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“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

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

A drone photo from the Sampona commune of Madagascar on Feb. 11, 2022, shows Zebu cattle drinking water from a large puddle created from Cyclone Batsirai. The island nation’s south has been experiencing severe drought for the past four years, putting it in danger of what the World Food Programme calls “the world’s first climate change famine.” (Photo: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)

Weather

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

By GFM Network News, Gloria Dickie March 24, 2022

London | Reuters –– With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. “Half of humanity is already in the danger zone,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this week. And yet, “one-third of the world’s people, mainly in

Crops, Markets

AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops were largely left unchanged in the latest outlook Friday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the March report only saw minor revisions, the government agency cautioned that “the economic outlook, for the world and Canadian grain markets, is particularly uncertain due to the Russian invasion

Crops

CP to lock out engineers, conductors starting Sunday

'Cannot prolong the uncertainty,' CEO says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News March 17, 2022

Canadian Pacific Railway has served its unionized engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff with notice of a lockout to start just after midnight ET on Sunday, unless the company and union agree on a new labour deal by then. Calgary-based CP and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP

Crops

Oil content of Canada’s canola well below average in 2021

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm March 16, 2022

MarketsFarm — The average oil content of Canada’s canola crop came in well below normal in 2021-22, according to the final quality report for the year from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The average oil content came in at only 41.3 per cent for the year, which compares with 44.1 per cent the previous year

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures climb on technical trading, rising wholesale prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans regain ground on slowed South American harvest

Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27

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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

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

CP to lock out engineers, conductors starting Sunday

Oil content of Canada’s canola well below average in 2021

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