The beginning of autumn is often a time of nostalgia tinged with sadness. This year, farmers across Western Canada are feeling a sense of loss and sadness, but it’s not for nostalgic or sentimental decisions. Many thousands are facing the prospect of half-empty bins and depleted bank accounts as they head toward that annual stressor: […] Read more
Tag Archives Drytimes
Correction likely to take place in grain markets
Cereal, oilseed, pulse and specialty crop prices can’t go up forever. What goes up rapidly often comes down even more quickly. Beware a big price correction. I’m no market analyst, but I’ve been around the block a few times; and I don’t really have a dog in this hunt. Almost all of my meagre production […] Read more
AgriRecovery to pay $200 per cow in Sask.
Provincial government announces details of the program, which is intended to help producers weather this year’s drought
Saskatchewan announced details of its AgriRecovery drought funding Aug. 30 and is accepting applications as of Sept. 1. The 2021 Canada-Saskatchewan Drought Response Initiative will pay a maximum of $200 per head for female breeding stock. The money will come in two payments. The first will be $100 per breeding female equivalent in inventory as […] Read more
Special nutrient management required in drought years
My previous column discussed drought and the history of droughts on the Prairies and the northern U.S. Plains over the last 100 years. This column will discuss nutrient management in drought scenarios. We will look at this topic through the lens of 4-R nutrient stewardship; right rate, right place, right time, right source. The first […] Read more
Holistic ranching about more than rotating paddocks
Does holistic grazing have advantages over conventional all-in systems in drought years? The Sidoryk family has been at the forefront of holistic management in Saskatchewan and Alberta for 30 years. They’ve brought cattle through their fair share of drought in that time. Kelly Sidoryk, who was scheduled to deliver a presentation at an online Ag […] Read more
Rare inbound grain shipment recorded at Thunder Bay
Year-to-date grain shipments through Ontario’s Port of Thunder Bay are sharply lower than they were a year ago, the port authority said this week. Thunder Bay’s total grain shipments from Jan. 1, 2021 to through the end of August were just a shade more than four million tonnes, the port authority said in a news […] Read more
Cows will eat lots of unique blends this winter
Alternative forages will be available this winter as traditional feed remains in short supply, but many come with red flags
The 2001 drought is similar to 1988. Rain right now will not mitigate the impact. Cattle producers are searching high and low for whatever feed their cows can tolerate this winter. It’s not a year to be thinking profit. It’s a year to be thinking survival. Finding and delivering an alternative feed is the first […] Read more
Man. AgriRecovery focuses on feed, transportation
Manitoba is rolling out its AgriRecovery program with applications now open for beef producers to access funds through two initiatives. Ralph Eichler, Manitoba’s agriculture and resource development minister, announced the province’s Livestock Feed and Transportation Drought Assistance earlier today as well as the Livestock Transportation programs in an effort to lessen the impacts on beef […] Read more
Sovecon cuts forecast for Russia’s 2021 wheat crop
MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russian agriculture consultancy Sovecon said on Tuesday it has cut its forecast for Russia’s 2021 wheat crop to 75.4 million tonnes from 76.2 million tonnes because of low spring wheat yields. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, supplying it mainly to Africa and the Middle East. It has been […] Read more
Exports to bear brunt of short crop
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
