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Alberta harvest on the verge of completion

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MarketsFarm – Combining in Alberta is almost finished with the latest crop report indicating it’s at 96.3 per cent complete. The province’s Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) department noted that as of Oct. 4, the harvesting of all crops advanced nine points from the previous week due to dry weather. Of the 11
Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest Editorial: Big food investments growing in agriculture

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Earlier this year McCain Foods Ltd. quietly purchased a little-known firm called Resson. Ten years ago, the news that a food company such as McCain purchased a predictive crop technology company would have raised a few eyebrows. Many may have wondered what a company known for its frozen French fries would want with a company
File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan’s pulse harvest seen as average

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MarketsFarm — As the harvest in Saskatchewan wraps up for 2022, pulse specialist Dale Risula said pulse crops were quite good this year — a definite improvement over last year’s drought-stricken production. “Overall for the province we will likely see average production this year, although some areas suffered pretty badly,” Risula said. He said there
The ministry has said Ukraine could harvest 25 to 27 million tonnes of corn this year.
Markets, News

Ukraine starts 2022 corn harvest

Significant drop in grain production expected in Ukraine amid war

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Ukrainian farms have started the 2022 corn harvest, threshing 92,200 tonnes of the commodity from 0.5 per cent of the sown area, the agriculture ministry said Sept. 23. The ministry said the corn yield stood at 4.41 tonnes per hectare. Ukraine could harvest 25 to 27 million tonnes of corn this year versus 42.1 million
Organic exports dipped in 2021
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Organic exports dipped in 2021

Canadians’ demand for organic products continued to increase last year

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Canada’s organic food exports saw a sharp drop in 2021 compared to 2020’s banner year. Export totals dropped to $417.3 million from nearly $608 million in 2020, according to new figures from the Canadian Organic Trade Alliance (COTA) presented in a Sept. 12 webinar. However, that drop doesn’t look as stark when compared to 2019,
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Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Canada’s pea, lentil exports to rise while prices fall

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MarketsFarm — Canadian pea and lentil exports should see considerable increases during the 2022-23 marketing year after drought cut into available supplies in 2021-22, according to the latest supply/demand production from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). However, total movement may still come in well below five-year averages. Canadian pea exports are forecast at 2.7 million
Frost falls on Manitoba fields, harvest progress less than 50 per cent
Crop Report, Crops, News

Frost falls on Manitoba fields, harvest progress less than 50 per cent

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 21, September 27, 2022

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Overview Harvest progress sits at 47 per cent completed across the province, approximately 3.5 weeks behind the 5-year average of 79 per cent complete by week 39. Few crops were harvested last week until the weekend, since frequent drizzling rains, high humidity, and overcast conditions prevented harvest operations. Crops that were harvested before the start
“Initially, it was in the Northwest where we were finding them and then, last year, we found them in the Southwest as far as Gladstone and into the Central region.” – Laura Schmidt.
Crops, News

Pea leaf weevil of growing concern

This newcomer is still a small problem here but it could thrive under Manitoba’s wetter conditions

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Manitoba is now on the map — and this isn’t good news for farmers. It’s the risk map for the pea leaf weevil published by the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network, and this weevil, a pest that zeroes in on faba beans and field peas, now calls Manitoba home. “The first year we found it in
Running equipment on the same tracks all the time is the essence of controlled traffic farming — and while the practice only has a few adherents in Alberta, they are passionate about its benefits.
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Controlled traffic farming is proving its worth, say advocates

The system ‘shines’ during droughts and lets farmers seed and harvest sooner when it’s wet, they say

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Controlled traffic farming has yet to catch on in a big way in Western Canada, but the extreme conditions over the past two years have shown its worth to two long-term practitioners on opposite ends of the Prairies. “I grew canola and barley last year and we had 28-bushel canola on four and a half

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