Manitoba SOUTHWEST Seeding is 95 to 100 percent complete. Precipitation varied from two to 35 millimetres, and wind speeds reached 146 km-h in some areas. Some dairy producers have taken the first cut of alfalfa with below normal yields. NORTHWEST Seeding progress is 90 to 100 percent complete with the exception of The Pas, which […] Read more
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Crop report – June 22, 2017
Patrons to get first dibs in Sask. pasture transition
Saskatchewan cattle organizations welcomed the provincial government’s decision last week to begin turning over its pastures to patrons after this grazing season. Similar to the former federal pasture transition, patrons will get first crack at 15-year leases on 13 pastures after this year, 19 after the 2018 grazing season and the final 18 in 2020. […] Read more
PREVIEW-Canadian farmers trim wheat, canola areas in wet spring-trade
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 22 (Reuters) – Soggy spring conditions in key crop-growing areas of the Canadian Prairies left farmers unable to plant as much as they intended, but canola seedings still look record-large, according to a Reuters survey of 16 traders and analysts ahead of a government report next week. Statistics Canada […] Read more
Between The Rows podcast – #CFPS17
Western Producer reporters Michael Raine, Karen Briere and Robin Booker look at the first day of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, and what’s yet to come. This is the 40th anniversary of the show, and more than 40,000 people are expected to attend. There are 700 exhibitors and more than 900 booths. You can find all […] Read more
Wind causes problems at Farm Progress
The weather is often the story at Canada’s Farm Progress Show, and this year it’s the wind. Gusting to 75 km-h on opening day Wednesday, it caused some concern for outdoor exhibitors. Show chair Rene Carpentier said he wasn’t aware of any damage but exhibitors had to tie down lighter items. Some resorted to using […] Read more
Farmers keen to adopt technology: StatsCan report
June 21 (CNS Canada) – Canadian farmers in most sectors are strong proponents of data-driven technology, according to a report released June 21 by Statistics Canada. The latest release in StatsCan’s 2016 Census of Agriculture showed farmers were particularly keen to jump into new technology if it improved the efficiency of their operations or their […] Read more
Canadian ag sector equity rises 4.5% in 2016: StatsCan
June 21 (CNS Canada) – Agriculture sector equity rose slightly in 2016, according to a Statistics Canada balance sheet on the industry. Farm sector equity totaled $500.3 billion for the year ending Dec. 31. That’s a 4.5 percent increase, or $21.6 billion from the same period a year ago, according to the report released June […] Read more
Cattle futures trader fined $5 million for manipulation
CHICAGO, June 21 (Reuters) – U.S. futures regulators fined a Memphis trading firm and three associates $5 million on Wednesday for using a manipulative tactic in CME Group Inc’s cattle futures, a market grappling with extreme volatility. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it penalized McVean Trading & Investments $1.5 million and its chairman, Charles […] Read more
U.S. meat processor Tyson to test new method to stun chickens
CHICAGO, June 21 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc will test a new way to render chickens unconscious before slaughter, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest sign that heightened concerns about animal welfare are affecting U.S. meat processors. Within the next year, Tyson, the biggest U.S. chicken company, will launch a pilot program at […] Read more
Nutrien new name of Agrium-PotashCorp merger
Agrium and PotashCorp announced Wednesday that once the anticipated merger transaction closes, the new company will be named Nutrien. The regulatory review and approval process for the merger transaction continues and the parties expect closure of the transaction to take place in the third quarter of 2017. The new organization will be a global leader […] Read more
