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U.S. EPA permits farmers’ use of dicamba until July 31

Court ruling blocked product registrations

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that farmers can use existing supplies of a herbicide linked to crop damage, after a federal court blocked sales and use of the product last week. The EPA said farmers have until July 31 to use supplies of dicamba-based herbicides that they had

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 24, 2019

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers seeded their largest dry edible bean crop in more than a decade this spring, but adverse conditions are causing delays getting it off the fields. “Last week we had some substantial moisture in the Red River Valley,” pulse specialist Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture said, noting the system brought up to

File photo of fields during monsoon in India. (Shubham Singh/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Heavy rains in recent weeks have brought India’s monsoon rainfall back to normal levels after a slow, dry start to the season, according to reports out of the country. However, flooding and uneven distribution of moisture could still hurt crop production. A normal monsoon is defined as 96-104 per cent of the 50-year

Crops

Is it spray drift?

Some in-crop conditions can mimic the same sort of damage caused by drift

By Alexis Stockford June 28, 2018

Everyone likes gifts, but farmers aren’t likely to welcome extra herbicide drifting in. Manitoba’s spray season has already hit its height, and sprayers have commonly been seen trundling down the provincial highways and grid roads for weeks. But while farmers are already watching for insect damage, stand counts and weed issues, this time of year

Crops, Weather

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries July 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern Saskatchewan are cause for vigilance, but rain could still pull out a healthy harvest, according to a provincial soil and nutrient specialist. The area of concern lies within a triangle shape, with the northern tip at Saskatoon, one arm stretching southeast to Weyburn, Estevan and the U.S. border,

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub May 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the weekend, traders said. Corn and soybeans rose but remained below levels hit earlier this week, supported by concerns that heavy rains in the Midwest and

Crops, Weather

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 14, 2016

CNS Canada –– Crops were hit hard by rain in many parts of the province during the period of July 5-11, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Lloydminster, Estevan and Carrot River were just a few of the communities hit hardest by the precipitation. In some cases, areas in eastern and southern regions

Rainfall for July 13, 2016 as of 6:40 p.m. CT. (CoCoRaHS.org)

Crops, Weather

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 13, 2016

Reuters — Heavy rain and strong winds are likely to curb the potential for Western Canada’s crops, government officials said, but the harvest may still be bigger than average. Pockets across Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, received as much as five inches of rain, strong winds and hail since Sunday. The storms flattened

Crops, Weather

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — Manitoba was pummelled over the weekend with heavy rains, winds and even hail in some areas, leaving various crops around the province a little beat up. “It’s a little too early to say what the final impact will be, but crops that saw that severe weather system did see some crop damage,”

Crops, Markets, Weather

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

By GFM Network News, Krishna N. Das December 23, 2015

New Delhi | Reuters — India will launch a new farm crop insurance scheme early next year and use drones and other technologies to assess crop damage, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, in what could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major move to address rural hardship. The impact of unseasonal rains and two straight

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada

BASF cuts 2025 outlook as tariffs weigh on global economy

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U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada

BASF cuts 2025 outlook as tariffs weigh on global economy

Tag Archives crop damage — page 2

U.S. EPA permits farmers’ use of dicamba until July 31

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s monsoons catch up, but crops still at risk

Is it spray drift?

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

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