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Table 2: Estimated MASC seeded acres by commodity at 97 per cent entered.

Waterhemp shows up soybeans, cereal crops drying down

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 11 (week 30)

By Manitoba Agriculture July 25, 2023

Overview Reports of waterhemp showing up in soybean fields in the RM of Emerson-Franklin and in the RM of DeSalaberry. Producers are encouraged to scout for this weed and remove from fields when found. For more information please see the Manitoba Crop Pest Update July 19 edition. Winter cereal crops continued to dry down over

Viterra and G3 are dominant in wheat, while Bunge is dominant in canola, soy and corn. Combining them gives one company massive market power over the largest crops grown in and exported by Canada.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Bunge-Viterra merger has drastic implications for Canadian farmers

It’s time for farmers to once again have an owning stake in the grain system

By Cathy Holtslander July 25, 2023

Just five companies, known as the ABCD group, control up to 90 per cent of the world grain trade — and the B in this group is about to get much bigger. B is for Bunge, which has announced it is in the process of buying Viterra. The other ABCD companies are Archer Daniels Midland,

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: recent rains could stabilize crops

Prices for pulses across Western Canada have been steady

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 25, 2023

Marketsfarm – Despite the rain the Canadian Prairies received since July 17, MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville pointed out that the major pulse crop areas got very little. While any precipitation has been beneficial to this year’s crops struggling with dry conditions, Jubinville said, it won’t help that much. “In terms of advancing pea and

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses

AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates

Drop in estimated oats carryout another notable adjustment

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin July 21, 2023

MarketsFarm – Canadian wheat ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2023/24 (Aug/Jul) were revised lower by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division in its updated supply/demand estimates, released July 21, with tighter oats and pulse stocks also expected. Wheat ending stocks for 2022/23 were lowered to 3.540 million tonnes by AAFC,

Crops

At Ag in Motion: Farmers gung-ho about digital integration system

'Having a single data point... was number one for us'

By Ed White, GFM Network News July 21, 2023

For a committed user of the Climate FieldView digital integration system, Mike Ferguson had an unusual observation about himself. “I’m not a big technology guy,” said Ferguson, who with his wife Regan farms 3,000 acres at Melfort, Sask. But for him, using the various data-based management tools available in farming today isn’t just helpful, but

Crop Report, Crops

Manitoba crops holding on, need rain very soon

By Marketsfarm July 20, 2023

While crops in Manitoba remain in relatively good shape, the province’s July 18 crop report stressed that soil moisture reserves are inadequate to sustain those crops unless significant rain comes soon. Parts of the province received some rain with Elie, located in the central region, getting the most at 29.5 millimetres. A numbers of areas

Crops, Equipment, Machinery, Other

High-tech solutions bring bin management into focus

It's as simple as cooling the grain -- and as complex as managing Mother Nature

By Gord Gilmour July 20, 2023

Managing stored grain isn’t complex but farmers do need a clear picture of what’s happening in the bin. Wayne Clews, of Clews Storage Management, says many farmers just guess and run fans as a safeguard measure — but that can work counter to their own best interests. Rather than incrementally reducing the temperature of grain

Crop conditions in parts of western Saskatchewan have already dropped into crop insurance range, Burce Burnett says. (WeatherFarm video screengrab)

Crops, Markets, Weather

At Ag in Motion: Significant Prairie yield drop expected

'A lot of damage done' by drought, Bruce Burnett says

By GFM Network News July 20, 2023

MarketsFarm has released its first yield estimates for Western Canada’s crops and the outlook is grim. Analyst Bruce Burnett just recently completed a crop tour covering most of Saskatchewan. “Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of good news on the crop front,” he told growers attending the Ag in Motion show in Langham, Sask. “There

Kashika Sethi (l) and Rhea Thomas Thommana (r) were at Ag in Motion to represent food scientists Drs. Martin Reaney and Michael Nickerson and their 3D printer projects, including their work on printable protein-based materials, such as the pea-based “chicken leg” seen in the machine. (Becky Zimmer photo)

Crops

At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients

Making foods both plant-based and printable the goal

By GFM Network News July 19, 2023

With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators has arrived. For master’s student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week with a 3D printer designed to incorporate plant-based ingredients into food,

Attendees weren’t complaining about the road conditions at Ag in Motion. (Western Producer photo by Alex McCuaig)

Crops, Weather

At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day

Wednesday typically AiM's most popular day

By GFM Network News July 19, 2023

The sun is shining, exhibitors are ready and the grounds are prepared for a traditionally-busy second day of the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Opening day saw the clouds roll in and the skies open up, but few were complaining about the much-needed moisture that rolled through much of Western Canada on Tuesday.

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

Pulses