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Are rail companies poised to miss grain shipping targets?

The next few weeks will be crucial as farmers  wait to see if grain backlogs will again be a problem  on the Canadian Prairies

By Shannon VanRaes November 19, 2014

This year’s Prairie harvest may not be quite the record-breaking bin buster that 2013 was, but it doesn’t mean farmers will be free of transportation problems. Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp. — the Edmonton-based company which was contracted by the federal government to monitor grain transport in the West — said that the next

Crops, Markets

Prairie spring wheat bids rise with U.S. futures

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 17, 2014

CNS Canada –– Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat moved higher during the week ended Friday, as strengthening U.S. futures provided support. In Manitoba, the average CWRS price rose to $234 per tonne, from $223 the previous week. Similar gains were noted across the rest of the Prairies, with average prices

Crops, Local news

Poor weather leads to poor quality crops

Soybean and lentil yields are up this year, but don’t expect that prices will follow suit

By Shannon VanRaes November 14, 2014

The quality of Canadian wheat may be down this year, but that doesn’t mean demand will drop. Speaking at a recent Cereals North America conference in Winnipeg, CWB crop and weather specialist Bruce Burnett said this season’s crop got off on the wrong foot from day one, following a late thaw. “The roots of our

two men standing in an agricultural seed treatment facility

Local news, Oilseeds

BrettYoung unveils new seed-treating facility at Winnipeg headquarters

The 28,000-square-foot facility can process 50 million pounds of seed a year

By Allan Dawson November 10, 2014

BrettYoung opened its new seed-treating and -coating facility at its headquarters just outside of Winnipeg Oct. 28. It’s the single biggest investment the 80-year-old, family-owned company has ever made, BrettYoung chief executive officer Calvin Sonntag said in an interview. “It signals our ongoing commitment to agriculture and to customers and supplier-partners,” he said. “This investment

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Healthy feeding margins support feeder cattle market

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen November 9, 2014

Western Canadian feeder cattle price volatility continues while average prices remain near historical highs. Fancier minimal-flesh quality calf prices experienced spurts of $5 to $8 above average levels as exotic steers averaging 780 pounds reached up to $246 in central Alberta. Similarly, a small group of quality 750-lb. steers touched $252 at a feature sale

Cereals, Crops, National news, Oilseeds

FP Genetics unveils CWRS Certified Seed Profit Guarantee

The company is confident its new wheats will outperform bin-run varieties

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2014

FP Genetics is so confident one of its new Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheats is more profitable than older varieties grown from bin-run seed, it’s guaranteeing it. “We’ve developed a program that allows a grower to upgrade their wheat genetics at no risk to them,” FP Genetics CEO Rod Merryweather said in a news

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Editorial: Trends and anomalies

By Laura Rance-Unger September 1, 2014

It’s easy to get a little giddy when things go much better than expected. For example, take last year’s bin buster of a crop. By any measure, it was an astounding production feat. Western Canadian farmers shattered all previous records on most major crops, growing a whopping 76 million tonnes, 50 per cent higher than

Opinion

The neonic debate: science or sensationalism?

Laying the blame for a collection of environmental issues at the feet of a  single technology is very convenient, but hugely overly simplistic

By Pierre Petelle August 5, 2014

Bold, apocalyptic headlines make for great front-page news stories, there’s no question. Unfortunately, when it comes to highly complex and scientific issues, these kinds of headlines usually do a disservice to the topic at hand. Scientific research is filled with intricacies and rarely yields answers that can be conveyed in a single headline. Far too

MAFRD’s Rejean Picard was spreading the word about drones and the required certification for flying them at the recent Crop Diagnostic School.

Crops, News

Got the drone, but how about your permit to fly it?

Transport Canada deems field-scouting activities as commercial and therefore a Special Flight Operating certificate is required

By Allan Dawson July 14, 2014

Farmers flying drones to check their crops or livestock could get their wings clipped by Transport Canada if they don’t have a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC). “It is Transport Canada policy that UAVs operating in Canada must meet equivalent levels of safety as manned aircraft,” Transport Canada’s website says. “Requirements for the operation of

The symptoms of lameness related to ergot toxicity can be mistaken for foot rot in the initial stages, but do not respond to treatment.

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock

Frozen ears and feet— but not from the cold

Ergot contaminated feed is causing a wide range of easily misdiagnosed herd health problems in Western Canada

By Laura Rance-Unger July 9, 2014

Long, brutally cold Prairie winters could be masking signs of a serious toxin lurking in livestock producers’ feed bins, a University of Calgary veterinary professor warned feed and livestock industry officials recently. Dr. Eugene Janzen, assistant dean of clinical practice, said he was initially perplexed in the winter of 2013 when he observed Alberta feedlot

Daily Network News

Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices

Beef DNA testing now available in Canada

Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say

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