Insect pests in Saskatchewan show little potential to affect yields, but farmers can’t relax yet. Aphids and diamondback moths may yet be swept in on southerly winds in large enough numbers to cause crop damage. “Aphids and diamondback moths, aphids in particular, like any crop, so that’s one we’re just waiting to see if they […] Read more
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Sask. growers urged to be on lookout for wheat midge
AG Notes: July 13, 2017
Agricultural hall of fame inductees Robynne Anderson, Patty Jones and Jean Szkotnicki are scheduled to be formally inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in November. The hall of fame has about 210 inductees with only five women. For the first time, the induction ceremony will be held in Calgary. Anderson of Calgary began […] Read more
Toxic water to blame in Sask. cattle deaths
Tests show extremely high levels of both sulfates and total dissolved solids in dugout water killed more than 200 cattle on the Shamrock Grazing Ltd. pasture last week. Saskatchewan chief veterinary officer Dr. Betty Althouse released the completed test results yesterday, noting that sulfate levels were more than 24,000 milligrams per litre. Concentrations of 1,000 […] Read more
Lower beef, profit-taking weakens CME live cattle futures
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, July 13 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle contracts on Thursday eased from Wednesday’s 3-cent per pound limit-up settlement, pressured by profit-taking and seasonally struggling wholesale beef values, said traders. They said futures’ discounts to preliminary cash prices limited market losses. CME livestock market funds that track the Standard & […] Read more
Anti-carbon tax coalition formed in Manitoba
A coalition of like-minded groups wants Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister to act more like Brad Wall. They are asking Pallister to take a position similar to the premier of Saskatchewan and vigorously fight the entire concept of a carbon tax. “The majority of Manitoba’s small business owners oppose carbon taxes and cannot afford a policy […] Read more
Saskatchewan crop conditions deteriorate in heat and dry weather
WINNIPEG, July 13 (CNS) – The condition of major Saskatchewan crops has deteriorated over the past two weeks but the pace of maturation has caught up to normal. Saskatchewan Agriculture says in its weekly crop report released July 13 that most crops are at the normal stage of development. However, lack of rain and heat […] Read more
Crop futures swoon Thur on bearish USDA report and better Midwest weather
U.S. crop futures fell hard on Thursday from the bearish USDA report and improving Midwest weather. Canola futures also fell, but not as hard, with November canola closing down $11.50 or 2.2 percent at $502.50 per tonne. The canola crop still faces a forecast of mostly dry and warm weather over the next three days […] Read more
APAS hosts carbon summit – Live Stream
The Prairie Agriculture Carbon summit has brought together agricultural producers, researchers, government policy makers and society at large to explore and discuss the role that agricultural practices currently play in the greenhouse gas balance, and the exciting potential that new technologies can provide. The current state of carbon pricing and exchange schemes in Canada, the […] Read more
El Niño unlikely into the winter: US forecast
July 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there were no active El Niño or La Niña patterns and that neutral conditions were likely in the Northern Hemisphere into the coming winter. However, chances for El Niño remain above the long-term average at between 35 percent and 45 percent, the National […] Read more
EU rapeseed crop looks good despite bad weather
HAMBURG, July 13 (Reuters) – The European Union will harvest a large rapeseed crop this season despite plants suffering extreme weather from drought to heatwaves and then too much rain, experts said on Thursday. “The crop is looking decent despite the weather extremes and I would expect the EU’s rapeseed imports in the new 2017-18 […] Read more
