Most problems in east | Farmers fear missing or exceeding base minimums on quality and are avoiding forward pricing
PELICAN LAKE, Man. — The crops around this area south of Brandon look rough and patchy, with healthy bits neighboured by stunted crops and with plants showing heads ranging from ripening to immature. Winter wheat crops have a lot of disease, and everywhere there are crop holes where water sat and drowned the plants. But […] Read moreTag Archives #croptour14
Farmers should warn lenders of poor looking crops
Low yields could leave farmers strapped for cash
MIAMI, Man. —Joerg Zimmermann urges farmers who face poor production prospects to get their finances in line now. The unkind reality is that thousands of farmers in the damaged zone face expensive production operations and worse financial prospects in coming weeks. By next spring, they could be facing a real money squeeze. “The biggest thing […] Read more
Small barley crop provides modest price support
BRANDON, Man. — Barley crops are all over the map from eastern Saskatchewan to eastern Manitoba. The Manitoba leg of the CWB crop tour found barley that was yellowed or patchy, as well as mature and immature heads growing together and good, poor and terrible stands in the same field. Such a big swath of […] Read more
Dry conditions threaten yields
Alberta’s mixed bag | Field tours show some areas dry while others are doing well
Rain. The word was on most farmers’ lips during one leg of a CWB-organized tour that focused on wheat and durum crops from as far north as Kathyrn and as far south as Etzikom in Alberta, and along a winding southern route through Burstall, Leader, Swift Current, Aneroid, Woodrow, Assiniboia, Willows, Briercrest and Moose Jaw […] Read more
Prairie tour points to good crops on horizon but many obstacles could affect outcome
REGINA — Barring any major yield-altering events between now and harvest, western Canadian yields for spring wheat, durum and canola will be lower than last year’s bin busting numbers but better than average. That was the main conclusion following a prairie-wide crop tour that concluded July 31 in Regina. The four-day CWB tour of Western […] Read more
