Ottawa has increased to $1 million the cash available to farmers under the Advance Payment Program and extended the deadline to participate in AgriStability as a result of the ongoing trade dispute with China. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and International Trade Minister Jim Carr announced the measures this morning. While all farmers are eligible for […] Read more
Tag Archives Seeding
Slow down and be safe this spring
With seeding activity in full swing across the West, safety advocates are reminding producers to take extra care when operating and moving farm equipment. Marcel Hacault, executive director with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, said spring and fall are typically the busiest times of the year on prairie grain farms. That means the risk of […] Read more
VIDEO: The Concord flies again
FARGO, N.D. — The reborn Concord Legacy made its first American appearance at the Big Iron Show in Fargo in September. It first showed in Regina in June, attracting attention from older Concord owners and younger growers looking to upgrade their seeding iron. The packing wheel mounted on a hydraulically controlled parallel arm is the […] Read more
Saskatchewan seeding nears completion, most areas need rain
Winnipeg, June 8 (CNS Canada) – Spring seeding is nearing completion across much of Saskatchewan, although the northeastern part of the province still faces delays, according to the latest provincial crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture for the week ended June 5. Seeding operations were 94 percent complete on a provincial basis, ranging from 98 percent […] Read more
Wet conditions leave Saskatchewan bugged out
Winnipeg, June 1 (CNS Canada) – Seeding delays in Saskatchewan means little buzz-worthy news about insects, but producers should still be scouting fields moving into the growing season. “The bigger issue is that it’s been wet,” said Scott Hartley, insect and vertebrate pest specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. That wetness delayed seeding in much of the […] Read more
Sask. planting advances, but 5 percent of cropland likely left unseeded
Winnipeg, May 25 (CNS Canada) – Most Saskatchewan farmers made good planting progress during the week ended May 22, but at least five percent of the intended acres in the province will likely end up unseeded this year due to excess moisture, according to the latest report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Warm and dry weather during […] Read more
Map shows Alberta got most of recent rain
A storm May 24 brought rain and strong winds to the western Prairies. This map from Agriculture Canada shows the accumulation from May 18 to May 24 (hi-res PDF). The majority of the rain fell May 24. The largest accumulations of more than 30 millimetres fell in areas around Red Deer, Drayton Valley and Edmonton, […] Read more
Soggy forecast worries Canadian farmers in race to sow crops
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 23 (Reuters) – Heavy rain forecast for the soggiest parts of the Canadian Prairies this week is likely to further delay plantings in the world’s biggest canola exporting country, meteorologists say. The rain, forecast to hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, would be the latest blow to farmers who […] Read more
Progress varies greatly as Sask. seeding advances
WINNIPEG — Good seeding progress was reported across much of Saskatchewan during the week ended May 15, with 30 percent of the 2017 crop now planted, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. The provincial seeding pace compares with the five-year average for this time of year of 33 percent complete. Seeding is […] Read more
Best bet for 2017: red spring wheat
Farmers with a little courage and some spare acres could benefit from a gamble on an unpopular market choice. “Red spring wheat,” said John Duvenaud, editor of the Wild Oats markets newsletter, when asked which crop farmers should considering throwing any remaining free acres into. That was a choice echoed by Errol Anderson of the […] Read more
