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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms

By Adam Peleshaty August 22, 2024

Saskatchewan reported 15 per cent of its harvest was complete, compared to 21 per cent at this time last year, but higher than the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent. In the southwest region, 29 per cent of its harvest was complete while the northwest region was only at one per cent complete.

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Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops

By Adam Peleshaty August 21, 2024

Most of Manitoba’s fall rye and winter wheat crops came off the ground, while the harvesting of other crops for the most part started during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the province’s weekly crop report.

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Combines making their rounds in Alberta

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 16, 2024

s the harvesting of fall crops in Alberta exceeded the halfway point, the combining of the province’s spring cereals was just beginning, according to the latest Alberta crop report.

A New Holland Speedrower 260 Plus windrower unit, outfitted with Honey Bee’s WSC30 header. (Media.CNHIndustrial.com)

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CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 20, 2023

A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between

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Farm accident sends harvesting company to court

Protective equipment, while the law, is actually the last line of defence, says safety expert

By Geralyn Wichers March 17, 2022

An on-farm incident that injured a worker and landed his employer in court isn’t as simple as broken regulations, says an ag safety expert. “It’s bigger than just PPE (personal protective equipment),” said Robert Gobeil, agricultural safety and health specialist with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). Skyline Harvest Corp., a Blumenort-based company, received an

CBOT December 2018 corn with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume October 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast for the 2018 crop, leaving stocks of the grain lower than anticipated. Soybean futures followed corn higher, reversing earlier losses as the government’s harvest outlook

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Hourly employees in agriculture among lowest paid

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team June 15, 2017

CNS Canada –– Hourly-wage employees in agriculture and related production were among the lowest earners nationally, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency on Thursday released data on wages paid to payroll employees in 2016. It reported the average hourly wage paid to full-time employees, excluding overtime pay, tips, incentives and performance pay arrangements,

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus November 2, 2016

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market declined on the week, and those losses are likely to continue, one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “This is going to be dominated by yesterday’s reversal in the canola, and the weather,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial Corp. Canola on Tuesday lost between $8 and $9 in

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Consider straight combining canola to better manage harvest

Canola Council of Canada says it’s a good strategy if you have more acres  than can be swathed at the ideal time

By Allan Dawson August 12, 2016

Straight combining canola can help farmers better manage harvest, but it won’t necessarily result in higher yields. “Compared to optimal swath timing, straight-cut yields are going to be similar over the long term,” Angela Brackenreed, Canola Council of Canada’s eastern Manitoba agronomy specialist told the Eastman Crop Talk webinar Aug. 4. “We are certainly leaving

Crop Report, Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 15

Conditions as of August 8, 2016

By Manitoba Agriculture August 9, 2016

Strong weather systems passed through several areas of Manitoba throughout the week. Heavy rains and strong winds halted harvest operations and resulted in lodging of crops.However, harvest did resume where field and weather conditions allowed. Winter wheat yields are ranging from 50 to 95 bushels per acre, with good quality reported to date. Swathing or

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops

Combines making their rounds in Alberta

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Farm accident sends harvesting company to court

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

Hourly employees in agriculture among lowest paid

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further

Consider straight combining canola to better manage harvest

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 15

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