D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops:
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VIDEO: A number of factors affecting winter wheat acreage
Dale Hicks, chair of Sask. Winter Cereals Development Commission talks about winter wheat acreage, the factors affecting that acreage, the impact and spread of fusarium and more at Crop Production Week, Jan. 11, 2016 in Saskatoon. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here
VIDEO: SaskCanola to release report on component pricing
Dale Leftwich, outgoing chair of SaskCanola, talks about a new report on component pricing. ALL of our CropSphere/Crop Week coverage is available here
Video: A cover crop cocktail that builds soil
On his farm in Bangor, Sask. Garry Richards uses what he calls a cover crop cocktail, which is a cover crop that has many plant species in it. For example, one of his blends is, in pounds per acre: 1.0 turnip, 1.0 radish, 2.0 buckwheat, 2.0 sunflower, 5.0 millet, 25.0 peas, 2.0 annual ryegrass, 25.0 […] Read more
Video: Perennial grain crops good for soil
Tim Crews, Director of research at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, presented some of his research into the development of perennial grain crops, including perennial sorghum. The Western Producer caught up to Crews after his presentation at the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association annual meeting. Join The Western Producer for more of their Crop Week […] Read more
VIDEO: Canaryseed approved for human consumption. You can now eat like a bird!
Canaryseed has finally achieved food status, but it comes with a condition. It took 10 years, millions of dollars and reams of documentation to achieve novel food approval for the crop from Health Canada and Generally Recognized as Safe status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “With the achievement of this milestone, we’re hopeful […] Read more
Professionalized farmers: giving us hope for the new year and new era?
As the new year swiftly approaches we’re all looking to the future, and for farmers it’s not as bright as at many times in the past decade. Prices are far beneath where they were during the 2007-2012 boom and analysts aren’t offering many hopes for substantial recover, at least not to anything near those boom-era […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – Dec. 23, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: […] Read more
VIDEO: Brace for low prices
CHICAGO, Ill. — Farmers should brace for lower prices next year, according to data from a leading industry analyst. Darin Newsom, senior analyst with DTN, said he expects U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat stocks to increase in 2016-17, which means lower prices for those commodities, as well as for almost every crop grown in Canada. […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada’s agricultural markets update – December 16, 2015
D’Arce McMillan, The Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts a market video about crops. The video is designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: The […] Read more
