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

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Purchases delayed as prices steady, supplies ample

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 15 hours ago

MarketsFarm — With good supplies available, don’t expect to see much movement in prices for feed wheat and barley over the next several months, according to Nelson Neumann. Neumann, senior trader for Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta., said barley currently was around $223 per tonne Lethbridge delivered and wheat was a little back at $220 […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures follow rally in soymeal

By Mark Weinraub 16 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Thursday for the third straight day, led higher by strength in the soymeal market stemming from news that an Argentine soy crusher was experiencing financial stress, traders said. Corn futures ended lower after trading close to unchanged for much of the day, while wheat dropped on […] Read more

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Crops

Atlantic Farm Services takes sister firm’s new name

By GFM Staff 2 days ago

The former ag retail distribution and feed milling businesses of Co-op Atlantic are set to take the new name of their sister company. Sollio Agriculture, the agribusiness arm of Quebec-based La Coop federee, announced Monday its Atlantic Farm Services business is officially rebranding with the Sollio Agriculture banner, which La Coop’s former Elite and La […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola steady, awaits news

By Phil Franz-Warkentin 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain rangebound overall awaiting some fresh market-moving news. Some direction could come from the U.S. soybean complex, as the ongoing back-and-forth of trade talks with China could see some actual movement ahead of a Dec. 15 deadline that will see the […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: Headlines, geopolitics drive prices

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — To Terry Reilly, about the only things driving the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are headlines and geopolitics developments. “Traders are trading headlines,” Reilly, an analyst for Futures International in Chicago, said in reference to the latest developments in U.S.-China trade talks. Reports on Wednesday morning said the two countries were close to […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Trade’s crop estimates vary ahead of StatsCan report

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 2 days ago

MarketsFarm — Barley and canola production expectations vary ahead of Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops report, due out Friday. In September, the federal agency estimated Canada’s barley production to total just less than 10 million tonnes, two million higher than the final count for the 2018-19 growing year. However, some trade estimates are […] Read more

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Crops

Grain World: Farm consolidation key to increasing yields

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Consolidating farms — going from numerous small operations to fewer, but much larger, farms — is central to improving crop yields, according to grain industry observers Neil Townsend and Jason Newton. Townsend is the chief market analyst for FarmLink Marketing Solutions, while Newton is the chief economist and head of marketing […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rises on trade hopes

By Mark Weinraub 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by renewed optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as well as some bargain buying, traders said. Corn futures were lower, giving up early gains on technical selling, while wheat futures firmed after two days of sharp declines. Investors were reassured by a Bloomberg report […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Pattison to shut one Saskatchewan Deere dealership

By GFM Staff 2 days ago

Pattison Agriculture’s chain of Deere ag equipment dealerships in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is preparing to cut one link. The Prairie farm equipment sales and service arm of B.C.’s Jim Pattison Group announced Tuesday on its website and social media it will permanently close its dealership at Foam Lake, Sask. effective Dec. 31. The Pattison store […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Grain World: Beijing analyst brings different perspective

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Ivy Li brought a much different perspective about China to the Grain World conference in Saskatoon. Specializing in Chinese agricultural markets, the Beijing-based independent analyst veered away from the usual statements that often cast China as the bad guy on the world stage. Also, Li pointed out, Canada has been doing […] Read more

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