Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – We live in strange times, says a veteran market analyst. “I look at these markets as bipolar in some cases,” said Mike Jubinville, senior analyst with MarketsFarm. “On one hand, the macroeconomics have potentially bearish demand implications as fears of a recessionary environment take hold. But on the other hand, we have […] Read more
These are anything but normal times in the markets, says analyst
There’s not one, but three, powerful new factors at play — war, tight supplies, and rising interest rates
Group brings many viewpoints together in pest battle
Prairie Biovigilance Network promises proactive approach to managing weeds, insects and disease
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – A new initiative aims to boost surveillance of — and the response to — pests affecting Prairie agriculture. The Prairie Biovigilance Network comprises a group of experts in plant pathology, entomology, weed science, economics and agronomy led by AgCanada research scientist Brent McCallum. Researchers examine the pests that are causing the problem […] Read more
The price of farmland is defying interest rate hikes – so far
Buyers still bid up land but latest figures don’t reflect full impact of higher lending rates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite significant interest rate hikes, the price of farmland kept shooting up in the first half of the year. Land prices jumped 5.9 per cent in Alberta in the first six months of 2022, according to the latest data from Farm Credit Canada, and that was smallest rise on the Prairies. Prices were up an […] Read more
Farmland prices remain buoyant in the face of interest rate hikes
Despite significant interest rate hikes, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is reporting continued increases in farmland values across Canada. According to the FCC report, Manitoba’s average farmland values increased by 6 per cent in the first six months of 2022. Alberta values were just behind that at 5.9 per cent and Saskatchewan was just above the […] Read more
Feds exclude ESN from program offering emission reduction incentives
Polymer-coated fertilizer has been shown to reduce nitrous oxide emissions on the Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canola Council of Canada says ESN has been scratched from the list of incentives being offered to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer in the federal government’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund. First put forward in the 2021 budget and expanded in the 2022 budget, the fund’s aim is to help farmers implement immediate on-farm […] Read more
Don’t be too hasty to harvest your canola
Canola Council launches campaign to persuade farmers of the benefits of patience
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canola Council of Canada is encouraging farmers to hold off on harvesting canola so yield improves. Research in the early 2000s showed that canola swathed at 60-70 per cent seed colour change (SCC) yielded 11 per cent more than fields swathed at 30-40 per cent. That research was reinforced in 2013, when the Indian […] Read more
Half a century of Cereals Canada
Under different names, Cereals Canada has been the face of the country’s high-quality grain exports for five decades
Reading Time: 4 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – With supply-chain issues, the war in Ukraine and looming concerns over global food security, Cereals Canada has its work cut out for it. “Canadian agriculture plays a very important role in providing food security to the world,” said the industry association’s CEO Dean Dias. “We do that by doing scientific work, innovation […] Read more
Trade missions no longer enough in Indo-Pacific region, say experts
Canada is not part of the region’s new trade alliance -- and that has experts worried that the country is missing the boat
Reading Time: 3 minutes If Canada wants to continue to grow its agriculture trade in one of the fastest growing regions of the globe, it needs a new strategy, says a veteran trade expert. And a ‘trade mission’ strategy in the Indo-Pacific region isn’t enough, said Meredith Lilly, who holds the Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs at Carleton […] Read more
Wild oat a growing resistance challenge that can’t be ignored
Keep an eye on your fields this summer and be ready to tackle the problem when you see it
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you rely solely on crop protection products to fend off wild oats, you’re not going to like the eventual bottom line. Herbicide-resistant strains of the weed are going to mean you’ll eventually run out of luck. It’s not a new problem, but every year it gets just a little bit more concerning. “Resistance is […] Read more
Railways catch up, but grain shippers worry about this fall
If there’s a normal crop this fall, it’s not clear if railways will have the capacity to move it
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – After a brutal few months of being unable to meet the shipping demands of grain companies, the two major railways have largely caught up. “Over the last two or three weeks, it’s got a little bit better,” Mark Hemmes, of Quorum Corp. (the federal grain monitor) said earlier this month. “We probably […] Read more
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