Crops

It’s cheap and plentiful but is elemental sulphur a fertilizer option?

Posted 22 hours ago by Jeff Melchior

Crops, News, Weather

Wet weather slows harvest progress across Alberta

Posted 6 days ago by Alberta Agriculture

Crops, News

Weather woes could lead to market headaches, says agronomist

Posted 6 days ago by Jennifer Blair

Must Reads

• Crops

  The pros and (serious) cons of fall fertilizer application

  At face value, there are several reasons for applying fertilizer post-harvest. It reduces the workload in spring, the price of…

  September 11, 2019

• Crops, News

  Expert offers tips for successful crop storage

  A little preparation prior to harvesting can ensure worry-free winter crop storage. “Warm or wet conditions at harvest and multi-staged…

  September 10, 2019

• Canola, News

  New video on how to manage clubroot

  The Canola Council of Canada has a new clubroot video focusing on key management strategies for dealing with the disease.…

  September 9, 2019

• Crops, News

  Know your grain quality going into the bin

  A provincial crop specialist is reminding producers to take a sample of each load going into the bin to get…

  September 9, 2019

• Crops

  The news is not good — but it will get better, say market analysts

  It’s not hard to find bad news these days when it comes to wheat markets. Recent news stories include the…

  September 5, 2019

• Livestock, Pasture

  Producers can reduce carbon hoofprint while boosting profitability

  If you want to raise more environmentally friendly cows, there are several things you can do, say experts. And make…

  September 4, 2019

Crops, Soybeans

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

By GFM Staff 14 hours ago

A damaging soybean pest that was expected to show up sooner or later in agricultural Manitoba has officially arrived. Crop surveys by University of Manitoba Ph.D. student Nazanin Ghavami with soil science professor Mario Tenuta and his students have turned up soybean cyst nematode at “extremely low” levels on soybean plant roots in one field […] Read more

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Crops, Peas

Tim Hortons retreats from Beyond

By GFM Staff 16 hours ago

Tim Hortons is dialing back its Beyond Meat marketing in Canada and will keep the plant-based meat substitute on its sandwich menus in Ontario and British Columbia alone. The coffee-and-donut chain, an arm of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International and Canada’s biggest fast-food chain by number of outlets, first test-marketed breakfast sandwiches with the U.S. company’s […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Pot producer CannTrust’s federal license suspended

By Reuters 21 hours ago

Reuters — Troubled Canadian pot grower CannTrust Holdings said Tuesday its license to produce and sell cannabis has been suspended by Health Canada. CannTrust had delayed its second-quarter results last month awaiting a decision from Canada’s health regulator on a large amount of inventory put on hold after discovery of illegal cultivation by the company. […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy steady, watching harvest

By Phil Franz-warkentin 22 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures moved off of nearby lows and generally trended higher following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s supply/demand data released Thursday. However, attention has shifted to the looming harvest, with rangebound activity expected barring a fresh outside influence. “For this market to really move up, it will […] Read more

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Crops

It’s cheap and plentiful but is elemental sulphur a fertilizer option?

A Calgary company says its compost-based product fits the bill, but you need to think longer term

By Jeff Melchior 22 hours ago

When you consider the cost and bulkiness of conventional sulphur fertilizers, producers can hardly be blamed for seeking out alternatives to meet their crops’ sulphate needs. One of these alternatives is elemental sulphur — a byproduct of the oil and gas industry that is plentiful and cheap in Alberta. But should you use it? Over […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Uncertainty, lack of farmer selling lift canola bids

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 23 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Over the last week or so canola prices have been largely supported by two factors, according to Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary. “To some degree it’s still crop uncertainty and growers aren’t selling.” Cash bids have varied widely, he said, while spot premiums have shot up a bit. “That indicates […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy slips on favourable weather, demand disappointment

By Karl Plume 1 day ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Wednesday on mild weather across the U.S. Midwest that lessened risks that crop-damaging frost could hurt the late-planted crop and on worries that a recent wave of Chinese soy purchases has ended. Corn futures edged higher in a mild short-covering bounce, while wheat gained on robust […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Pea harvest nearly complete

By Marlo Glass 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Canada’s pea crop is almost totally off the fields, but quality remains a question. “Farmers are wrapped up with harvesting right now, so we haven’t received many samples,” said Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Inc. in Missisauga. The few samples the company has seen have shown good conditions, but it’s not a large enough […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn sinks on weather, retreating crude oil

By Karl Plume 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday for the first time in four sessions on better-than-expected U.S. crop conditions and as crude oil prices, which fuelled the prior session’s rally, retreated. Soybeans also declined, despite the announcement of more sales to top importer China, as forecasts for continued warm weather across much […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba sunflowers not calling it quits just yet

By Phil Franz-warkentin 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers may have seeded the smallest sunflower acres in eight years this spring, but the crop is in reasonably good shape heading into the harvest later in the fall. “I do expect to see better crops this year than last year,” said Cody Burton, purchasing manager with Nestibo Agra at Deloraine, Man. […] Read more

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