Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved lower during the week ended March 29, as losses in the Minneapolis futures weighed on values. A report from the United States Department of Agriculture predicting much larger spring wheat acres in the country than many analysts had expected accounted for the […] Read more
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Canadian spring wheat bids drop with large U.S. acreage ideas
Leadership Interviews – Bryce Eger, Corteva Agriscience
Got fusarium? Turn to worms
Insects and disease are two enemies of the prairie wheat farmer, but researchers feel there is a unique case where one can help deal with damage inflicted by the other. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have determined they can fatten up mealworms on a diet of fusarium-damaged wheat and then safely feed the mealworms […] Read more
Putting a wrap on grain bags
A new grain bag recycling program is being rolled out across Saskatchewan this month. The first of its kind in Canada, it will allow producers to bring their used bags to one of 20 recycling depots at municipal locations throughout the province. Cleanfarms is administering the recycling program with funding assistance from Saskatchewan Agriculture. The […] Read more
Shocker USDA reports leave questions for traders
WINNIPEG (CNS Canada) – Two much anticipated reports from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent markets soaring and left traders speechless in the last trading day before the Easter holiday. The USDA released its quarterly grain stocks and prospective plantings reports at 11 a.m. CDT on March 29. Traders had been expecting corn […] Read more
Alta. budget gives agriculture slight boost
Despite increased spending, other areas within the ag ministry will see reductions, such as research and extension
Alberta farmers can anticipate more funding for energy and insurance programs, and even a few more occupational health and safety officers on the ground, according to the 2018 provincial budget. The budget, tabled March 22, shows Alberta will spend roughly $1.1 billion at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is $42 million more than […] Read more
VIDEO: Bovine TB investigation in Alta. officially over
The tuberculosis scare in that province saw 11,500 cattle destroyed and cost governments up to $54 million
JENNER, Alta. — The investigation into Alberta cases of bovine tuberculosis has successfully concluded, but like many successes, it came at a high cost. Some 11,500 animals were destroyed in the Jenner region of southeastern Alberta, with only six found to be infected. Federal and provincial compensation provided to ranchers who lost their herds cost […] Read more
Consumer demand increasing for ‘clean’ food
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Consumers want their food to be clean. And food processors and restaurateurs are giving it to them. “Clean label is considered to be a table stake now,” said food scientist and consumer products researcher Kristie Sigler in a presentation to the Canola Council of Canada annual meeting March 8. When it […] Read more
Vitamin shortage set to ease shortly
The full effects of the global vitamin A and E shortage on this year’s calf crop remain to be seen; cow health is vital
Calves born this spring might not get their usual shot of supplemental vitamins as the worldwide shortage of vitamins A and E continues to make itself felt. Adequate amounts of vitamins are important in the post-calving period so as the season progresses, the full effects of the shortage remain to be seen. “So far I […] Read more
BVD control critical to production gains
Clinical signs that would lead a producer to suspect BVD include:
Bovine viral disease, or pestivirus, presents a collection of symptoms that range from diarrhea to respiratory disease. “The biggest loss leader for the industry is probably a reproductive disease,” said Julia Ridpath, who has recently retired from her role as a leading BVD researcher at the National Animal Disease Centre at Ames, Iowa. A number […] Read more
