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China, drought, debt shake Canadian farm finances

By Kelsey Johnson, Rod Nickel 6 hours ago

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — For years, the financial stability of Canadian farmers was the envy of their U.S. counterparts, but rising costs, drought and a dispute with China have weakened their bottom lines. Net incomes plunged last year, and that setback was followed in March by China’s halting purchases of canola, Canada’s biggest crop. Now […] Read more

Crops, Pasture, Weather

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

By Marlo Glass 7 hours ago

MarketsFarm — The Prairie provinces have been under the influence of a large ridge of high pressure for a number of weeks, which has produced prolonged dryness with little precipitation. That high pressure system has pushed low-pressure, precipitation-carrying systems to the south, where the U.S. Midwest has already received significant rain. Environment Canada estimated the […] Read more

Brad Welter speaks to radio reporter Jack Dawes and Kevin Hursh during a Sask Farm Writer Association media tour on June 8.

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Feed Watch: June 17, 2019

A look at growing conditions in the Prairies and Ontario

By Lisa Guenther 2 days ago

This spring, many agricultural regions across Canada have faced a Goldilocks scenario with rain — most have received either too much or too little, with very few getting it just right. For many beef producers and feedlot operators, that will mean finding alternative feed supplies. Brad Welter, president of Pound-Maker Ag Ventures, is all too […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trudeau to meet with Pelosi, McConnell on USMCA

By alexandra-alper, Richard Cowan 2 days ago

Washington | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week is set to meet with Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, in a bid to fast-track passage of a delayed trade deal, two congressional aides said on Monday. Trudeau is to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Bayer to invest $7.5 billion in new herbicides

By Reuters 6 days ago

Berlin | Reuters — Bayer said it would invest five billion euros (C$7.5 billion) in developing new weedkillers and reducing its environmental impact by 30 per cent by 2030, as it seeks to address the fallout from U.S. class-action litigation over glyphosate. “While glyphosate will continue to play an important role in agriculture and in […] Read more

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is conducting new research to find the best forage mixtures to plant to improve a variety of factors for producers.

Forages, News

Polycultures: A cocktail forage mix for semiarid prairies

By Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada June 12, 2019

Producers rely on grazing native, tame perennial pastures or stockpiled forages to typically feed their cattle. Annual diverse forage mixtures give producers an opportunity to provide high quality feed while also gaining additional benefits for the soil and ecosystem. Polycultures could even be integrated into a crop rotation or used as green manure (working it […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump simplifies reviews of genetically modified farm products

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

Council Bluffs | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to streamline the review process for agricultural biotechnology including genetically modified livestock and seeds. Trump signed the order during a visit to an ethanol plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The executive order, he said, would “speed up […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

By Erwin Seba June 10, 2019

Houston | Reuters — Global prices for diesel and marine fuels should rise by October ahead of a January switchover to new, very low-sulphur marine fuels, and remain higher for at least a year as refiners shift production to make more of the new fuels, analysts said. Marine fuels containing no more than 0.5 per […] Read more

Canola, Crops

CCGA now accepting upgraded cash advance applications

By GFM Staff June 7, 2019

Farmers can start applying for the new, higher cash advances from the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), starting Friday (June 7). “It’s three days earlier than we planned, but our team has been working very hard, along with program officials, to get this enhanced service in the hands of the hundreds of farmers who have […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — Tight old-crop supplies and mounting weather concerns over new-crop production are keeping feed grain prices well supported in Western Canada as end-users work to ration supplies. “We’ve seen a very real weather market emerge in the last few weeks,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., pointing to wet conditions hampering […] Read more

China, drought, debt shake Canadian farm finances

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

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China, drought, debt shake Canadian farm finances

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

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China, drought, debt shake Canadian farm finances

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

Feed Watch: June 17, 2019

Trudeau to meet with Pelosi, McConnell on USMCA

Bayer to invest $7.5 billion in new herbicides

Polycultures: A cocktail forage mix for semiarid prairies

Trump simplifies reviews of genetically modified farm products

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

CCGA now accepting upgraded cash advance applications

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids rise on weather woes, tight old-crop supplies

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