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Today’s precipitation

Data from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these precipitation maps […] Read more

News, Weather

Hot, dry weather is what’s needed now

By Alberta Farmer Staff 2 days ago

While there’s been too much precipitation in many parts of the province, rainfall in June “is replenishing the low subsoil moisture reserves experienced in the South and parts of Central region this past year,” Alberta Agriculture said in its June 29 crop report. But most of the province needs a good stretch of hot, dry […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade looks to weather for support

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been supported by dry growing conditions in key regions of the United States, but remain largely rangebound. “It’s been hot and dry, but it’s tough to pin your hopes on a bull market because sooner or later it will rain,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […] Read more

General, Weather

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 4 days ago

MarketsFarm — No major changes in the current weather patterns on the Prairies are expected at this time, according to a pair of weather experts. So far this summer, the region’s weather has been highlighted by warmer and generally drier conditions in the eastern Prairies, while the western portion has been cooler with a great […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola mixed at midweek

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 25, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have stayed locked in a pattern for the past few trading sessions, with the July contract posting small gains and new crop year contracts showing losses. That’s mainly due to traders positioning ahead of July’s expiry date. “It’s not uncommon for the July expiry to see some spreads swing around,” said […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slump on crop weather, economic concerns

U.S. Midwest sees generally mild temperatures

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News June 25, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased for a third straight session on Wednesday and corn futures were mostly lower as forecasts for rains and limited crop-stressing heat across the Midwest farm belt bolstered production prospects. Weak outside markets also hung over grain futures, with equities and crude oil posting steep losses as rising […] Read more

Crops, News

Surface soil moisture is good this year

By Alberta Farmer Staff June 11, 2020

While some parts of northern Alberta have had too much rain, more than 85 per cent of the province had a surface soil moisture rating of good or excellent at the start of June, according to a provincial crop report. “A late-spring snowmelt and ample moisture during the growing season has resulted in near- or […] Read more

Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Prices stable, crops looking good

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 4, 2020

MarketsFarm — Over the last few weeks, soybean and corn prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have stabilized, according to Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities at Barrington, Ill. “And that’s a good thing. Where this goes from here is still anybody’s guess,” he said. Noting that the crops in the United States are […] Read more

News

Soil moisture a mixed bag in 2020

By Alberta Farmer Staff May 19, 2020

Soil moisture reserves remain extremely variable across the province, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry said in its latest update. These range “from one in 12- to 25-year lows through small areas in the central and northeast regions, to one in 50-year highs through the Fox Creek/Edson area and also around Hawk Hills in the northern Peace […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola market floating headline to headline

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News April 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — The ICE Futures canola market moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but activity was choppy as futures reacted to broad swings in global financial markets. While the looming growing season should be starting to garner some attention, the COVID-19 pandemic “has grabbed all of the headlines and all of the oxygen out […] Read more

Prairie livestock vet named B.C.’s chief veterinarian

U.S. livestock: Hog futures weaken, cattle futures advance

Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA

GFM Network News