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Screenshot from a video posted on YouTube showing animal rights activists entering a turkey barn at the Jumbo Valley Hutterite Colony on Labour Day.

Charges laid in Alberta turkey farm occupation

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff October 23, 2019

A high-profile occupation last month by protestors at an Alberta Hutterite colony’s turkey farm has led to criminal charges against four people. RCMP on Wednesday announced charges of one count each of break and enter to commit mischief for a 46-year-old Edmonton man, a 24-year-old woman from Pincher Creek and a 28-year-old woman and 16-year-old

The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly oil crops outlook on Tuesday featuring reductions in global rapeseed and sunflower production and U.S. soybeans. USDA estimated global rapeseed production at 68.6 million tonnes, a decline of one million, with the lion’s share of the losses in Canada. Canadian production for 2019-20 was

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen October 8, 2019

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 lower. Excessive snow in Alberta and ongoing rains across Manitoba and Saskatchewan set a negative tone. The market appeared to incorporate a risk discount, although many auction barns had limited numbers on offer. Buyers once again focused on local cattle and avoided transportation over

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Last weekend’s dump of snow coupled with cold temperatures brought the Alberta harvest to a complete halt, according to the province’s latest crop report. For the week ended Oct. 1, the province-wide harvest managed to improve to 33.7 per cent from 28.1 per cent the previous week. This year’s pace was slightly above

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney steps up to speak at Jumbo Valley Hutterite Colony on Oct. 3, 2019. (Video screengrab from Alberta.ca via YouTube)

Livestock

Alberta proposes heavier penalties for on-farm trespassing

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff October 4, 2019

Alberta’s government proposes to discourage future on-farm protests — events in the style of an occupation held early last month at an Alberta Hutterite colony’s turkey farm — on pain of new penalties. Speaking Thursday at the Jumbo Valley colony near Fort Macleod, Premier Jason Kenney, Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer and Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen

Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

By GFM Network News October 3, 2019

MarketsFarm — Spot barley prices have received support from last weekend’s snows in southern Alberta, but the major barley-growing regions were mostly spared. While the cold and wet weather has delayed harvest activity, a promising forecast should allow for harvest to resume in the Red Deer area, where most of the barley crop is located.

ICE Futures November 2019 canola, with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 2, 2019

MarketsFarm — An unwelcomed early winter storm sent ICE Futures canola contracts higher during the week ended Wednesday, but it will take outside support to sustain a rally, according to industry participants. Snow in Alberta and Saskatchewan and cool and wet conditions in Manitoba slowed harvest operations during the week, with about 60 per cent

Crops, Weather

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin October 1, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early blast of snow and cold across the Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products at Lethbridge on the effect of

Crops, Weather

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

By GFM Network News September 30, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canola futures finished up at Monday’s close, boosted by a weather premium after a low-pressure system brought considerable snowfall to parts of Alberta over the weekend. Snow was mostly concentrated in the southern region of the province. Calgary and surrounding areas received around 30 centimetres of snow, according to preliminary results from Environment

Crops, Weather

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen September 27, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A weekend storm is poised to bring more than a foot (30.5 cm) of snow to parts of Montana and the Canadian Prairies, putting portions of the region’s spring wheat and canola crops at risk, a meteorologist said. Excessively wet conditions in the region this month have already slowed fieldwork and

Daily Network News

Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon

Argus cuts Ukraine wheat crop forecast on lower harvest area

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

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Charges laid in Alberta turkey farm occupation

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

Klassen: Adverse weather tempers feeder market

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

Alberta proposes heavier penalties for on-farm trespassing

Feed weekly outlook: Snowfall boosts spot barley bids

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Alberta snow further delays canola harvest, boosts prices

Snow to stall harvests for western Prairies, Montana

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