Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

SRRWD manager Jodi Goerzen (centre) explains a water retention project alongside landowner Wayne Chubaty (second from right).
News, Other

Living Labs projects hold hope for hard data

AAFC and watershed districts are working to design practical projects alongside farmers

By
Living Labs experiments in southeastern Manitoba will hopefully yield data to fine-tune water conservation projects and put evidence behind claims they work, says one watershed district manager. “One of the big questions for us is: We build these — are we building them right? And for what purpose?” said Jodi Goerzen manager of Seine Rat
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Ag department lowers crop production, export estimates

Expectations knocked down for most major Prairie crops

By ,
MarketsFarm — Canadian crop production will be down significantly in the 2021-22 marketing year, cutting into exports for all of the country’s major grains, oilseeds and pulse crops. That’s the estimation from the latest supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), released Thursday. Total field crop production for all crops is forecast to decrease
How low will canola yield go?
Grain Markets, Markets

How low will canola yield go?

Canola has certainly suffered under drought. How much is yet to be seen

By
Hot and dry weather across most of the major North American growing regions remained the major topic of discussion in the grain and oilseed futures markets during the last week of July. The drought will certainly cut into the size of this year’s canola crop, but by how much? The 19.9-million-tonne forecast by Agriculture and
The general consensus within Canada’s grain trade is that Western Canada’s crops are unlikely to see much improvement from current conditions at this time.
Grain Markets, Markets

Latest federal supply/demand numbers way above expectations

Canola’s underlying fundamentals remain supportive

By
The ICE Futures canola market fell off its highs during the week ended July 23 as a slight improvement in Prairie weather conditions was enough to spark a selloff. Activity in outside markets contributed to the losses, but the underlying fundamentals remain supportive for the Canadian oilseed and canola managed to find its legs as
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Hot, dry weather creates ‘significant uncertainty,’ AAFC says

By ,
MarketsFarm — Supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops only saw minor adjustments in the latest update Tuesday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with hot and dry growing conditions leading to “significant uncertainty” on the state of the country’s 2021-22 crops. Total field crop production in the country was forecast to decrease due to a
Cereal leaf beetle larvae may leave long, white streaks on cereals, forage grasses and some grassy weeds.
Crops

AAFC wants your cereal leaf beetles

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has put out a call for samples to monitor biocontrol on the insect

By
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is asking farmers to keep an eye out for feeding damage and “shiny, slug-like creatures” on cereals, potential markers of cereal leaf beetle larvae.  “We need samples to monitor the biocontrol insect that kills this pest,” said Dr. Haley Catton. If found, AAFC is asking farmers to send them samples
“The only way to obtain frequent and reliable observations over this entire landscape is to use space-based systems that let us collect images over the entire landscape with no gaps.”
News

Space and agriculture meet on social media

Reddit ‘ask-me-anything’ event with Canadian officials attracts interest, bizarre queries

By
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) partnered with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to do an “Ask Me Anything” event on social media. On May 5, officials from both agencies took to the popular social media site Reddit to answer questions from the public about “how space helps agriculture.” Nearly 200 people directly engaged in the discussion. Some of
Potato scab is unsightly, consumers don’t want it and it results in more food waste.
News

Unsightly tubers hard to sell

Researchers close in on scab-resistant potatoes

By
A research project by Agriculture and Agri-Food scientists hopes to develop genetic resistance to a chronic disease in Canada’s potato crops. The project by AAFC researchers in Prince Edward Island aims at identifying precise genes responsible for resistance to common scab disease in some potato varieties so breeders can use them in developing new resistant
Feds invest in climate-smart agriculture
News, Other

Feds invest in climate-smart agriculture

The goal will be farmer-led best practices to store carbon and fight climate change

By
The federal government is putting up $185 million over the next 10 years for a new Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program. The ACS program “aims to establish a strong, Canada-wide network of regional collaborations led by farmers and including scientists and other sectoral stakeholders,” the government said in a media release. Those stakeholders will develop
Beavers unlikely inspiration in drought mitigation
Farmit Manitoba

Beavers unlikely inspiration in drought mitigation

‘Biomimicry’ brought the Coen farm back from the edge of a water disaster

By
If you look closely at a Coen family photograph taken over 100 years ago, you’ll spot a well in the back corner of the picture. It’s hand-dug, about 20 feet deep — all it took to find drinkable water in 1914. Today, the farm’s wells are 180 feet deep. Takota Coen told his audience at

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: Inflation puts tighter squeeze on farmers

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →