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Southern Alberta crops struggle, but rest of province near five-year index

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 8, 2018

[UPDATED: Aug. 10, 2018]* CNS Canada — Farmers in Alberta have just started harvest, but early yield reports are showing reductions in southern areas. Dryland crops in southern Alberta are projected to come in at 74.6 per cent of the five-year index, according to Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. Daniel Graham, manager of business risk

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy firms on U.S. yield risk, hopes of renewed China trade

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 8, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean and corn futures edged higher on Wednesday on declining crop conditions in the United States and forecasts for hot, dry weather in the western Midwest in the coming weeks. Soybeans drew additional support from rallying Chinese soy prices that signaled a possible resumption of buying by the world’s top

Crops, Markets

Prairie pea market has more potential than lentils

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 8, 2018

CNS Canada – With limited uses for lentils, one market analyst sees more potential for the pea market in Western Canada. “On lentils we are really restricted to the edible market. Peas are an incredibly versatile product, so we’re using peas both for human consumption and they are quite usable for feed,” said Marlene Boersch,

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Dry conditions continue across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 7

By Manitoba Agriculture August 7, 2018

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

Palmer amaranth can grow to be six to eight feet tall and produce a million seeds  a year.

Crops, News

On the lookout for Public Enemy No. 1

North Dakota asks farmers to watch for Palmer amaranth in their fields

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 7, 2018

North Dakota State University is asking farmers to be on the lookout for Palmer amaranth. The No. 1 weed problem in the U.S., hasn’t been spotted in North Dakota yet, but it has been identified in neighbouring Minnesota and South Dakota as well as in Iowa. In a release, NDSU extension agronomist Tom Peters said

Farm management specialist Darren Bond (r) says a calculator on the MAFRI website can help calculate break-even costs.

Crops

To spray or not to spray for fungal disease

You don’t have to just pencil it in and spray anyway — there are tools to help make the decision

By Julienne Isaacs August 7, 2018

To spray or not to spray for fungal diseases? Will the extra yield offset the cost? In practice this decision is often made based on farmers’ comfort levels, but economics should always be considered, said Holly Derksen, field crop pathologist for Manitoba Agriculture, at this year’s Crop Diagnostic School in Carman. “You have to understand

A diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia has halted wheat and barley shipments to the middle eastern country. Photo: Thinkstock

Cereals, Crops

Saudi Arabian agency stops buying Canadian wheat, barley

By GFM Network News, Michael Hogan August 7, 2018

Hamburg | Reuters – Saudi Arabia’s main state wheat buying agency has told grains exporters it will no longer buy Canadian wheat and barley in its international tenders, European traders said on Tuesday, as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates. Traders said they had received an official notice from the Saudi Grains Organization

Crops

Harvest underway in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 7, 2018

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

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump as U.S. crop ratings erode, wheat retreats

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 7, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures firmed on Tuesday after a weekly government survey lowered condition ratings for the U.S. crop by more than expected, raising concern about a smaller harvest this autumn. Wheat retreated after closing at a three-year high on Monday, weighed down by slow demand for U.S. exports despite expected crop

A soybean plantation in Brazil. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)

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Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide

By GFM Network News, Roberto Samora August 7, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters – A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops in the country. A federal judge in Brasilia ruled on Friday that new products containing the chemical could not be registered in the country and existing registrations would

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Southern Alberta crops struggle, but rest of province near five-year index

U.S. grains: Soy firms on U.S. yield risk, hopes of renewed China trade

Prairie pea market has more potential than lentils

Dry conditions continue across Manitoba

On the lookout for Public Enemy No. 1

To spray or not to spray for fungal disease

Saudi Arabian agency stops buying Canadian wheat, barley

Harvest underway in Manitoba

U.S. grains: Soybeans jump as U.S. crop ratings erode, wheat retreats

Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide

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