WINNIPEG — Last week’s dump of snow in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba will likely push back fieldwork and fertilizer applications on a lot of farms, according to one crop watcher. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier, speaking from a conference in the United States, said only half of the normal amount of fertilizer went […] Read more
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Saskatchewan flood risk low
Last week’s blizzard likely didn’t add enough to the snow pack to change the spring runoff forecast, says Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency. Officials were already expecting above-normal spring flows for southeastern Saskatchewan based on wetter than normal conditions last fall and above-normal snowfall. “A lot of that snowstorm … there wasn’t a whole lot of […] Read more
Take measures to keep markets: poultry chair
RED DEER, Alta. — It is a good time to be in the chicken business in Alberta. The supply managed commodity was allowed to grow through a new national allocation agreement several years ago and expansion has been happening ever since, said Erna Ference, chair of Alberta Chicken Producers. “Our allocation has grown at rates […] Read more
Canola falls through support, but dry weather supports wheat
Technical factors and a weaker U.S. dollar against many world currencies helped American crop futures on Thursday, but canola fell for the sixth consecutive session. Breaking below technical support, May closed at $505.80, down $5 or almost one percent and close to the low for 2017 of $504.80 set Jan. 11. Reuters reported current weak […] Read more
VIDEO: Trade minister enthusiastic supporter of canola industry
Canola has shown Canada the way forward and there’s no reason to believe even more export gains can’t be achieved, despite today’s trade-anxious environment, says Canada’s international trade minister. “I really encourage you to seize the moment. This is unprecedented,” Francois-Philippe Champagne said to the Canola Council of Canada’s 50th annual convention March 8. “I […] Read more
Antibiotics needed in toolbox: producer
The poultry sector stopped using antimicrobials important to human health in 2014, but antibiotics are still needed in case of a catastrophe
RED DEER — Antibiotic use in livestock is often cited as a reason to stay away from meat. “There are no antibiotics in any protein in Canada,” said Mark Davies, president of Turkey Farmers of Canada. “Once it goes through the plant and to the consumer, there isn’t any, but that is not what people […] Read more
Producer puts plants to work as solar panels
Saskatchewan producer says he has found ways to keep things greener longer and capture more energy from the sun
LACOMBE, Alta. — When Blain Hjertaas converted from grain production to holistic grazing management, his main goal was to fix the soil on his Saskatchewan farm. “There is no place on earth that we know about where we can’t fix land,” he said at a recent holistic grazing management conference in Lacombe. “I do it […] Read more
Research centre shows off combine
It costs as much as a full-sized combine, but Agriculture Canada’s plot combine is designed to suit research needs, not high-volume harvest. The Lethbridge research and de-velopment centre had the machine on display March 1-3 at Ag Expo, southern Alberta’s largest agricultural trade show. Ryan Dyck, agronomy technician with Agriculture Canada in Leth-bridge, said the […] Read more
Producers told to be on guard against salmonella
Common house flies, beetles, rats and mice can carry the bacteria, so pest management in barns is critical
RED DEER, Alta. — When Susan Schafers was told that her Alberta egg farm had tested positive for salmonella, she and her staff shifted to high gear to evaluate bio-security. Her farm at Stony Plain tested positive for Salmonella heidelberg and typhimurium strains. Both can make human sick, she told a poultry research forum held […] Read moreBrazil soy crop estimate raised
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — The 2016-17 Brazilian soybean crop could reach 109.07 million tonnes, almost 15 million tonnes more than in the previous season, as record yields in several states boost output prospects, broker and analyst INTL FCStone said March 7. The new projection is the most optimistic so far among independent analysts. The […] Read more
