Crops
CNS Canada –– Large amounts of rain were seen over the weekend in some parts of the Prairies — good for some crops, but not so good for others. According to Environment Canada, southern Saskatchewan saw high rainfall totals over the weekend with Cypress Hills Park receiving 78.2 millimetres of rain; Val Marie, 66.1 mm; […] Read more
Weekend rain helps, hinders Prairie crops
In Senegal, a land rush is pushing local farmers to the side
Africans without formal title are losing their farms to international biofuel and cash crop companies
Reading Time: 2 minutes From Farm Radio Weekly, published by Farm Radio International, a Canadian organization that works with farm broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa Doudou Sow is furious. For the last 10 years, small-scale farmers in his area have been steadily losing their land to an influx of private investors. The Senegalese farmer says that outsiders have been purchasing […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn drops as rating points to bumper crop
Reuters — Corn futures fell on Tuesday with the U.S. crop reported in the best shape in two decades, reinforcing expectations of a record-large harvest. New-crop soybeans pared losses and Chicago wheat futures turned mostly higher, despite signs of a big U.S. soybean crop on the way and abundant global wheat supplies. The U.S. Agriculture […] Read more
Minogue: In tractors, data is the new tech
Boone, Iowa | Grainews –– Data was the star of the show when Case IH launched its new lineup here during the U.S. Farm Progress Show. Jim Walker, Case IH’s vice-president for its North American agricultural business, told media that although this year’s launch doesn’t have the quantity of new products farmers have seen released […] Read more
Prairie CWRS bids firm, CPSR holds steady
CNS Canada — Average cash bids for Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) were firmer, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat bids were holding steady during the two weeks ended Monday. Average spot bids for CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta came in at around C$197 per tonne ($5.36 per bushel). […] Read more
Canola basis levels widen out approaching harvest
CNS Canada — Canadian canola production is forecast to be lower than expected at 13.9 million tonnes, according to a crop production report from Statistics Canada last week. However, the drop in production numbers appears to have had little impact on basis levels. “I think maybe basis levels tightened up a little bit, but I […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slide on outlook for record crops
Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell on Monday after two straight days of gains while soybeans slid to a contract low on forecasts of record crops in the U.S. Wheat also weakened on profit-taking as the focus returned to large global crops. Chicago Board of Trade new-crop December corn fell 1.1 per cent or four […] Read more
Study shows no downside to pre-harvest glyphosate on malt barley
Pre-harvest glyphosate applied at the right time and the right rate has no negative impact on malt barley germination — a key concern for maltsters
Reading Time: 2 minutes Malt barley producers battling secondary growth in the fall may soon be able to add glyphosate to their arsenal, thanks to a federal research study underway across the Prairies. These preliminary findings are part of a larger study looking at agronomic practices to improve malt barley quality and yield, said federal research scientist John O’Donovan. […] Read more
Greenhouse media can be reused several times under certain conditions
In Europe, greenhouse operators are reusing growing media five or six times without raising disease levels
Reading Time: 2 minutes While reusing greenhouse media makes economic sense, disease and changes to physical properties are just two of the issues that need to be considered. “Greenhouse vegetable culture in Alberta has changed substantially over the last 30 years,” said Dustin Morton, a commercial horticulture specialist with the Alberta Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “Currently, it is not […] Read more
Canadian durum exports still the best, but more consistency needed
International durum buyers visiting the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) recently said they are seeing less consistency in their purchases from Canada since the end of single-desk marketing. “Sometimes we see peaks in proteins or test weight,” said Italian broker Miria Filomena Balletta in an interview. “Not just in the same cargo, but in the […] Read more