Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Cold and wet conditions have halted operations across most of Saskatchewan, although some tough and damp crops are still being taken off as weather permits, according to the final crop report of the season from Saskatchewan Agriculture. With 93 percent of the crop combined, farmers were optimistic that they would still be […] Read more
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Wet harvest makes producers look at grain drying
The 2019 harvest from hell has many producers assessing their grain drying capability. This includes upgrading current systems to add capacity and automation, while for others this means a first foray into grain drying equipment. In some regions, grain drying is a fact of life for most harvests. In other regions, there will be years […] Read more
Manitoba, N.D. farmers still combining soybeans
After weeks of minimal progress, farmers in Manitoba and North Dakota are getting soybeans in the bin. In the first week of November, 75-80 percent of the soybeans were harvested in Manitoba. That’s behind the three-year average of 94 percent, but much better than the third week of October, when only 25 percent of soybeans […] Read more
Prolonged Prairie harvest pushes up feed grain prices
WINNIPEG, Nov. 14 (MarketsFarm) – The seemingly never-ending harvest across the Prairies has been responsible for a C$10 to C$15 per tonne jump this month in feed grain prices, said Glen Loyns, general manager of JGL Commodities in Moose Jaw, Sask. “It’s probably gone up C$5 this week,” Loyns commented. This year’s extended harvest coupled […] Read more
Weather took a toll on Manitoba, North Dakota soybean harvest
After weeks of minimal progress, farmers in Manitoba and North Dakota are getting soybeans in the bin. In the first week of November, 75-80 percent of the soybeans were harvested in Manitoba. That’s behind the three year average of 94 percent but much better than the third week of October, when only 25 percent of […] Read more
‘A struggle right from the start’
Western farmers have dealt with some difficult harvest conditions over the past few years, but the harvest of 2019 might go down as the worst yet in recent memory. “This has got to be one for the books,” said Justin Schwab, who farms with his uncle Murray Farness near Camrose, Alta. “The last few years […] Read more
Prairie farmers facing huge, costly task
Provincial crop reports from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba paint a bleak picture of harvest progress across the Prairies. As of late October, more than eight million acres of unharvested crops were still in the field, according to the provincial reports. That included roughly 1.25 million acres in Manitoba, 3.5 million acres in Saskatchewan and 3.4 […] Read more
Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest: report
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Snow, rain and cold winds continued to hamper harvest operations in Alberta during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress across the province was pegged at 81 percent done, which was up eight points from the previous week. Southern Alberta was farthest along, at […] Read more
Manitoba harvest struggles after snow
About two million acres were not harvested across the province as of Oct. 25, the majority being corn and soybeans
CYPRESS RIVER, Man. — Trevor Daymond had a smile on his face, probably because it wasn’t raining, snowing or sleeting. On a calm and sunny afternoon in late October, Daymond was combining a field of soybeans on the north side of Highway 2, about 10 kilometres west of Cypress River. “This has been the driest […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest progresses under adverse conditions: report
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Saskatchewan farmers continued to plug away at the harvest over the past week, with 90 percent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 28, according to the latest provincial report. That was up seven points from the previous week, but still behind the five-year average of 96 percent complete. Many […] Read more
