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(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA Northern Plains Ag Research Lab, Sidney, Montana.)

Aerial crop sprayers grounded in Western Canada

CNS Canada — Aerial crop sprayers are spending more time on the ground than in the air in Western Canada this season, with hot and dry weather limiting disease pressures and changing the economic threshold for insect applications. “The crops came out of the ground very aggressively and good, but there was a prolonged hot

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Improving forecast weighs on corn, soybeans

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub July 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday, pressured by outlooks for some relief for crops stressed by hot and dry weather during the past few weeks, traders said. “It is a little bit of a moderation in the weather forecast,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management Commodities. “The

Cereals, Crops

Fusarium head blight risk maps

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 21, 2017

Fusarium head blight risk maps are posted daily courtesy of Manitoba Agriculture. During the winter wheat flowering period up to the end of the flowering period for spring wheat, these risk maps will be provided for you here. The map above shows the current risk for fusarium head blight development based on the previous seven days of temperature and

Crops

Aphids turning up in cereals, peas

By Manitoba Agriculture July 21, 2017

Aphids have been a concern in some cereal and pea fields, according to Manitoba Agriculture’s latest insect and disease update on Wednesday. Aphids have also been reported in corn, and isolated incidence of turnip aphids have been found in canola, the province said. Thistle caterpillar and their webbing continue to be quite noticeable in some

Columns, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: A potential heat wave, again

By Daniel Bezte July 20, 2017

Last week’s forecast began with a much-stronger-than-anticipated area of low pressure that brought some welcome rains to a good portion of southern and central Manitoba. The rest of the forecast played out fairly well, but once again, the forecast heat didn’t really materialize as the western ridge of high pressure is continually knocked down every

Columns, Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: New opportunities

By Gord Gilmour July 20, 2017

Agriculture is often viewed, especially by outsiders, as a staid and conservative place where things are done by tradition. To be fair, it’s often true. After all, you’re practising a craft that’s 12,000 years old and the foundation of human civilization. Without farming we’d all be hunting and gathering our next meal with no time

CGC assistant chief commissioner Doug Chorney says the new fees  are intended to be set at a cost-recovery level.

News

Grain commission fee cuts take effect Aug. 1

By Allan Dawson July 20, 2017

It’s official — Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) fees will drop substantially at the start of the new crop year. Effective Aug. 1 the CGC will cut its fees for official export inspection charge from $1.70 per tonne to $1.35, and the weighing charge to seven cents per tonne from 16 cents, the CGC said in

Livestock

Canada, Mexico urge quick NAFTA talks to end uncertainty

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News, Lesley Wroughton July 20, 2017

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Top Canadian and Mexican diplomats expressed optimism on Thursday that a NAFTA deal could be reached early next year and cautioned that widespread uncertainty over the future of the three-way trade agreement had slowed business investment. Mexican sources say the plan is to hold seven rounds of talks at three-week intervals,

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise for third straight day

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub July 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rallied on Thursday to their highest respective levels in more than a week, supported by forecasts for hot weather that will stress crops in key growing regions, traders said. Both commodities notched their third straight day of gains. Corn led the sector, rising 2.1 per cent,

I wanted to give the Michelin Man a hug but there was a lineup of children. I wish people would control their kids. (Lee Hart photo)

AIM for Hart, Day 2: The road to success, one scoop at a time

By GFM Network News, Lee Hart July 20, 2017

I announced yesterday to a couple colleagues who work for the Western Producer, “We are wasting our time and energies writing stories. What idiots. If we want real financial success in life — sell ice cream.” That was my take home message from Day 2 (Wednesday) at the Ag In Motion (AIM) farm show near

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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