Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Saskatchewan producers reap benefits of silage crops

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Bruce Derksen

Forages, News, News Roundup

Manitoba researchers seek cover crop growers

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Staff

Forages, Livestock

Putting beavers to work with the aim for more weight gain

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Jeff Melchior

Must Reads

• Forages, News

  New branch-rooted alfalfa cultivar hits the market

  It’s been 30 years in the making, but a new branch-rooted alfalfa cultivar that is tolerant to both drought and…

  October 22, 2019

• Forages

  CFGA calls for less plane talk and more Plains talk

  The dialogue around Canada's national election has recently focused on campaign plane usage and carbon offsets. But the Canadian Forage…

  October 9, 2019

• Forages, News, News Roundup

  Record turnout at forage field day in Nova Scotia

  Agriculture and Agriculture Canada (AAFC) and Maritime Beef Council co-hosted an Atlantic forage field day this summer at the AAFC…

  October 7, 2019

• Crops, Forages

  Feed Watch: Sept. 30, 2019

  Snow — every farmer’s least-favourite four-letter word  — hammered southern Saskatchewan and Alberta Sunday night and Monday, shutting down harvest,…

  September 30, 2019

• Forages, Hay

  Blood Tribe expanding forage business

  The Blood Tribe is expanding its on-reserve forage processing and export business, thanks in part to a growth equity investment…

  September 17, 2019

• Forages, Hay, Pasture

  Feed Watch: September 16, 2019

  Adverse weather has taken its toll on Canada’s cow herd, knocking down the numbers in the national herd yet again.…

  September 16, 2019

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Steady canola market stuck in rut

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 8 hours ago

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola held within a narrow range during the week ended Wednesday, as the market waits for fresh news to push it one way or the other. “There are certainly some supportive elements underneath the marketplace,” said Mike Jubinville of MarketsFarm Pro, pointing to an upward trend in world vegetable oil prices […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade uncertainty weighs

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 9 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Lack of demand for corn exports has continued to drag prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the U.S. dollar has been stronger recently, making exports even less attractive, according to Terry Reilly, a grains analyst with Futures International. In contrast, consistent soybean sales since Monday have provided some support to […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on diminishing hopes for China deal

By Tom Polansek 10 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures slipped on Wednesday on diminishing hopes for a deal to ease the trade war with China that has slowed exports of U.S. agricultural products. The market turned lower after a report that trade negotiations “hit a snag” over farm purchases. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dangled the […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Weather

Corn harvest a struggle for three U.S. states

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 10 hours ago

MarketsFarm — With a significant amount of corn still in the fields on the U.S. northern Plains, the harvest may be grinding to a halt, according to MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. In particular, Burnett noted, the corn harvest has been further slowed by a propane shortage, which has caused issues for farmers trying to acquire […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

U.S. books latest end to soy harvest in a decade

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 10 hours ago

MarketsFarm —The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in its oilseed crops outlook issued Wednesday, said the country’s 2019 soybean harvest will wind up the latest in 10 years. As of Sunday, the overall U.S. soybean harvest stood at 85 per cent complete, according to USDA’s weekly crop progress report. The pace was two points behind […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ukrainian lawmakers vote to lift ban on sale of farmland by 2020

By Pavel Polityuk 13 hours ago

Kiev | Reuters — Ukrainian lawmakers voted Wednesday to remove a ban on the sale of farmland for the first time in nearly two decades, a move supported by the country’s foreign backers that risks a political backlash. The proposal must be voted on a second time to come into force. The ban would be […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

ADM says to focus on organic growth after acquisitions

By Reuters 13 hours ago

Geneva | Reuters — Grain trader Archer Daniels Midland does not expect to continue its aggressive strategy of acquisitions in the next few years and will instead focus on organic growth, a senior official said on Wednesday. “With this level of acquisitions we have had, I don’t think you will see ADM being a very […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore’s head barley trader leaves post

By Reuters 13 hours ago

Paris | Reuters –– Glencore Agriculture removed head barley trader Mathieu Kleine from his post last week, market sources familiar with the matter said. The grain merchant, which is part owned by diversified commodity group Glencore, dismissed Kleine due to disappointing results, two of the sources said. It was not clear if Kleine was still […] Read more

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Canola, Crops

Five ways to help keep blackleg out of your fields

By Leeann Minogue 1 day ago

Three out of four fields in Western Canada are showing blackleg,” said Justine Cornelson, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. For the last 10 years or so, the incidence of blackleg has been low on the Prairies, but lately, she said, “we’re starting to see a slight trend upwards.” Cornelson was speaking at[...]
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Markets, Pulses

India looking to import pulses

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 1 day ago

MarketsFarm – Although India has prioritized producing their country’s own pulses self-sufficiently, unprecedented rainfall in October and November could turn the country back to relying on imports. A statement from the chairman of the Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), Zaverchand Bheda, said as much as 50 per cent of the urad pulse crop was[...]
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