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Cattle producers and feeders in some areas of southern Alberta have been dealing with overland flooding, such as shown here Saturday over Highway 36 south of Vauxhall, and otherwise mushy conditions. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 17, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Stronger export demand appears to be supporting the market in Manitoba and certain pockets in Saskatchewan; however, Alberta feedlot interest remains subdued. Adverse weather continues to plague southern Alberta. Snow and freezing temperatures followed by brief melting periods have resulted in very poor

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Late winter underpins Prairie barley bids

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Lingering winter weather across the Prairies means cattle are eating more grain, but the possibility of delayed seeding also means farmers with grain to sell are eyeing better prices. “As the winter continues to hang on, cattle producers are continuing to have to feed (grain) until they can get their cattle out

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 5, 2018

CNS Canada — While feed barley prices are holding steady in the Lethbridge area, further north around Edmonton, prices are starting to climb. “We’re starting to see already just difficulty with loading here and there and buyers getting caught off-guard with not getting barley coming in when they needed it to happen. And that’s spurring

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The crops produced on Prairie farms don’t need processing to be eaten

By Getty Stewart April 4, 2018

Isn’t it ironic that we live in the Grain Belt of Canada and produce some of the world’s finest grains, but we rarely eat those grains until they’re processed? For the longest time, I didn’t even know you could cook raw wheat kernels just as they are. The only thing I ever ate out of

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Rising feed grain prices weigh on feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 3, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, feeder cattle fit for grass and calves dropped $4 to as much as $10 from seven days earlier. Rising feed grain costs appear to be affecting lighter weight categories more than the yearling market. Feedlots will be struggling with negative margins through the summer

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Shipping to feedlots becomes problem

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 29, 2018

CNS Canada –– Spring has sprung on the Prairies, meaning road bans are starting, leading to problems shipping feed grains to feedlots in Alberta. “The supply is actually there at the farm gate but getting the supply from the farm gate to the end-user means more truck logistics and higher freight rates typically,” said Jim

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NFU has plan to bolster producer cars

Producer cars are in decline and according to the National Farmers Union it is by design

By Allan Dawson March 29, 2018

What good is a statutory right to a producer car that can’t be loaded or unloaded? That’s the question former National Farmers Union (NFU) president Terry Boehm wants answered. It’s also why the NFU wants C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, amended to protect and enhance farmers’ access to producer cars — rail cars farmers load

CanoLAB and SoyLAB attendees get a crash course  in weed identification in Dauphin March 15.

Crops

CanoLAB adds soybeans to the agenda

The two-day event hoped to get a better idea on managing canola  and soybeans for growers who increasingly want to grow both

By Alexis Stockford March 28, 2018

Growers were looking for more than just canola knowledge from CanoLAB this year. Soybeans also stole the show. Put on annually by canola commodity groups, CanoLAB is usually a major stop for everything from canola fertilization and weed control to disease pressures and beneficial insects. This was the first year, however, that the Manitoba Pulse

A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)

Crops, Markets

Downturn seen in organic markets for malt barley, hemp

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News March 28, 2018

CNS Canada — As organic producers look to clean out the 2017 crop from their bins before seeding, they’re finding lower prices than they’re willing to sell for. Contracts have been filled up, meaning some producers who were waiting for higher prices are out of luck with no options to sell their crops. Some buyers

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen March 26, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $5-$8 with some pockets deteriorating $10 to as much as $12. Adverse weather in southern Alberta has resulted in limited buying interest from main feedlot operators. Feedlot Alley has received 150-200 per cent of normal precipitation over the past 60 days. Snow and rain, along with

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Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

Feed weekly outlook: Late winter underpins Prairie barley bids

Feed weekly outlook: Barley prices rising for northern Alberta feedlots

Put wheat and barley and other grains in your diet

Klassen: Rising feed grain prices weigh on feeder market

Feed weekly outlook: Shipping to feedlots becomes problem

NFU has plan to bolster producer cars

CanoLAB adds soybeans to the agenda

Downturn seen in organic markets for malt barley, hemp

Klassen: Feedlots struggle through adverse weather

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