thursday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The second day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows including national events for the Shorthorn and…
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Weather took a toll on Manitoba, North Dakota soybean harvest
After weeks of minimal progress, farmers in Manitoba and North Dakota are getting soybeans in the bin. In the first…
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Barley and feed wheat at par in southern Alberta
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Feed barley prices in southern Alberta’s feedlot alley moved higher over the past few weeks, but the…
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Deere previews next-generation combine
HANNOVER, Germany — John Deere previewed its twin-rotor X9 combine and a matching draper header designed for small grains and oilseeds, during Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany Nov. 10. Matt Arnold, product manager in John Deere’s future combines division said the X9 is a productivity step beyond the S790, the largest Deere combine currently on the […] Read more
Hard work, dedication pays off for Lloydminster family at Farmfair
EDMONTON, Alta. The Saturday Supreme is a day of bonhomie and trepidation for the grand champion winners of the beef shows at Farmfair International. Held Nov. 9, 15 bulls and 18 females from the three major Alberta shows compete against one another for the title of supreme champion and the chance to win a brand […] Read more
Farmfair International – Friday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The third day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows. The unofficial results are as follows: Angus Grand champion bull: Brooking Gold Coin 8069 entered by Justin Morrison, Brooking Angus, Radville, Sask. and ZWT Ranch, Tennessee Reserve: Remitall F Renown 312F entered by Remitall Farms, Olds, Alta. and Fairland Cattle Co. Grand […] Read more
Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Alberta farmers managed to make some progress despite trying conditions of cold temperatures mixed with snow and rain, including some hail, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. For the week ended Nov. 5, approximately 88.0 percent of all Alberta crops were in the bin. That’s up from 80.9 percent the […] Read more
Latest USDA supply/demand report generates mixed results
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – In the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) supply and demand report issued Friday, corn estimates were lowered from the October report and those for soybeans largely remained the same for the 2019/20 marketing year. There were some revisions for wheat as well. In the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates […] Read more
Farmfair International – Thursday results
EDMONTON, Alta. –The second day of Farmfair International featured four beef breed shows including national events for the Shorthorn and Gelbvieh. The unofficial results are as follows: Gelbvieh (National Show) Grand champion bull: SLC Strut 146E entered by Severtson Land and Cattle Co., Innisfail, Alta. Reserve: DVE Davidson Mr February 50G entered by Davidson Gelbvieh, […] Read more
Weather took a toll on Manitoba, North Dakota soybean harvest
After weeks of minimal progress, farmers in Manitoba and North Dakota are getting soybeans in the bin. In the first week of November, 75-80 percent of the soybeans were harvested in Manitoba. That’s behind the three year average of 94 percent but much better than the third week of October, when only 25 percent of […] Read more
Barley and feed wheat at par in southern Alberta
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Feed barley prices in southern Alberta’s feedlot alley moved higher over the past few weeks, but the price rise will likely slow down as barley trades at par with feed wheat. Feed barley and feed wheat are both currently trading at around C$225 per tonne delivered into Lethbridge, Alta. “That’s a sell […] Read more
Crop insurance deadline looming
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is reminding grain growers who are in a claim position to apply for an extension of crop insurance on acres that are unlikely to be harvested before Nov. 15. “If a producer is unable to complete harvest by Nov. 15, they should request an extension of insurance,” said Shawn Jaques, […] Read more
