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Prairie hay crops look thin in many areas

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries July 19, 2018

CNS Canada — Many farmers taking off their first hay cuts are also gathering more talking points to grumble over at coffee row. While many producers are still working to get the first cut done and the situation could change with the second cut, many regions are already reporting below-average yields. “In areas of the

Namdaemun, the “Great Southern Gate” in the walls that once surrounded the city of Seoul. This photo was taken before a 2008 fire damaged the gate’s wooden structure, which was restored by May 2013. (CIA.gov)

Crops

South Korea lifts suspension on Canadian wheat sales

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 26, 2018

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea’s food ministry on Tuesday said it had lifted a temporary suspension on sales of Canadian wheat as it had not discovered any unapproved genetically modified strains during tests on imports. South Korea suspended sales of Canadian wheat last week after Canada announced the discovery in mid-2017 of an unapproved

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil crop prospects look good, market down

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 20, 2018

CNS Canada — The western Canadian lentil crop is looking good, which has buyers in no rush to lock in contracts. “The crop is germinating well and so (buyers are) not really anxious or worried about having product available in this coming crop year,” said Marlene Boersch, of Mercantile Consulting Venture. Thursday’s crop report from

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Weaker corn, barley prices support feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 11, 2018

Western Canadian yearling prices traded $3 to as much as $8 above week-ago levels while calves were steady to $2 higher. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle in the range of $140-$143, unchanged from week-ago levels; however, a fortuitous $5 bounce in the U.S. fed cattle market bolstered buying enthusiasm for replacements. Feeder cattle futures

Crops

Manitoba sunflower acreage set to drop

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 18, 2018

CNS Canada — The closure of a sunflower processing plant in southern Alberta has Manitoba sunflower growers feeling uneasy this year. “Because of the plant closure there’s quite a bit of delay in delivery of the ’17 crop. So it’s discouraged quite a few guys from growing more (sunflowers),” said Ben Friesen, senior market manager

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Sector hopes for more fababeans

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

CNS Canada — While Statistics Canada is predicting a drop in fababean acres this year, an agronomist with Saskatchewan Pulse Growers hopes that isn’t the case. “We had about 50,000 acres for the last three years here in Saskatchewan. And we’re thinking that we’ll be maybe slightly below that,” said SPG agronomy manager Sherrilyn Phelps.

Tuberculosis bacteria under an electron microscope. (Janice Haney Carr photo courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.))

Beef cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB probe officially closed

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 3, 2018

An investigation across three provinces following the appearance of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in six Prairie cattle in 2016 has officially closed with no further cases found. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday reported receiving the last of the lab culture test results on about 30,000 animals tested during its probe. “All of the results

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Export, feedlot demand drives feeders higher

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 1, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling prices traded $2-$4 higher while calves and lighter-weight feeders were relatively unchanged. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis from $270 to $272, up $5-$7 from week-ago levels. This firmer tone in the fed market quickly spilled over into prices for shorter-term replacements. There is

Seed potatoes loaded for planting. (File photo by Ralph Pearce)

Crops, Weather

Prairie potato planting slightly behind schedule

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 30, 2018

CNS Canada — After a delayed start due to the long winter and spring flooding, western Canadian potato growers are out in the fields. “We’re probably only a couple of days behind… we had farmers out on the fields last week and I think quite a few more will be moving along this week,” said

Livestock

Vet college’s full accreditation survives funding cut

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 28, 2018

The looming exit of one of its major funding partners notwithstanding, the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has earned full accreditation through 2024. The American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) Council on Education, the accrediting body for veterinary colleges in North America, recently confirmed Saskatoon-based WCVM’s status as “Accredited (w/minor deficiency).” “Minor

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

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