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Prairie feed barley bids strong

By Ryan Kessler July 20, 2012

Cash bids for barley across Western Canada have seen an increase from last year. Limited supply on the Prairies and adverse weather conditions in the U.S. have contributed to the higher prices, particularly in Alberta. Bids at Lethbridge have moved up to anywhere between $5.75 and nearly $5.95 per bushel delivered to the feedlots, almost

Cereals, Crops, News

Cigi: A 40-year success story

By Allan Dawson May 30, 2012

The Canadian International Grains Institute is living proof that good things can come from hard times. Back in 1970, Canada’s bins were bursting with a record wheat carry-over of 27.45 million tonnes — more than half of it on farms. The wheat carry-over was three times larger than the 9.79 million tonnes exported that crop

News

Buyers snapping up farmland across Western Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 23, 2012

Optimism in the agricultural sector has many western Canadian farmers looking to add to their land base this spring. That strong demand, together with a lack of willing sellers, is causing land prices to continue to move higher across Western Canada, according to real estate agents specializing in farmland. “There seems to be new people

Cereals, Crops, News

Port group to close as CWB monopoly ends

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2012

The 103-year-old organization that co-ordinates shipments through Canada’s two biggest grain-shipping ports is winding down, saying it may not be needed once the Canadian Wheat Board loses its monopoly. The Winnipeg-based Canadian Ports Clearance Association (CPCA) will cease operations this summer on Aug. 31, one month after the wheat board loses control over Western Canada’s

Crops, News, Weather

Weather a mixed blessing for insects

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 15, 2012

Insect populations overwintering in Western Canada are likely enjoying the warmer-than-normal temperatures seen across the Canadian Prairies this winter, but the lack of snow cover could lead to increased mortality if and when the mercury does drop. Environment Canada forecasts for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are calling for unseasonably warm temperatures over the next week,

Crops, Weather

Will the wet years be followed by drought in 2012?

By Dwayne Klassen January 24, 2012

Producers can expect drier-than-normal conditions this spring, according to weather outlooks for the next couple of months. “Less-than-normal precipitation across the Canadian Prairies ahead of the winter freeze-up have already left soil conditions on the drier side,” said Drew Lerner, with World Weather Inc. of Kansas City. The absence of significant snowfall and above-average temperatures

Livestock

Viterra To Resell Esso Fuels On Canadian Prairies

November 17, 2011

REUTERS / Viterra Inc., Canada s biggest grain handler, said on Nov. 8 that it has bought Imperial Oil s commercial and farm fuels distribution business in the Prairie provinces. Viterra, which already owns the country s biggest network of country grain elevators, along with port terminals, processing plants and farm retail outlets, will resell

Cereals, Crops

Canada Farm Terminals See Unsure Fate After Wheat Board

By Rod Nickel November 10, 2011

With only old, wooden elevators to buy crops around Unity, Saskatchewan, farmers like Mervin Slater banded together in 1993 to sell shares and build a modern grain terminal. The towering concrete and steel facility is one of nearly a dozen farmer-run grain terminals to spring up on the Canadian Prairies since the 1990s, offering farmers

Weather

Nice Weather To End October

By Daniel Bezte October 20, 2011

Believe it or not, but last week s forecast came out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. The one main difference was the strength and size of the low that moved up from the south and ended up parking itself over Hudson Bay last weekend. This low, at its peak last Sunday,

Weather

Above-Average Weather To Continue

By Daniel Bezte October 13, 2011

After last week s record-breaking warmth, the average temperatures expected during this forecast period are going to feel a little on the cold side, especially since we will not see much sunshine at least to start. The first part of this forecast period is going to be dominated by a large area of low pressure

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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