News, Potatoes, Weather

Hail research hopes to benefit potato growers

Alberta research scientist measures hail storm and heat dome affects on potato crops

November 8, 2025

Crops, News

Alberta crop insurer says carbon levels can lower costs

AFSC says soil carbon levels could change how much a farmer pays for crop insurance.

November 5, 2025

Forages, News

Alberta has adequate feed supplies going into winter

Hay yields across Alberta were varied, but one expert says feed supplies are in strong supply for Alberta producers for…

October 9, 2025

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• News, Potatoes

  

  CP Farms showcases its spud production

  CP Farms opens its doors to showcase potato production during Alberta’s Open Farm Days.

  October 5, 2025

• Fruit/Vegetables, News

  

  Big Marble Farms to boost production, lower costs with government grant

  Big Marble Farms near Medicine Hat is receiving a $2.2 million grant from Emissions Reduction Alberta to install cutting-edge horticultural…

  September 23, 2025

• Crops, News, Weather

  

  Low yield allowance adjusted to support farmers in Alberta

  Alberta farmers can move more quickly to salvage poor crops for feed, after the federal and provincial governments announced increases…

  August 11, 2025

• Crops, News

  

  Digestate can now be stored and applied as an organic fertilizer

  Amendments to Alberta’s Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) now permit digestate and “select organic material” from non-agricultural businesses to be…

  July 30, 2025

• News, Pasture

  Saving southern Alberta’s Bob Creek Ranch

  The Waldron Grazing Co-op and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are working towards the conservation of the Bob Creek Ranch…

  July 24, 2025

• Cereals, Crops, News

  Stripe rust confirmed in Alberta fields

  Confirmed sightings of stripe rust in Alberta have prompted experts to encourage growers in southern Alberta, along with those in…

  July 23, 2025

Canola, Markets, News

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm 4 days ago

When canola trading begins returning to normal come Jan. 5, the oilseed’s futures are likely to fall back, said Tony Tryhuk, trader with RBC Dominion securities in Winnipeg.

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Crops, Reuters

Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

By Ana Mano, Manuela Andreoni, Reuters December 29, 2025

Some of the world’s largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil’s top farm state, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Tariffs guide yellow peas in 2025

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 23, 2025

Tariffs were a major influence on Canadian yellow pea prices in 2025, with levies imposed by China and India. The two countries are Canada’s biggest foreign pulse buyers.

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Cereals, Markets, News, spring-wheat, winter-wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Modest increases for cash prices

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 22, 2025

Spring wheat and durum cash prices were moderately higher across the Canadian Prairies for the week ended Dec. 19. This was despite losses in Chicago and Kansas City wheat and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada projecting larger all wheat ending stocks for 2025/26. Minneapolis wheat bumped up on the week, lending some support to Canadian cash prices.

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Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, Soybeans

Huge crops in South America says analyst

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 19, 2025

Although there’s a debate over the size of the South American soybean crop, there’s little doubt that it will be an enormous one, said consultant Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor in Hinsdale, Ill.

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Crops, News

Selling GMO tomato seeds to Canadian gardeners ‘reckless’ say advocates

By Geralyn Wichers December 18, 2025

Selling genetically-modified purple tomato seeds to home gardeners could raise the risk of contamination of organic vegetable varieties and hamper farmers’ ability to save their own seed, say a group of advocates.

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Barley, Cereals, Corn, Markets, News, spring-wheat, winter-wheat

Feed Grains Weekly: Quieter demand pulls prices down

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 18, 2025

Feed prices for barley and wheat have pulled back a little following an upward swing that started in November and ended in early December, said Travis Ebens of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta.

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Canola, Markets, News

‘A little bit of a resurgence for flax’

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 17, 2025

Flax is sitting in a good position following this year’s harvest, said Scott Shiels of Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.

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Markets, News, Peas, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: No upside for peas until after New Year

By Glen Hallick Marketsfarm December 16, 2025

Prices for green and yellow peas have dropped back across the Prairies over the last week. One of the major downward drivers was the Statistics Canada production report released earlier this month, said Levon Sargsyan of Johnston’s Grain in Calgary.

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Crops, Reuters

How Canada’s farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods

By Ed White, Reuters December 15, 2025

Western Canadian farmers are using minimum and zero-till farming, tile drainage, slow-release fertilizer, and better crop breeding to produce record crops despite drought conditions.

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