A handful of newer malting barley varieties are beginning to gain traction among brewers and foreign buyers of Canadian malt and malting barley. But as usual, acceptance is slow and it will take time to develop stable, established markets. For the next two or three years at least, established standbys such as Metcalfe and Copeland […] Read more
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Sask. crop research receives $7 million
Forty Saskatchewan crop research projects got the good news about funding yesterday in Saskatoon. “Funding for these projects ensures the long-term success of this industry and the province,” Saskatchewan agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said while announcing the $7 million funding package to a meeting at CropSphere. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here […] Read more
Speculative buying rallies CME lean hog futures
CHICAGO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog contracts closed higher on Tuesday, strengthened by short-covering and speculative buying in anticipation of tighter seasonal supplies, traders said. Spot February finished 2.200 cents per lb higher at 61.900 cents, and April ended 1.825 cents higher at 67.300 cents. “Packer margins are strong and I […] Read more
VIDEO: A number of factors affecting winter wheat acreage
Dale Hicks, chair of Sask. Winter Cereals Development Commission talks about winter wheat acreage, the factors affecting that acreage, the impact and spread of fusarium and more at Crop Production Week, Jan. 11, 2016 in Saskatoon. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here
VIDEO: SaskCanola to release report on component pricing
Dale Leftwich, outgoing chair of SaskCanola, talks about a new report on component pricing. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here
Canadians do well with Red Angus at National Western Stock Show
DENVER, Colo. — Canadian Red Angus breeders made their mark at the 110th National Western Stock Show held Jan. 9-24. At the Red Angus show held Jan. 11, grand champion female banner went to Kevin Blair of Blairs.Ag Cattle Company of Lanigan, Sask., with Red Bar EL Kassie 129B. Blair purchased this female as a […] Read more
Cropsphere/Crop Production Week
One of the biggest weeks in western Canadian grains and oilseeds brings together nearly every facet of production and association in the industry. Crop Week, CropSphere and Crop Production Show unite to make Saskatoon one-stop shopping for farmer information and organization business January 11 through 15. Western Producer’s staff, along with the rest of the […] Read more
Video: A cover crop cocktail that builds soil
On his farm in Bangor, Sask. Garry Richards uses what he calls a cover crop cocktail, which is a cover crop that has many plant species in it. For example, one of his blends is, in pounds per acre: 1.0 turnip, 1.0 radish, 2.0 buckwheat, 2.0 sunflower, 5.0 millet, 25.0 peas, 2.0 annual ryegrass, 25.0 […] Read more
Futures fall as trade waits for USDA reports
Crop futures fell Monday, but it was hard to tell whether that was just due to overall commodity market weakness or signs of traders clearing the decks before tomorrow’s U.S. Department of Agriculture reports are released. Soybean oil was weak, soybean meal was strong, soybeans were off a little and canola came in a bit […] Read more
Sask. programs to conserve species at risk habitat
Two Saskatchewan organizations will administer a five-year program designed to conserve habitat for species at risk in the province’s southwest. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association will administer the Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands and has received $2.58 million from Environment and Climate Change Canada to do so. The South of the Divide Conservation […] Read more
