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A drought-hit cornfield at Nao-Me-Toque in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Jan. 9, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Diego Vara)

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Over the last three to four weeks growing conditions in Brazil have pulled a complete reversal — and that poses a serious threat to the country’s corn crop, according to Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. The southern half of the country is now faced with wet conditions, while the

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 14, 2022

MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, as end-users are well covered with corn imports from the United States. “It seems like most buyers have managed to cover themselves well into June with corn,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding that

“You can’t obviously keep animals off all your pasture resources, but have a long-term plan, a five-year plan or something, where you rotate through and allow rest on those areas.” – Bart Lardner, University of Saskatchewan.

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Facing the fallout: Give drought-stressed pastures time to recover

What should pasture management look like the year after a historic drought?

By Alexis Stockford April 14, 2022

Seven months ago, producers around Joe Bouchard’s farm near Fisher Branch figured their pastures might be dead. “It was pretty grim here in July,” he said, recalling those dire days as the province, and Interlake in particular, were crippled by drought. “We started shipping older cows, cows that we knew were open. We pulled our

AAFC’s Drought Monitor map for the period ending March 31, 2022. (Agriculture.canada.ca)

Crops, Weather

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions persisted across much of the Prairies during the month of March, although the extent and severity of the dryness was reduced in many areas, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). “While there have been substantial improvements to drought conditions across Western Canada since last

“We’ve kind of been in communications with them constantly over the course of the last eight months or so and, while it’s kind of late, it’s still a very welcome change that targets the individuals that were most impacted.” – Tyler Fulton, Manitoba Beef Producers

Livestock, News

AgriRecovery program expanded

The “producer share,” previously a bone of contention with some producers, will be hitting the wayside, among other changes

By Alexis Stockford April 8, 2022

Manitoba’s beef producers say that AgriRecovery changes announced in the last week of March strike a number of items from their drought aid wishlist. “We’re really pleased with the changes that (government has) made,” Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton said. “They’ve been responsive. We’ve kind of been in communications with them constantly over the

File photo of a lentil crop before harvest in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 5, 2022

MarketsFarm — As the snow melts on the Prairies, pulse growers are making their final preparations before seeding, while at the same time hoping not to see a repeat of last year’s historic drought. In Saskatchewan, snow cover has varied in pulse-growing areas, making some growers nervous. “There’s still a lot of concern about dryness

“Prolonged, persistent drought will continue to impact much of the West... “ – NOAA statement.

News

More of the same weather ahead?

Will an ongoing cycle continue into the coming seasons?

By Karl Plume, Maximilian Heath April 4, 2022

It looks like it could be more of the same challenge weather in the future for key growing regions. A severe drought that has gripped parts of the western United States since mid-2020 is likely to persist or worsen this spring due to expected above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

“It’s still debt, at the end of the day. It’s certainly not from a grant money standpoint. But it gave access to short-term cash.” – Wilco van Meiji, Farm Credit Canada

News

Producers look for credit bridge

High feed needs, plus low feed supply, plus less than optimal cash flow means producers are looking for a financial boost to get them through to spring

By Alexis Stockford April 1, 2022

Winter pressure on already strained feed supplies has some producers searching for credit, as they look to tide themselves over until spring. Cash flow has been tight in a sector racked by drought last year — including a depressed cattle market as a glut of producers were forced to downsize herds. Cattle producers have since

News

Study looks at nutrient use efficiency by management practice, position

The two-year trial may give ideas on how to best manage water across a varied landscape

By Geralyn Wichers March 29, 2022

Variable-rate fertilizer had almost no yield penalty compared to blanket coverage in the first year of a trial studying how management practices influence nutrient use and loss. “This was encouraging,” said researcher Blake Weiseth. In 2021’s drought conditions, lower-lying areas also had significantly higher yields regardless of management practices, said Weiseth. Weiseth is the applied research lead at Discovery Farm

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices likely to hold firm after CP stoppage

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 24, 2022

MarketsFarm — Feed prices have remained fairly steady over the last week and are likely to continue to do so in the coming week, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. “I don’t see anything drastically changing in the next week,” she said. Harakal added there was nervousness in the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

Tag Archives Drought

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

Facing the fallout: Give drought-stressed pastures time to recover

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

AgriRecovery program expanded

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

More of the same weather ahead?

Producers look for credit bridge

Study looks at nutrient use efficiency by management practice, position

Feed weekly outlook: Prices likely to hold firm after CP stoppage

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