Nitrate poisoning in cattle is a potential issue to be aware of in years with significant drought. There will probably be significant amounts of drought-stressed cereal crops that are fed to beef cattle this winter in parts of Western Canada and we know that drought-stressed small grains and corn can accumulate nitrates to a significant […] Read more
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Applications ready for Alberta livestock assistance
The application process is ready for Alberta livestock producers to get financial assistance in dealing with the extraordinary costs associated with this year’s drought. “Alberta’s livestock producers have experienced exceedingly dry conditions for months, putting additional stress on the very Albertans who feed Canadian families,” said Alberta Agriculture minister Devin Dreeshen, in a statement issued […] Read more
Rocky Mountain dry: Canada’s waning water supply sows division in farm belt
CROWSNEST PASS, Alberta, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Where fly fisherman Shane Olson once paddled summer tourists around in a boat, he now guides them by foot – carefully navigating shallow waters one step at a time. “Every year, these rivers seem to be getting smaller, faster,” Olson, 48, said, whipping a gleaming fishing line over […] Read more
Drought forces North American ranchers to sell off their future
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – When Canadian rancher Dianne Riding strides across her brown pasture, sidestepping cracks and popping grasshoppers, she has less company than usual. Record-setting heat and sparse rain left Riding with too little grass or hay to feed her cattle near Lake Francis, Manitoba. She sold 51 head at auction in […] Read more
Exports to drop as crop shrinks
Canada’s crop exports are forecast to plummet 39 percent this year, leaving importers scrambling for product from alternative suppliers. Total exports of grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops are forecast at 36 million tonnes, down from 59 million tonnes last year, according to Agriculture Canada. That would be the smallest export program since 2006-07 when […] Read more
East offers pasture for western cows
New Brunswick beef producers are opening their gates to western Canadian cattle as access to feed continues to tighten because of the drought. “Our message to our western counterparts is, anything we can do to help,” Nathan Phinney, a New Brunswick-based Canadian Cattlemen’s Association board member, said about the Cows East initiative. The plan is […] Read more
Producers hope forecast for dry fall is wrong
AccuWeather says expectation for warmer and drier conditions is particularly pronounced in most of the southern Prairies
Just as parched soils in some of the worst drought-affected regions of the Canadian Prairies were getting some reprieve, along comes a disheartening forecast. AccuWeather predicts hot and dry conditions for September through November. “The overall pattern does not favour much in the way of precipitation here across the southern Prairies and certainly a continuation […] Read more
Farmers urge grain companies to co-operate on contracts
Western Canadian Wheat Growers urges producers to honour contracts but also asks handlers for flexibility in some cases
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is encouraging farmers and grain companies to work together to find co-operative solutions in cases where producers don’t have enough grain to fill production contracts. WCWGA president Gunter Jochum, who farms west of Winnipeg, said his experience in dealing with grain companies has been positive. Grain buyers in his […] Read more
Strong crop prices bode well for fertilizer market: Nutrien
High grower margins in most parts of the world expected to be an incentive to increase acreage and focus on higher yields
Global demand for fertilizer products continues to be positive, despite reduced production forecasts in many parts of the world, according Nutrien’s chief economist and head of market research. Jason Newton said continued uncertainty about the size of U.S. corn and soybean crops, combined with reduced production estimates for Russian wheat, Brazilian corn and all crop […] Read more
Drought takes bite out of Man. soybean yields
Crops that received late-July and early-August rain are doing OK, but most suffered from scorching heat and bone dry soil
Manitoba soybean growers will likely see lower yields this year, but a price of $15 per bushel should compensate for below average yields. Like all crops, the province’s soybeans suffered in June and July during weeks of 30 to 35 C heat and almost no rainfall. Rain in the second week of August and a […] Read more
