Alberta South Some areas too wetThere is a wide range of crop seeding and soil moisture conditions. The south and west are wet, with many acres unseeded.At Claresholm, famers estimate that crops are 90 percent seeded. Gophers are becoming a problem in emerging crops.Most fields are too wet to spray.Hay fields look good, with little […] Read more
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Western Producer Crop Report – for Jun. 10, 2010
Farmers switch crops to finish planting
Rain that has fallen across most of the Canadian Prairies and U.S. Northern Plains is shaking up farmers’ seeding plans, with last minute substitutions occurring as they race to meet crop insurance deadlines.The switch to faster maturing crops might bring bad news for feed grain price outlooks, but benefit the outlook for canola and durum, […] Read more
Sask. ag minister gets new to-do list
Eighteen months before the next provincial election, Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall has given his cabinet ministers new task lists.However, most of the items on agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud’s list are already in the works and will be ongoing.For example, improvements have been made to crop insurance and will continue, Bjornerud said.AgriStability is moving to Saskatchewan […] Read more
Letters to the editor – for Jun. 10, 2010
Only open marketers A lesson about Canadian Wheat Board democracy by MP David Anderson and prime minister Stephen Harper: legislation has been introduced to prevent small grain producers who deliver less than 40 tonnes to the CWB from voting in board elections. Mr. Anderson describes this as putting farmers first. But, the irony is that […] Read more
CWB’s one million unseeded acres estimate called ‘very conservative’
WINNIPEG (Reuters) – If the wet forecast proves accurate for the second week of June in waterlogged Saskatchewan, farmers in Canada’s top crop-growing province are unlikely to plant much more this spring, said a Saskatchewan Agriculture official.As of June 7, planting progress improved only three percentage points from last week’s disappointing 59 percent completion in […] Read more
Short season millet a good choice for low spots
Farmers looking for a short season crop that can be seeded in June might want to consider millet.The maturity is about 90 days and the crop is a good fit for low spots that don’t dry up in time for regular crops.Reynald Gauthier of Millet King Seeds of St. Claude, Man., said the crop could […] Read more
Ag Notes – for Jun. 10, 2010
Pulse scholarships The deadline for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers five undergraduate scholarships for first-year students is June 18.The one-time scholarships, valued at $5,000 each, are for students enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in a degree program associated with the pulse industry or agriculture.The scholarships are available to applicants who are, or whose parents are, […] Read more
Farmers weigh options after rain wreaks havoc
ROSENORT, Man. – A quarter section on which Thorsten Stanze hopes to grow canola doesn’t look bad from the gravel road.The black soil is damp, with a little bit of trash on the surface, but ready to be seeded. Near the road is a thin strip of what looks like volunteer canola, but it’s the […] Read more
Australian manufacturer eyes northern market
An Australian company is exporting its seeding technology to Canada.Simplicity, based in the state of Queensland, plans to release two of its seeding units, with capacities of 370 and 480 bushels, at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina June 16-18.The company has a Saskatchewan connection. It distributes Seedmaster planting tools in Australia.“We’ve been […] Read more
Roller easy to use in field and out
Swath rollers keep canola in check after it’s cut, but they can be a chore when it comes to installing and backing and are generally over-width for transporting on highways.Hauser’s Machinery of Melville, Sask., has a new swath roller that can be turned lengthways for transport, installs behind the swather with a pair of hitches […] Read more
