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Forages, Livestock

Stubble grazing presents nutrition issues for cattle

By Alberta Agriculture And Forestry 2 hours ago

If you’re turning cows out in stubble fields or allowing them to graze slough hay or mature hay along fences and headlands, there are nutritional factors to consider, says a provincial forage specialist. Straw, chaff and overmature grass hays are typically low in protein, energy, calcium and magnesium, but relatively high in phosphorus, said Barry […] Read more

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Canola, Crops

Five ways to help keep blackleg out of your fields

By Leeann Minogue 9 hours ago

Three out of four fields in Western Canada are showing blackleg,” said Justine Cornelson, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. For the last 10 years or so, the incidence of blackleg has been low on the Prairies, but lately, she said, “we’re starting to see a slight trend upwards.” Cornelson was speaking at[...]
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Markets, Pulses

India looking to import pulses

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 10 hours ago

MarketsFarm – Although India has prioritized producing their country’s own pulses self-sufficiently, unprecedented rainfall in October and November could turn the country back to relying on imports. A statement from the chairman of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), Zaverchand Bheda, said as much as 50 per cent of the urad pulse crop was[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally as U.S. cold snap threatens crops

By Tom Polansek 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures jumped on Tuesday as traders worried a cold snap would hurt recently planted crops. Temperatures dropped near zero Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) in wheat-growing areas of the U.S. Plains, including in western Kansas, according to a daily weather report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A separate weekly USDA report,[...]
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Crops, News

Speaking with one voice is a win for farmers, says Team Alberta

New joint website is the latest effort by four main crop commissions to ‘amplify’ their shared policy positions

By Alexis Kienlen 4 days ago

The province’s four main crop commissions have taken another step towards speaking with one voice. The quartet — which collectively has 20,000 members — came together four years ago to form Team Alberta when the urban-centric NDP came to power. “We found it easier to talk to the new people who wanted information on agriculture[...]
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Crops, News, Weather

Alberta harvest continues, 11 per cent of crops remain

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of November 5

By Alberta Agriculture 4 days ago

Following a cooler than normal growing season, September brought several wet spells, interspersed by two major dry spells, each lasting less than two weeks. In October, wet spells occurred more frequently, with the northern half of the province blanketed with a few cloudy days. Over the past month, all areas in the province experienced below[...]
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Cereals, Crops, Weather

Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 4 days ago

MarketsFarm – Alberta farmers managed to make some progress despite trying conditions of cold temperatures mixed with snow and rain, including some hail, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. For the week ended Nov. 5, approximately 88.0 per cent of all Alberta crops were in the bin. That’s up from 80.9 per cent[...]
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

CWRS bids edge lower with Minneapolis futures, CPSR up

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 4 days ago

MarketsFarm – Wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Nov. 7, with a steady to lower tone in Canada Western Red Spring Wheat as a downtrend in the Minneapolis future weighed on values. However, the Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts trended higher, which underpinned Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR)[...]
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Canola, Crops, Markets

Fund traders increase canola short position

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 4 days ago

MarketsFarm – Commodity fund traders added to their net short positions in canola and corn over the past week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Managed money traders were also on the sell side in soybeans, reducing their net long position in[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn edges up after USDA trims U.S. harvest outlook, soybeans drop

By Karl Plume 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures firmed on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its U.S. yield and harvest forecasts in a monthly crop report, though gains were kept in check by worries about weak demand. Soybeans fell as the USDA left its U.S. crop yield and harvest outlooks unchanged despite poor weather this[...]
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