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Plenty of feed wheat available on Prairies, few takers

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 25, 2018

CNS Canada — Quality downgrades caused by poor harvest weather has pushed a lot of wheat into feed markets, but there are few takers at this point. Eldon Dueck, grain merchant at Linear Grain in Carman, Man., said farmer offerings in his region remain slow, but he’s heard that a lot of feed wheat and

Crops

Canadian farmers race to reap wheat while sun shines, but damage done

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel October 24, 2018

Winnipeg | Reuters – Sunny skies may allow Canadian farmers to swiftly make up for harvest delays this week, wrapping up a nightmarish season for some. But while the harvest is finally on its way in the third-biggest wheat-exporting country, weather troubles look to dent farm incomes due to quality problems that are also forcing

As the weather window opened up, a Manitoba soybean producer near Bagot takes to the field on Oct. 17, 2018. Photo: File/Greg Berg

Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba harvest nearing completion

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 22, 2018

CNS Canada – Warm and dry weather helped advance harvest across Manitoba during the week ended Oct. 22, according to the provincial report. Harvest progress was 91 per cent complete as of Oct. 22, up seven percentage points from the previous week. The spring wheat, barley, oat and dry bean harvests are 99 per cent

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says U.S. wheat will be treated exactly like Canadian wheat which means unregistered varieties will automatically receive the lowest grade.

News

MacAulay clarifies USMCA, wheat grading, dairy compensation

The minister also briefed reporters on his EU trade mission last week

By Allan Dawson October 19, 2018

American wheat entering a Canadian elevator will be graded like Canadian wheat under terms of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), says Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. That means to be eligible for a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, wheat, whether grown in the U.S. or Canada, must be from a variety registered in Canada.

Farmers need to call crop insurance before destroying crops, even if they don’t think they are in a claim position because the yield counts as part of a farmer’s long-term average, resulting in higher crop insurance coverage.

Crops, Local news

No rush to crop insurance yet

Before destroying a crop be sure to contact MASC even if you don’t expect a payout

By Allan Dawson October 18, 2018

Farmers should contact their crop insurance representative before destroying unharvested crops — even if they don’t expect to qualify for a payment, a Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation official says. David Van Deynze, MASC’s vice-president of insurance operations, said if the crop is badly degraded, or impractical to harvest, adjusters will still estimate the yield that

Grain bins in a Saskatchewan field. (MysticEnergy/iStock/Getty Images)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Grains flood Alberta market

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 18, 2018

CNS Canada — Feed grain prices in Alberta have come down as producers have rushed to sell downgraded crops. “Last week the phones were blowing up… right now I think we’re seeing some better weather, so everyone’s outside and the phones are probably going to light up again next week,” said Nelson Neumann, grain trader

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Cold, wet conditions slow harvest, livestock culling begins

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 15

By Manitoba Agriculture October 15, 2018

Southwest Region Colder and wet conditions prevented harvest progress for the past week. Friday was dry enough for harvesting and fieldwork to start, but snow and rain came in the afternoon. Snow on the weekend and very cold temperatures most of the nights. Temperature reported down to -14C on some nights. Day temperature was also

Hand over wheat field in early summer evening.

News

Canada’s grain industry welcomes USMCA

The United States is an important market for Canadian grains and oilseeds

By Allan Dawson October 12, 2018

Canada’s grain sector has nothing but praise for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The trilateral deal reached Sept. 30 not only continues to give Canadian grain access to markets in the United States and Mexico, but it will also modernize areas covered under the former North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including chapters on biotechnology

Pulse foods are healthy, economical and readily available from local producers.

Recipe Swap

Do you include pulse foods on your menu?

You should, these foods are high in both protein and fibre

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 12, 2018

Mom, I made lentil soup and it’s pretty good,” read the text message from my son. I smiled as I read the message from my formerly finicky 23-year-old son. “I made a ton by accident, though,” he added. I chuckled as I visualized my tall son stirring a giant pot of soup with a huge

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Crops, Markets, Weather

Harvest delays prompt questions about malt barley supplies

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries October 11, 2018

CNS Canada — The long, wet harvest of 2018 has probably spelled the end for most hopes that barley still in fields will meet malting specifications. “I really suspect that anything left in the field now, any barley now, will not be malting quality,” said Jeff Nielsen, a farmer near Olds, Alta., and director with

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