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Pinto beans. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba beans podding, flowering

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 25, 2018

CNS Canada — A lack of moisture continues to plague Manitoba’s edible beans, but according to one specialist, the crop should still enjoy another strong year. “Most areas have gotten just enough rain to keep things in good condition,” said provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange. The Winkler region, long considered a major planting area for

There just hasn’t been enough rainfall to fill dugouts this year in much of the province.

Livestock, Other, Weather

Producers watching drying dugouts

By Alexis Stockford June 30, 2018

Livestock producers have a closer-than-normal watch on low dugouts, although Manitoba Agriculture says levels aren’t near the danger zone yet. No regions were reporting drinking water shortages as of early June, although Manitoba’s June 4 crop report noted varying levels across the province. Dugouts in the Interlake flagged at a third to two-thirds full, while

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Producers watching skies for signals

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries June 28, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers and traders are keeping a watchful eye on the weather trying to sort out feed grain supplies. “This time of year, it’s a weather market and weather has been improving in much of Saskatchewan and in some of the more critically dry areas. They got a decent amount of moisture over

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn at contract lows, soy dips below $9

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen June 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Monday and soybeans briefly dipped below US$9 a bushel for the first time since 2016 as favourable weather outlooks bolstered yield prospects and trade tensions threatened export demand, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures also sagged and K.C.

Environment Canada on April 30 released this forecast map for the probability of above-normal precipitation for the period of May through July 2018.

Crops, Weather

May showers likely to leave growers unsatisfied

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News April 30, 2018

CNS Canada — Canada’s Prairies can expect to see regular rainfall in most regions during May, but it likely won’t be enough to offset dry conditions recorded over the past several months. According to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, the first half of May should see average rainfall amounts in most

Sea surface temperature anomalies (in degrees Celsius) over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on Feb. 21. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 27, 2018

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing the milder conditions shown over

Crops, Weather

Forecast rain to cause few problems for Peace farmers

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries September 12, 2017

CNS Canada — As rain threatens to disrupt harvest in parts of the Prairies this week and next, the Peace region of northwestern Alberta is attracting added attention. While rains are forecast to be fairly general across eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba over the next week or so, they are expected to cause minimal damage and

Crops, Weather

FCC pledges flexibility for soaked Ontario, Quebec growers

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 31, 2017

Canada’s federal ag lending agency has announced a customer support program to limit “financial pressure” on its farming clients in rain-soaked areas of western Quebec and eastern Ontario. Farm Credit Canada on Wednesday announced the program, in which it said it “will work with customers to come up with solutions for their operation(s) to reduce

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trades on weather

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 13, 2017

CNS Canada — It’s the time of year when canola prices closely follow the weather, and while recent rain has caused some losses, the market could hold onto its premium. “In some ways you could say it’s a classic weather market,” said Jon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing. Prices had gained following dryness

This trial near Beeton, Ont., was thought to have been lost, but timely drainage has saved it. (Photo courtesy Eugenia Banks, Ontario Potato Board)

Crops, Weather

Pearce: Heavy rains cause losses in Ontario potato fields

By GFM Network News June 27, 2017

After a month of good growing conditions and positive reports amid sporadic news on disease potential, word from one of Ontario’s potato-growing regions is that roughly 1,000 acres of potatoes have been lost due to flooding. Drenching rains in midwestern Ontario have left both commercial fields and variety plots ruined. Rainfall amounts from June 22

Daily Network News

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data

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Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba beans podding, flowering

Producers watching drying dugouts

Feed weekly outlook: Producers watching skies for signals

U.S. grains: Corn at contract lows, soy dips below $9

May showers likely to leave growers unsatisfied

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Forecast rain to cause few problems for Peace farmers

FCC pledges flexibility for soaked Ontario, Quebec growers

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trades on weather

Pearce: Heavy rains cause losses in Ontario potato fields

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