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Cereal crop yields below average, recent rainfall may benefit some oilseed, corn crops

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 10

By Manitoba Agriculture August 10, 2021

Southwest Region Very hot daytime temperatures this week, up to 35 C; daily averages around 21 C. Minimum overnight temperatures were down to 7 to 12 C. Lack of rain is still stressing crops. Rain on the weekend and Monday fell throughout the region but amounts are variable, most of the region had between 10

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Yearlings hold value while calves remain under pressure

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 10, 2021

Compared to last week, Western Canadian yearling prices were relatively unchanged while calves were once again $2 to $4 lower. Featherlight bawlers were down $4 to as much as $8 from week-ago levels. The tight feed grain supply situation continues to set the price structure for feeder cattle. Yearlings straight off grass held a slight

Beef cattle, Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: DDGs becoming another feed option

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 9, 2021

MarketsFarm – As traditional feed grains such as barley and wheat become more expensive due to persistent drought-like conditions in the Prairies, many feedlots are using alternative sources of feed for their animals. Dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGs), the grain by-products which remain after starch has been fermented through the making of alcohol or

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Sask. Crop Report: Harvests ahead of schedule

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 6, 2021

MarketsFarm – The annual harvest in Saskatchewan is moving along earlier and faster than usual as crops dry down to high heat and lack of moisture. Three per cent of Saskatchewan’s crop has been combined, compared to the less than one per cent at this point last year, according to the province’s crop report for

“I think most of the grain companies will work with us, but if they hear we’re putting stuff to alternate use, are they going to be as forgiving as they might be?” – Fred Grieg, Manitoba Crop Alliance.

News, Other

Contracts, economics complicate calls for alternate-use crops

Livestock producers and grain buyers have found themselves in a kind of tug of war over the province’s marginal crops

By Alexis Stockford August 5, 2021

Livestock operations desperately want their neighbour’s marginal crops, but even with incentives to divert acres into the feed stream, economic realities might have growers balking. Why it matters: Manitoba’s livestock sector is in crisis, and with more to come if they can’t source winter feed, but filling in that gap with marginal annual crops may

Lurking nitrates and noxious weeds threaten to be yet another fly in the ointment as livestock producers continue to struggle for every scrap of annual crop or hay they can get their hands on.

Forages, Livestock, News

Feed hazards lying in wait

Feed testing an absolute must for cattle producers sourcing greenfeed, straw: experts

By Geralyn Wichers August 5, 2021

Cattle producers are urged to get greenfeed and straw tested for potentially deadly nitrates this year. “Basically, we know there’s going to be nitrates in some of the feed. Especially cereal,” said Jo-Lene Gardiner, who works with the Border Agriculture Stewardship Association and is a cattle farmer in the Clearwater area. “It’s just been that

Crop Report, Crops, News

Harvest begins in Central, Interlake regions; severe drought seen across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 3

By Manitoba Agriculture August 3, 2021

Southwest Region A hot, hazy, and smoky week again in the Southwest, with daytime temperatures up to 29 to 32 C, while daily averages around 20 C. Minimum overnight temperatures were down to 6 to 11 C. No showers or rainfall recorded during past week in Southwest region. Rain is needed in whole region for

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Drought conditions spur on fall cattle run

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 3, 2021

Compared to last week, Western Canadian feeder yearling prices were relatively unchanged; calves traded $2 to $5 lower. The fall run has started. Drought like conditions have caused many ranchers to sell cattle 30 to 45 days earlier than normal. Steers averaging 900 pounds were readily trading in the range from $185 to $190; steers

Alberta’s barley harvest this year is expected to be ‘fairly light,’ according to one commodity trader. Photo: File

Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Reduced yields starting to become a reality

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 30, 2021

MarketsFarm – As old crop stocks of feed barley and feed wheat continue to dwindle, the realization of reduced yields is now supporting bids for new crop. “Down here, there are a few guys that are starting to pull off some barley here in the next little bit. You’re going to find that the barley

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Hay cut progressing in dry weather

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 29, 2021

MarketsFarm – Hot and dry conditions continued to affect most of Saskatchewan, but they caused little, if any hindrance to the province’s hay cut, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on July 29. Most hay producers have finished operations, with 15 per cent of the hay crop being cut and 75 per cent

Daily Network News

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea found on a southern Alberta farm

Indonesia opens market to Canadian pork, expands beef access

IGC February report adjusts world data

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