Prairie growers should be checking their alfalfa fields for alfalfa weevils as soon as possible, say forage experts in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. If weevil larvae numbers are high, the alfalfa crop should be cut immediately, weather permitting. If that’s not possible, growers should consider a pesticide application. “There are many alfalfa fields where if it’s […] Read more
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Farm Progress celebrates Heritage Day
It’s the final day of Canada’s Farm Progress Show for 2017 and organizers are celebrating Heritage Day in honour of the 40th anniversary. A team of Clydesdales will lead the antique tractor parade around the grounds today, winding through the latest innovations in farm equipment at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Rain and wind yesterday […] Read more
U.S. bans fresh Brazil beef imports over safety concerns
CHICAGO, June 22 (Reuters) – The United States halted imports of fresh Brazilian beef on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, after a high percentage of shipments failed to pass safety checks. The USDA had “recurring concerns about the safety of the products intended for the American market,” after increasing tests on Brazilian beef […] Read more
G3 expansion continues in eastern corridors
One of Canada’s fastest growing grain companies has added another piece to its national network of elevators and export terminals. G3 Canada officially opened a new export terminal at the Port of Hamilton in southern Ontario this week. The 50,000 tonne facility will consist of steel storage bins and primarily handle grain and oilseed crops […] Read more
Canada’s Farm Progress Show – 2017
The 40th edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show is underway in Regina, and WP reporters are there covering all facets of the show. We’ll update this page constantly with their photos, videos and stories as long as the show is underway. You can also follow all social media using the #CFPS17 hashtag below. Our stories: […] Read more
CME live cattle sag with lower cash, beef prices; hogs lower
CHICAGO, June 22 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday, pressured by fallen cash and wholesale beef values, said traders. The June contract, which will expire on June 30, closed 0.875 cent per pound lower at 118.625 cents. Most actively-traded August finished 1.075 cents lower at […] Read more
Scout now for fusarium
Conditions could be ripe for fusarium head blight across large swathes of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Recent rain, high humidity and warm daytime temperatures may have increased the risk of the disease in many fields of winter and spring wheat. It’s also a combination of high levels of inoculums carried over from last year in relation […] Read more
Carbon taxation
A federal mandate to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by levying a tax on fossil fuels, emissions and fertilizers has not been well received. Are farmers justified in their fears that the new tax will place undue economic costs on the ag sector?
Canada’s plan to implement a tax on greenhouse gas emissions has caused a fair bit of hand wringing among prairie farmers. However, the financial impact of a carbon tax on the western Canadian agriculture sector could be far smaller than expected, according to agricultural economists at the University of Saskatchewan. That’s because biological emissions, which […] Read more
Researchers learn from ‘The Beast’
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The fire that caused 80,000 people to evacuate their homes and affected the Canadian economy when it reduced oil production got a lot of attention in 2016. It was slightly more than one year ago that residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., fled the flames that destroyed more than 2,500 homes and […] Read more
Soil reclamation puts bison, bacteria and plants to work
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Bison play a role in reclamation efforts at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake Oil Sands Mine. When the oilsands were depleted at this site north of Fort McMurray in the late 1970s, the company began reclamation projects involving development of a bison herd, lake formation and the Sandhill Fen project. The bison element, […] Read more
