Crops
Ontario’s farm program delivery agency has put a seven-day extension on deadlines for seeding and reporting winter wheat acres in the province’s south. Citing “advancements in farm management techniques and hardier varieties of wheat,” Agricorp on Friday announced a new set of deadlines for winter wheat and organic winter spelt. For all fall-seeded crops, the […] Read more
Agricorp extends Ont. winter wheat deadlines
Good times gone, farm aid back on the agenda
Alberta farm leaders have been cool to seeking additional aid, but wicked weather and plunging prices may be changing that view
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta farm leaders have stayed on the sidelines while their Prairie counterparts have been lobbying for improved farm support programs — but that may soon change. This month’s snowstorm and early frost coupled with the massive American harvest that has “hammered” the futures markets has dramatically changed the outlook in Alberta, said Greg Porozni, president […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans rebound from multi-year lows
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans edged higher on Monday, rebounding from multi-year lows reached earlier in the session as investors covered short positions ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Department due on Tuesday. Wheat futures also were higher at the Chicago Board of Trade after the dollar trimmed gains against a […] Read more
Late harvest, poor grain prices may limit fall fertilizer demand
CNS Canada — Poor grain prices and a late harvest may limit demand for fertilizer across North America this spring, according to an industry analyst. However, whether farmers will actually purchase less fertilizer remains to be seen, as record-large U.S. crops have also depleted nutrient levels, increasing the need for applications. “That’s the $64 million […] Read more
Better cash prices expected for canola, post-harvest
CNS Canada –– Farmers in Western Canada have seen weaker prices on the cash market for canola recently, due to a tumbling futures market and an influx in supply as harvest progresses. Some panic-related farmer selling off the combine, as futures continue to drop, was also contributing to the weakness. But prices should start to […] Read more
Alberta Canola Producers Commission seeking directors
Nominations sought for Regions 2, 5, 8 and 11
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC) is seeking canola producers willing to serve as a director. Anyone who has paid the ACPC a service charge on canola sold since Aug. 1, 2012 is an eligible producer and can stand for election. An eligible producer can be an individual, corporation, partnership, or organization. Eligible producers must […] Read more
Boost the bottom line with grain grading
The Canada Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program gives you an edge when marketing your harvest
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to marketing, it’s important to know the product. And this is never more important than when selling crops. “Some crops are more complex than others to grade,” said Neil Blue, market specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development in Vermilion. “For example, canola is typically graded based on appearance, smell, moisture content, […] Read more
Ont. ag minister mandated to cut farmers’ neonic use
Ontario’s premier has made it part of her agriculture minister’s mandate for the coming crop year to “meaningfully” cut down farmers’ use of neonicotinoid pesticides. In her mandate letter for Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal, dated Thursday, Premier Kathleen Wynne tasks him to work with Environment Minister Glen Murray, other ministers and “industry partners and stakeholders” […] Read more
U.S. says unapproved genetically modified wheat found in Montana
Reuters — Monsanto’s experimental genetically engineered wheat, never approved for sale, has been found growing in a second U.S. state, and regulators said Friday they could not explain how the plants escaped field trials that ended almost a decade ago. About a year after discovery of the company’s unapproved wheat in a single Oregon field […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn at five-year low, soy four-year low on accelerating harvest
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slumped to a five-year low Friday while soybeans notched a fresh four-year low amid ideal weather conditions for record harvests in the U.S. Midwestern crop belt, while new highs in the dollar made the supplies less competitive in global markets. Wheat futures were mostly lower, pressured by prospects […] Read more