Booming production at U.S. soybean crushers took canola along for a ride Monday, with canola rising $3.50 per tonne to $431.30 on the January Winnipeg futures contract. The U.S. National Oilseed Processors Association said crush increased by 58 percent to 158 million bushels of soybeans in October, well above average analyst estimates of 151 million. […] Read more
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Soy crusher demand helps canola
Sask. RMs want more money for infrastructure
Representatives of Saskatchewan’s rural municipalities passed a resolution last week asking the provincial government to increase its funding caps on infrastructure. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities met in Saskatoon for the 2014 mid-term convention. SARM wants the provincial government to raise its funding caps for road and bridge construction maintenance. The resolution asks for […] Read more
Armyworm resistance to GMO crops seen in U.S.
(Reuters) — Crop-devouring armyworms are showing increasing resistance in some U.S. farm fields to a popular type of genetically modified crop that should kill them, scientists said on Monday. The evolution of insect resistance “is a great threat” long-term to the sustainability of the GMO crop biotechnology that has become a highly valued tool for […] Read more
Ag sector fears labour crisis report shelved
Little has happened since the agriculture sector released a report on the labour crisis last fall. A task force, comprising 11 value chain roundtables and a number of commodity groups and food processors, published a national action plan called Addressing Labour Shortages in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry. It made a number of recommendations: • […] Read more
Rail backlog cuts into Churchill port’s potential
It could have been a record year for the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba. “The port suffered from a lack of cars, just like a lot of the other short lines and producers in Saskatchewan,” said Sinclair Harrison, president of the Hudson Bay Route Association. “We were hoping for a record year because of […] Read more
Weather, tight supplies drive U.S. cattle prices to new high
CHICAGO (Reuters) — Prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains hit an all-time high on Friday, fuelled by an early winter storm at a time of the smallest herd since the early 1950s. Some beef packers paid record cattle prices of $171 to $172 per hundredweight (cwt) in parts of Kansas and […] Read more
Tyson Foods profit beats expectation
(Reuters) — Tyson Foods Inc.’s, the largest U.S. meat processor, reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit. Tyson Foods shares were up five percent in premarket trading. Sales increased 13.6 percent to US$10.10 billion in the fourth quarter ended Sept. 27, Tyson said. Net income attributable to Tyson nearly halved to $137 million, or 35 cents per […] Read more
U.S. cattle prices hit new records on weather and tight supply
By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Prices for slaughter-ready or cash cattle in the U.S. Plains hit an all-time high on Friday, fueled by an early winter storm at a time of the smallest herd since the early 1950s. Some beef packers paid record cattle prices of $171 to $172 per hundredweight (cwt) […] Read more
Incentives needed to encourage operators to adopt solar energy
Alternative power Solar Energy Society of Alberta says technology is viable in Saskatchewan and Alberta
Farmers in southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan are ideally situated to use solar energy, says the executive director of the Solar Energy Society of Alberta. Long hours of sunshine make the region the best in Canada for solar energy potential, and the technology is becoming more affordable. Rob Harlan said the cost of photovoltaic modules […] Read more
Identifying cutworm species key to effective control
DNA identification | Different species feed at different times so proper insecticide timing is critical
At a glance, it can be difficult to distinguish one species of cutworm from another. It’s why researchers have been taking a closer look at the insect pest, all the way down to its DNA. A laboratory test can now use DNA markers to quickly identify five species of cutworms, which feed on canola, forage […] Read more
