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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes feed grain complex

Downside expected in new-crop barley prices

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $2 higher on average. Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $353-$357/cwt delivered last week, up from the average price of $348/cwt delivered seven days earlier. Strength in the fed cattle market continues to support the
Winter awakens, spring approaches
Livestock Markets, Markets

Winter awakens, spring approaches

Two weekly sales in western Manitoba are called off due to storm

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Despite a blizzard barreling into southwestern Manitoba on March 11, which cancelled two cattle auctions, there were still signs of spring during the week ended March 16. Four auction sites, Ashern, Gladstone and Ste. Rose Auction Marts, as well as Winnipeg Livestock Sales, reported fewer cattle in the rings than the previous week. Grunthal Livestock
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Arctic air continues to dominate

Issued March 17, 2023 • Covering the period from March 22 to 29, 2023

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When will spring get here? When will the melt start? Those are the questions I’ve heard most in recent days. Thanks to a series of arctic highs, it looks like spring, or the melt, will not move in until early April. We saw the impact of these arctic highs in the last forecast period. For
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s spring 2023 flood outlook, issued March 16 and covering the spring period through May, calls for risk of “moderate to major” flooding along the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to St. Louis, but also shows “moderate” flood risk along the Red River, which forms the North Dakota-Minnesota state line and flows northward into Lake Winnipeg. (NOAA)
Weather

Manitoba’s Red River Valley at major risk for flooding

Province's March flood outlook report cites U.S. storms as reason

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Manitoba has significantly raised the risk of spring flooding in its Red River Valley, follow “recent precipitation events south of the border.” Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre on Wednesday projected a major risk of flooding on the Red River and low to moderate risk of flooding in most Manitoba basins in its March
St. Andrews-on-the-Red features a historic stone church still in use.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Explore our history at St. Andrews-on-the-Red

The site features Western Canada’s oldest stone church that is still in use

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Although snow still covers the ground, it’s time to start planning summer day trips. If you’re interested in Manitoba’s history and beautiful scenery, you might want to consider St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, commonly known as St. Andrew’s-on-the-Red, on the west side of the Red River. The parish was established by Reverend W. Cockran in 1828,
A great gray owl comes to a lure as Jim Duncan readies the capture net.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

The man who fishes for owls

Decades of dedication to owl research and education has become a cornerstone of one family’s life

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James (Jim) Duncan’s email address – owlodessy – pretty much sums up his life. Few folks have been tied to a bird the way great gray owls have defined him and his family. Now in his retirement years–though hardly retired–he still lives his self-described “owl lifestyle.” His academic expertise is recognized globally and he has
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Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Stronger fed cattle market pulls feeders upward

Feedlots becoming more current with production

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Compared to last week, western Canadian yearling and calf markets were quoted steady to $5 higher on average. Strength was noted in southern Alberta. In the Lethbridge area, prices for lighter flesh replacements were up as much as $10 from seven days earlier. Larger supplies of backgrounded cattle are coming on the market at this
Organic price discovery tool funded
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Organic price discovery tool funded

The Manitoba Organic Development Fund marks 'historic' first dispersal of organic checkoff dollars

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A digital marketing tool to help organic farmers find buyers and discover prices for their crops is one of five projects funded in the first dispersal from the Manitoba Organic Development Fund. Five grants, totaling nearly $51,000, were announced Feb. 23. This marks the first time funds were designated since organic farmers voted for a mandatory organic checkoff
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Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Red spring wheats gain ground, durum dips

U.S. futures, Canadian dollar up on week

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MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw upticks in the red spring varieties during the week ended Thursday, while durum stepped back a little. A strong upswing in the U.S. wheat complex lent support to Canadian cash prices, but a slightly higher dollar tempered further increases. There’s continued dryness in the U.S., especially
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Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grains wait for demand to pick up

Trucking availability still seen as an issue, but less of one

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MarketsFarm — As feed barley continued to sit in a lull, there have been some increases in feed wheat, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. “There’s a little of downward pressure on barley,” Motz said, noting demand for it is expected to soon pick up. Feed wheat prices have increased recently,

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