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Early signs point to increased crop production in 2024/25: AAFC

Rotation, moisture, expected prices, costs among main factors expected in seeding decisions

A return to trend yields should see an increase in production for most of the major crops grown in Canada in the upcoming 2024/25 (Aug/Jul) marketing year, according to the first outlook for the season from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Jan. 22.

Grain Markets, Markets

Canola market a wild toboggan ride

Expert's Radar: Up, down or sideways? A childhood memory gives insight

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 22, 2024

When I was 10 years old, my family lived for a year in a small community on the Labrador coast. Our house was halfway up the side of a hill and you could ride a sled from our front door down to the Atlantic Ocean, which was amazing for a Prairie boy like me. The

Once waterhemp pokes its head above the canopy, it becomes easily identifiable.

News

The problem with pigweeds

Differentiating different species, including major threats like Palmer amaranth and waterhemp, can be challenging

By Don Norman January 22, 2024

Scouting for waterhemp is difficult but critical, Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown told producers during her presentation at St. Jean Farm Days Jan. 10. “You’re going to hear a lot about this in the next few years because this is just going to become a bigger and bigger problem, but I really believe we can get out

Striped flea beetles gather on a canola plant.

Crops, Oilseeds

Prepping for the 2024 canola crop

Planning for crop stresses now will set growers up for success when it is time to act: agronomists

By Alexis Stockford, Jeff Melchior January 22, 2024

Winter isn’t exactly prime time to scout for insects, diseases and weeds, but last year’s pests may provide a baseline to help prepare for the next canola crop, agronomists say. “Review the challenges you had last year and have a plan in place as to how you’re going to handle them this year,” said Warren

Grade 7/8 students explore Canada’s role in global agriculture and trade during Agriculture in the Classroom’s Manitoba Ag Days Adventure in 2018.

Local news, News

Canola Growers fund ag education efforts

MCGA has made a multi-year funding commitment to Ag In the Classroom-Manitoba

By Gord Gilmour January 17, 2024

The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) has made a three year funding commitment to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitioba (AITC-M). The group will be putting up $120,000 to expand and enrich agriculture education programs for public school students across Manitoba. The aim is to continue to expand students’ understanding of agriculture, the origin of

Weather

Western Canada’s dry winter heralds worsening drought for 2024

Oil and gas, hydro, forestry, sports affected alongside agriculture

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams, Reuters, Rod Nickel January 16, 2024

Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.

Markets

Speculative short position hits new record in canola

Soybeans hit largest net short position since March 2020

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 15, 2024

Speculators were back adding to their large net short position in canola to start 2024, taking the bearish bet to a new record, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Crops, News

Crop revenue ‘mowed down’ by falling prices

Producers can expect a profitability pinch compared to last year

By Robert Arnason January 15, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Last year was the most expensive crop to ever be planted on the Prairies. In 2024, farmers will spend less on fertilizer, diesel and other inputs, but costs are only marginally lower, said Darren Bond, a farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, “The crop this year … the cost of putting in

FCC’s top economic charts to monitor in 2024

Downward trends for cattle, swine herds; positive bent to feed, fertilizer affordability

By GFM Network News January 12, 2024

As we start the new year amid elevated inflation and major headwinds facing the economy, here are our top charts to help make sense of the economic environment for farm operations, agribusinesses and food processors.

Grain Markets, Markets

Soybeans sink canola prices

A break in the drought in Latin America should increase price pressure

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm January 11, 2024

South America’s soybean situation has followed two contrasting narratives in the past few months. The first one is dry and hot weather in the northern areas of Brazil, as well as wet weather in the south, that will prevent a second-straight record-breaking crop and raise worldwide soybean prices. The other is that Argentina could potentially

Daily Network News

Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home

CBOT Weekly: Additional soybean purchases strengthen U.S. soy

Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations

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