Saskatchewan reported 15 per cent of its harvest was complete, compared to 21 per cent at this time last year, but higher than the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent. In the southwest region, 29 per cent of its harvest was complete while the northwest region was only at one per cent complete.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms
Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops
Most of Manitoba’s fall rye and winter wheat crops came off the ground, while the harvesting of other crops for the most part started during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the province’s weekly crop report.
Combines making their rounds in Alberta
s the harvesting of fall crops in Alberta exceeded the halfway point, the combining of the province’s spring cereals was just beginning, according to the latest Alberta crop report.
CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads
Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos
A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast for the 2018 crop, leaving stocks of the grain lower than anticipated. Soybean futures followed corn higher, reversing earlier losses as the government’s harvest outlook […] Read more
Hourly employees in agriculture among lowest paid
CNS Canada –– Hourly-wage employees in agriculture and related production were among the lowest earners nationally, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency on Thursday released data on wages paid to payroll employees in 2016. It reported the average hourly wage paid to full-time employees, excluding overtime pay, tips, incentives and performance pay arrangements, […] Read more
The long harvest of 2016, no thanks to the weather
Alberta crop conditions as of November 29 (Final report of 2016)
Reading Time: 2 minutes The harvest season for 2016 was one of the longest ones on record. Some producers began harvest operations in the first week of August and were unable to complete it until the end of November, due to cool wet weather that delayed harvest progress. As of November 29, Alberta producers combined 90 per cent of […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further
CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market declined on the week, and those losses are likely to continue, one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “This is going to be dominated by yesterday’s reversal in the canola, and the weather,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial Corp. Canola on Tuesday lost between $8 and $9 in […] Read more
Limit your exposure to dust and moulds during harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute Take into consideration moulds and dust when doing your safety planning for harvest. Threshing and grain moving leads airborne dust and moulds. Breathing in these elements can affect workers’ health and comfort, and, for someone with allergies, it can be life threatening. To limit exposure have the correct and clean air filter in place when […] Read more
Harvest loss a costly — and preventable — problem
Going just a bit faster can be way more expensive than any speeding ticket
Reading Time: 3 minutes Growers are leaving profit on the ground every time the combine hits the field. “You’ve grown it, you’ve put the inputs into it, and it’s free for the taking. Why not take it?” said Nathan Gregg, project manager at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute. Harvest losses depend on the crop, but typically, one to two […] Read more
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