The demand for feed wheat in western Canada has remained steady as more farmers in the livestock sector are incorporating it into their feeding rations. “Feed lots traditionally over the years have used a lot of feed barley, but more and more of them are using wheat now, and some are using straight wheat too,” […] Read more
Western Canadian feed wheat being used in more feed rations
Warm spring brings more insects to Prairies
A warm spring across the Prairies is bringing larger insect populations to crop-growing regions this season. Manitoba and Alberta canola crops are seeing increasing populations of flea beetles this spring. The insects feed on multiple parts of the plant and can be very damaging for canola in its early development stages. Both provinces have already […] Read more
Frost forecast again as cold temps hit Prairies
Temperatures across the grain and oilseed growing regions of Western Canada dropped to below normal levels overnight, with the risk of frost remaining in the forecast over the next day or so. Areas across southern Saskatchewan into eastern Alberta hit 0 C from one to four hours in patchy regions overnight, according to Environment Canada. […] Read more
Heavy frost damages southern Alta. canola
Heavy frost in southern areas of Alberta late last week damaged newly planted canola crops, according to an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. Areas from Vulcan, about 130 km south of Calgary, past the Canada/U.S. border and down to Montana, experienced freezing temperatures for at least eight hours on the night of […] Read more
El Nino won’t affect Canadian farmers
Most Canadian farmers can expect to have a good crop this year whether El Nino develops or not. El Nino is the warming of surface temperatures in the eastern and central parts of the Pacific Ocean. It can cause storms in the Pacific Ocean and reduce the number of storms in the Atlantic. Drew Lerner, […] Read more
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