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Crops, Weather

Southern Sask. harvest underway

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CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are starting to get into fields, especially in the south where three per cent of the crop has been combined. Overall, producers in the province have combined one per cent of the crop, in line with the five-year average. Two per cent has been swathed or is ready to be
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Livestock

Straw prices soar, piling pressure on N.Europe livestock farmers

In some areas straw now more expensive than grains

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Hamburg | London | Reuters – Livestock and dairy farmers across northern Europe are paying soaring prices for straw used in food and bedding for cattle, as hot, dry weather across the region reduces crops. The higher bills put further pressure on farmers already facing one of their toughest summers ever; many have had to
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Dry conditions continue across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 7

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Southwest Region Little to no rain over the past week. Hot and dry weather is turning crops quickly. Major thunderstorms with hail activity around the north and south of Hamiota, causing crop damage. Grasshoppers are becoming prevalent in field margins. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for the week ending August 6 Winter wheat
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Crops

Harvest underway in Manitoba

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CNS Canada – Dry conditions persist across Manitoba, with harvest underway in parts, according to the weekly crop report from Manitoba Agriculture released on Aug. 7. Moisture stress is becoming evident in many crops, with rainfall needed to help the grain fill. There were also storms across the province with hail damage reported during the
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Rain needed to sustain crops, hay yields below normal

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 30

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Southwest Region Little to no rain over the past week in most of the southwest region. Areas close to Riding Mountain National Park such as Eden and Wasagaming received 15 to 26 mm. In general, most crops are looking good but require rain. Hot and dry weather is turning crops quickly. Winter wheat and fall
G20 agriculture ministers on July 28, 2018 at La Rural in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (G20.org)
Markets

G20 ag ministers slam protectionism, pledge WTO reforms

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Buenos Aires | Reuters — Agriculture ministers from the G20 countries criticized protectionism in a joint statement on Saturday, and vowed to reform World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, but did not detail what steps they would take to improve the food trade system. In the statement, they said they were “concerned about the increasing use
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Crops, Markets

Dwindling diesel supplies could boost price

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CNS Canada — Strong global demand and a looming North American harvest could send diesel prices higher in coming months. According to one energy analyst in Chicago, farmers may want to buy some fuel before prices get too high. “We’re telling our people to hedge some of your exposure, because we do think that, barring
The grand chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Luxembourg. (Curia.europa.eu)
Crops

GMO rules cover plant gene editing technique, top EU court says

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Brussels | Reuters — Crops obtained by plant breeding technique mutagenesis should fall under laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe’s highest court said on Wednesday, in a victory for environmental campaigners. The biotech industry had argued that much of mutagenesis, or gene editing, is effectively little different to the mutagenesis that

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