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Empty Fields Raise Winter Wheat Potential – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Rod Nickel September 2, 2010

Western Canada’s highest unplanted farm area in decades could lead to farmers sowing this summer record-high acres of winter wheat, a Canadian Wheat Board official say. Western Canadian farmers left an estimated 10.5 million acres unplanted this spring due to heavy rains. That has left the land available for planting winter wheat, which farmers sow

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture September 2, 2010

SOUTHWEST Rainfall slowed harvest but producers still got in a few days of harvesting, with the most progress seen south of Highway 1. Winter wheat and fall rye harvests are complete with yields reported average to above-average, with average quality. Spring wheat harvest ranges from very little done north of Hwy. 1 to 40 per

Cereals, Crops

Keeping This Year’s Harvest In Good Condition – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Canadian Grain Commission September 2, 2010

Over the next few weeks during harvest, temperature and moisture will influence the condition of grain when it is put into storage. The Canadian Grain Commission’s stored products entomologist, Blaine Timlick, offers producers guidance on storage practices that can help protect the quality of their grain. “Our experts, like Blaine, are here to help Canadian

Cereals, News

Manitoba’s Winter Hammered By Fusarium – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 2, 2010

Manitoba’s winter wheat crop has so much fusarium head blight damage this year the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is hoping it can blend it with winter wheat from Saskatchewan and Alberta. To that end the CWB issued a notice to farmers last week asking them to submit winter wheat samples as soon as possible. “Samples

Cereals, News

CWB Alerts Farmers To Feed Barley Sales Opportunity – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 2, 2010

Export barley prices have taken off, and the Canadian Wheat Board says farmers can take advantage of them through Guaranteed Price Contracts (GPCs). Last week the CWB was offering $215 a tonne for feed barley in-store Vancouver. That translates into a take-home return of around $3.35 a bushel in central Saskatchewan, said Bob Cuthbert, the

Cereals, Livestock

Better Feed Barley Bids Likely Post-Harvest – for Aug. 30, 2010

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 30, 2010

Feed barley bids in Western Canada should come under pressure during the harvest period, but are expected to show some strength further out as domestic buyers will need to compete with the higher-priced export market. “The feedlots don’t need a lot of grain today,” said Jim Beusekom of Marketplace Commodities at Lethbridge, adding that “the

Grain Markets, Pulses

Special Crops – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Report for August 23, 2010 – Bin run delivered plant Saskatchewan SPOT MARKET Large Green 15/64 Laird No. 1 Eston No. 2 27.30 -28.75 27.25 -28.75 20.50 -22.75 FIELD PEAS(Cdn. $ per bushel) Green No. 1 Medium Yellow No. 1 FEED PEAS(Cdn. $ per bushel) Feed Pea (Rail) Yellow No. 1 Brown No. 1 Oriental

Hogs, Livestock

Mexico Slaps Tariff On U. S. Ham, Pork Products – for Aug. 26, 2010

August 26, 2010

Mexico slapped tariffs on U. S. pork products Aug. 18, ratcheting up the pressure on the United States in a long-running dispute over Mexican truckers’ access to U. S. highways. Mexico published an updated list of U. S. products subject to tariffs, including a five per cent tariff on ham and other pork products. The

Crops, Oilseeds

Iowa Soy Crops Hit By Disease – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Sam Nelson August 26, 2010

The worst outbreak in 16 years of the crop-devastating soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) disease in Iowa is capturing the attention of the market but it is too early to determine the extent of losses. “It’s just starting to unfold; we work with a lot of grain elevators across Iowa and the Midwest. It is

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Mung Beans For Morden And Yellow Ones For Mexico? – for Aug. 26, 2010

By Kim Langen August 26, 2010

Seed breeders hope to see mung beans on the farmer’s order list one day. That’s the aim of Deng-Jin Bing at the Morden Research Station, who thinks that the high-value beans, which prosper under good heat and moisture conditions, might just find a home here in the south. “There is a market for the crop

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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