Control essential | Disease often confused with sclerotinia or root rot
VIKING, Alta. — Only farmers with grey hair or little hair likely remember the devastating impacts of blackleg on canola, but all farmers should be concerned about the fungal disease, said an Alberta plant pathologist. “We’ve forgotten all about it. I’m here to tell you it’s back,” Ralph Lange told farmers during a crop tour. […] Read moreNews
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Program ups subsidy incentive for Churchill
Federal program Subsidies will increase by 20 cents per tonne on eligible products shipped from the port
A federal program aimed at increasing grain traffic through the Port of Churchill in northern Manitoba will offer bigger financial incentives to shipping companies this year. Shipping subsidies offered through the Port of Churchill Utilization Program (PCUP) will increase to $9.20 per tonne in the 2013-14 crop year, up from $9 per tonne in 2012-13. […] Read moreAg Notes
Burning regulations Smoke from burning crop residue affects people’s health, road safety and the environment. Manitoba’s smoke management plan is designed to raise awareness and promote responsible ways of dealing with crop residue. Farmers who want to use controlled burning must adhere to the province’s controlled burning program by checking the daily burning authorizations at […] Read more
Crop report
Saskatchewan Crops are podding and filling, although cool, wet weather is delaying development. Rain in early August slowed haying progress and reduced quality. Livestock producers, however, have most hay cut with most rated good to excellent. Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is mostly adequate and pasture conditions are good. South Rain and cool […] Read more
U.S. cattle herd promising, but expansion not in cards yet
Better pastures and a promising corn crop are good news for the United States beef industry, but there is little appetite for herd expansion says an agricultural economist at the University of Kansas. “There is reason for some renewed optimism in the cow-calf sector compared to maybe six to nine months ago,” said Glynn Tonsor […] Read more
Website tackles dairy’s most pressing questions
Why is milk so expensive? Why are dairy cows so skinny? Ask and you shall be answered, says Alberta Milk. The industry group launched a website feature Aug. 13 called Ask a Dairy Farmer. Conrad Van Hierden, a dairy farmer from Fort Macleod, Alta., likes the idea of using social media more extensively to answer […] Read more
Power line route clears environmental approval
The Manitoba government has granted an environmental licence to a controversial hydro line that will cut across thousands of acres of agricultural land. After years of consultations and vigourous public debate the licence represents a green light for Bipole III — a high voltage transmission line that will run from hydroelectric dams in northern Manitoba […] Read more
Canola crop looking strong in Manitoba
With growers swathing the earliest seeded canola fields in Manitoba, growers and agronomists say this year’s crop should out-yield the disappointing crop of 2012. Thick fields of canola, loaded with pods, are visible across the province and in certain fields the canola is lodging because the crop is extremely heavy. “Across Manitoba, for the most […] Read more
Environmental Stewardship Award winner
A Hanley, Sask., area ranching couple has won the 2013 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. Allen and Lillian Patkau of Sandy Arrow Ranch were announced as recipients earlier today at the CCA semi-annual meeting in London, Ont. The award is accompanied by a $1,000 cheque and an engraved belt buckle. Attention to […] Read more
Canola down slightly
Canola futures’ connection to soybean oil rather than soybeans was obvious today, with soybeans rising, soybean oil falling and canola falling. The decline in canola was slight, however, at only a few cents per bushel, but it was enough to drag January canola back to around the $500 per tonne mark. January canola has had […] Read more
