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Sea surface temperature anomalies (in degrees Celsius) over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on Feb. 21. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing the milder conditions shown over

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, built in Norway in 2008, is the world’s largest secure seed storage site. (Matthias Heyde photo courtesy Government of Norway via Flickr)

Crops, Weather

Norway to upgrade ‘doomsday’ seed vault

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 23, 2018

Oslo | Reuters — Norway plans to spend 100 million Norwegian crowns (C$16.1 million) to upgrade a doomsday seed vault on an Arctic island built 10 years ago to protect the world’s food supplies, the government said on Friday. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is meant as a natural deep freeze to back up the

Southern Ontario’s farmland prices have jumped, despite stagnant crop prices. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Markets

Southern Ontario median farmland price jumps in 2017

By GFM Network News, John Greig February 22, 2018

The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the prices southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value of 9.76 per cent for farmland sold in 2017 over 2016. This increase is the largest since 2013. The median price for land in the surveyed

Crops

Low, high or in the middle, soil pH affects your farm

Acidic or alkaline soils can have a big effect on soil nutrition, but while farmers with acidic soil  can turn to lime, fixing alkaline soils may be more of a challenge

By Alexis Stockford February 21, 2018

Alkaline soils are a common problem in Manitoba, but farmers may not have an easy fix. Amir Farooq, crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and one of the speakers at a soil fertility update in Brandon Jan. 30-31, argued that high pH soils would need a prohibitively expensive amount of elemental sulphur to lower levels. The

Crops, Local news

Crop yield records broken across the board

The 2018 edition of Yield Manitoba with this week’s Co-operator has all the details

By Allan Dawson February 15, 2018

It’s official. Many Manitoba yield records were broken in 2017, despite a drier-than-normal growing season. That’s what crop insurance data collected by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) show. The information is in Yield Manitoba 2018, a supplement to this week’s Manitoba Co-operator. Of the 13 insured crops Yield Manitoba tracks for annual comparisons, eight

Crops

Simplot to supersize Portage la Prairie fry plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2018

U.S. agrifood giant J.R. Simplot plans to bulk up its potato processing footprint in southern Manitoba with a $460 million plant expansion. The company and the provincial government on Wednesday announced construction will begin this spring on a 280,000-square foot expansion at its 180,000-square foot french fry processing plant at Portage la Prairie. The expansion,

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Doug Wilcox on Yield Manitoba 2018

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2018

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson and Doug Wilcox of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation take a look at what’s in this year’s Yield Manitoba, an insert in the Feb. 15, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator.

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Get ready for Yield Manitoba 2018

By Allan Dawson February 13, 2018

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson talks to Doug Wilcox of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation about new record crop yields as reported in Yield Manitoba 2018, an insert in the Feb. 15, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator.

Potato Production Days attendees wander the floor of the trade show at Brandon’s Keystone Centre Jan. 23-25. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Crops

Spud growers turn out for 2018 Potato Production Days in Brandon

This year’s Potato Production Days saw a range of speakers from  emerging technology to resistance and regulatory issues

By Alexis Stockford February 5, 2018

Resistance issues, management strategies and pathogens both new and old. Just a few of the issues that had potato growers’ attention at the 2018 Potato Production Days Jan. 23-25 at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. Dan Sawatzky, manager of the Keystone Potato Producers Association, said that exhibitor turnout was roughly the same as previous years. “We always

Campbell Soup Co. plans to close its 87-year-old Toronto soup plant by mid-2019. (Campbell Soup Co. via BusinessWire)

Crops

Moving freight to get more expensive for food companies

By GFM Network News February 2, 2018

Reuters — U.S. food companies called out rising freight costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the holiday quarter, with more pain seen in 2018 as a dearth of drivers and higher diesel prices make it even more expensive to transport products to stores. Hershey, Mondelez International, J.M. Smucker and Campbell Soup said

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Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

Potatoes

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Norway to upgrade ‘doomsday’ seed vault

Southern Ontario median farmland price jumps in 2017

Low, high or in the middle, soil pH affects your farm

Crop yield records broken across the board

Simplot to supersize Portage la Prairie fry plant

VIDEO: Doug Wilcox on Yield Manitoba 2018

VIDEO: Get ready for Yield Manitoba 2018

Spud growers turn out for 2018 Potato Production Days in Brandon

Moving freight to get more expensive for food companies

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