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Manitoba Agriculture’s Rejean Picard says half of a crop rotation should still be cereals.

Cereals getting shortchanged

How much of your rotation is still in cereals? If it’s less than 50 per cent, you may be short

By Alexis Stockford August 3, 2018

When it comes to getting cereals into the ground Manitoba seems to be coming up short. Provincial specialists say at least half a farm’s arable acres should be planted to these crops, but that’s rarely the case these days. According to MASC data, less than 40 per cent of crop acres in Manitoba were planted

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U.S. grains: Soybeans end week firm; China trade war anxiety remains

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures staged a late-session short-covering recovery on Friday after touching a one-week low amid worries about an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Corn firmed on expectations that hot, dry weather in the U.S. Midwest may limit yield potential. Wheat futures retreated as traders cashed in

Wheat being loaded onto a cargo ship in Vancouver in 2011. (File photo: Reuters/Ben Nelms)

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Canadian grain exports hit new record in 2017/18: CGC

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2018

CNS Canada – Total exports of Canada’s major grains and oilseeds hit a new record in 2017/18 (Aug/Jul), as sharp increases in wheat and barley more than made up for a decline in canola sales, according to the last weekly report from the Canadian Grain Commission for the recently finished crop year. Total exports of

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Dry weather not a problem for malt barley crop, so far

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 3, 2018

CNS Canada – The prairie malting barley crop is faring reasonable well in the hot, dry weather, but crop watchers will have a better idea of protein content in a couple weeks. “We’ve yet to see what this crop is. I think we’re a little early yet. Indications are that it could be a little

Crops, Pulses

Drought cuts into Australian chickpea prospects

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 3, 2018

CNS Canada – Expectations for Australia’s chickpea crop have been drastically cut to one-third of last year’s production. The dry growing season will limit the crop’s potential this year to about 300,000 tonnes, according to a report from Pulse Australia. Nick Goddard, chief executive officer of Pulse Australia, told a local news outlet that important

Cereals, News

Academics say GM wheat possible subversion

No one has offered an explanation for wheat to appear after 17 years, and far from its original plot

By Alex Binkley August 2, 2018

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency needs to keep investigating the still-unknown variety of genetically modified wheat found in Alberta last year, says the Canadian co-author of an article that speculates on who could have planted it. Rob Wager of Vancouver Island University, who specializes in biochemistry and molecular biology, is the co-author of ‘The Mystery

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Intercropping coming closer

Research centres are building on their knowledge  base through the trial-and-error approach

By Alexis Stockford August 2, 2018

There are signs of both success and failure amongst the intercrop plots at Melita’s Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization. Some look great. Others are nothing but bare soil where nothing established. In others the crops aren’t playing well together and underseeded legumes are set to overtake the crop they were supposed to support. That’s just fine

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Intercrops overcome insurance hurdle

Manitoba producers had no insurance for their intercropped acres until this year, but a new program from MASC has changed that

By Alexis Stockford August 2, 2018

This year was the first that Manitoba farmers could properly insure intercropped acres with Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation. MASC introduced novel crops insurance this year for, “crops not currently covered by the AgriInsurance program due to the relatively small number of acres grown and/or lack of data or information available,” a category that includes intercrops,

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat touches 3-year high on global supply concerns

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 2, 2018

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures surged to three-year highs on Thursday on concerns about tightening global supplies and reduced shipments from key suppliers, but the market closed well below the peaks as major exporter Ukraine denied it would ban exports. The gains in wheat spilled over to the corn market, which also benefited

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Saskatchewan harvest underway: Report

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 2, 2018

CNS Canada – Harvest operations are underway in parts of southern Saskatchewan, according to the weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. Crops were reportedly rapidly drying down across the province, with many pulse crops being desiccated. Most crops remain in fair to excellent condition, although later-seeded crops need rain to help heads and pods fill,

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Cereals getting shortchanged

U.S. grains: Soybeans end week firm; China trade war anxiety remains

Canadian grain exports hit new record in 2017/18: CGC

Dry weather not a problem for malt barley crop, so far

Drought cuts into Australian chickpea prospects

Academics say GM wheat possible subversion

Intercropping coming closer

Intercrops overcome insurance hurdle

U.S. grains: Wheat touches 3-year high on global supply concerns

Saskatchewan harvest underway: Report

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