Ukraine’s 2025 wheat harvest is forecast at a maximum of 21.8 million metric tons, down from 22.7 million tons in 2024, the UAC farmers’ union said on Wednesday, slightly raising its outlook for this year’s corn crop.
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Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild
Devastating hailstorm wreaks havoc at White Barn Fun Farm, including the loss of a camel and a pony
Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage.
Saskatchewan Co-ops to acquire Blair’s locations
Blair’s Family of Companies will be turning over the operation of six ag retail locations in Saskatchewan to local Co-ops
Blair’s Family of Companies will be turning over the operation of six ag retail locations in Saskatchewan to local Co-ops
Russian pulse trouble reports denied
Despite a recent Stat Publishing article, a Russian analyst says the country’s pulse crop is in good shape
Russia’s pulse crop will be larger than last year, which won’t help prices rally from their doldrums.
Study finds Canadian crops to be low emitters
Canadian canola could be shipped to Europe 17 times and still produce fewer emissions than German rapeseed
Recent research has has concluded that Europeans could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from crop production if they imported peas, canola and wheat from Canada.
Anthracnose resistant lentils within reach
Pairing wild lentils with new technology may help in the fight against anthracnose
The risk that anthracnose poses to lentils continues to be high priority for the pulse sector.
Verticillium may undermine canola blackleg resistance
Verticillium stripe may compromise blackleg resistance protection in canola, new research out of Manitoba suggests
University of Manitoba research finds verticillium stripe in canola can break down blackleg resistance, creating challenges for disease management and yield protection on the Prairies.
Claims filed in Alberta hailstorm aftermath
Massive storm in southeastern Alberta causes significant damage to crops and reported deaths of livestock
The numbers are still coming in for the cost of the damage caused by a huge hail storm that hit various areas of Alberta Aug. 20.
Relative humidity linked to dew point
The dew point is the temperature that we would have to cool the air down to for condensation (or dew) to begin forming.
Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin
Opposite weather delays harvest operations
Wet weather in the northern half of Alberta and dry weather in the south delayed harvest across the province during the week ended Aug. 19, 2025.
