CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The upper Mississippi River reopened to barge traffic on Friday as vessels were cleared to ship through St. Louis harbour, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said, and the situation quickly became a logistics nightmare as dozens of towboats and hundreds of delayed barges tried to maneuver upriver. After what many grain shippers […] Read more
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Jason and Jenna Ranger named Sask. Outstanding Young Farmers
The opportunity to rent land from former Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers winners a dozen years ago led Jason and Jenna…
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Man. to help farmers protect wetlands
Manitoba farm groups cheered the long-awaited news of government funding for environmental protection on farms. While details are scant, the…
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Drought forces producers to sell cattle
Puddles. The sight of them in fields near Camrose, Alta., pleased Alberta rancher Brad Osadczuk as he drove home from…
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Drought can complicate weed control efforts
Slow crop development, low weed pressure and dry soil conditions are adding a stressful wrinkle this year to in-crop weed…
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Global warming likely to yield more heavy rain
A University of Saskatchewan study shows an increase in the frequency of heavy rain events in North America. The research…
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Canola carry-out lowered by a million tonnes
Agriculture Canada has reduced its estimate of canola carry-out stocks for the 2019-20 crop year by one million tonnes. In…
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Monsoon covers half of India, to accelerate crop sowing
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s annual monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country and conditions are favourable for further advancement into the central and western parts this week, a weather department official said on Monday. The monsoon’s progress will help farmers to accelerate sowing of summer-sown crops, which has been lagging due to a […] Read more
Weekly Manitoba cattle report
Winnipeg – Rain showers across much of the province during the week ended June 21 helped take some of the edge off the cattle markets, as concerns over dry pastures dissipated slightly. With the rain in Southern Manitoba, “our numbers were probably down by 30 to 40 percent from the previous week,” said Robin Hill, […] Read more
Jason and Jenna Ranger named Sask. Outstanding Young Farmers
The opportunity to rent land from former Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers winners a dozen years ago led Jason and Jenna Ranger to the same title yesterday. The judges selected the couple from Shellbrook during the competition at Canada’s Farm Progress Show. Jason grew up on a farm near Leask and, after a year studying agriculture […] Read more
Man. to help farmers protect wetlands
Manitoba farm groups cheered the long-awaited news of government funding for environmental protection on farms. While details are scant, the just-before-the-election-blackout announcement from the Progressive Conservative provincial government seemed to promise support for something many farmers have sought for more than a decade. “It’s extremely positive news,” said Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. […] Read more
Drought forces producers to sell cattle
Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan asks government for a drought-related AgriRecovery assessment
Puddles. The sight of them in fields near Camrose, Alta., pleased Alberta rancher Brad Osadczuk as he drove home from last week’s Alberta Beef Producers meeting in Edmonton. He hasn’t seen a puddle since last year on his ranch near Jenner, Alta., the western side of a widespread drought affecting southeastern Alberta, most of Saskatchewan […] Read more
Drought can complicate weed control efforts
Slow-emerging weeds make for tough spraying decisions, while crops that are slow to develop also present challenges
Slow crop development, low weed pressure and dry soil conditions are adding a stressful wrinkle this year to in-crop weed control efforts. Clark Brenzil, provincial weed specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said some farmers are unsure about when to spray annual weeds due to poor soil moisture. Others are delaying in-crop herbicide applications or considering skipping […] Read more
Global warming likely to yield more heavy rain
A U of S scientist predicts extreme rain events will increase in frequency and severity if global temperatures keep rising
A University of Saskatchewan study shows an increase in the frequency of heavy rain events in North America. The research by assistant engineering professor Simon Papalexiou, in affiliation with the university’s Global Institute for Water Security, looked at weather stations all over the world in a 50-year period from 1964 to 2013. “We focus on […] Read more
Canola carry-out lowered by a million tonnes
The lower carry-out number is based on anticipation of stronger-than-expected canola exports in 2019-20 crop year
Agriculture Canada has reduced its estimate of canola carry-out stocks for the 2019-20 crop year by one million tonnes. In its latest Outlook for Principal Field Crops report, released June 14, Agriculture Canada estimated canola carry-outs as of July 31, 2020, at 4.3 million tonnes, down a million tonnes from its previous estimate of 5.3 […] Read more
More knowledge changes GM attitudes: study
A Sask. psychologist finds that consumers warm up to genetically modified food after learning more about the science
For more than two decades, plant scientists and other experts have tried to convince people that genetically modified food is safe. Their arguments haven’t worked. Public polling continues to show that 40 to 50 percent of Canadians think GM food is unsafe to eat, despite decades of research showing it is safe. Online discussions about […] Read more
