Beef Cattle, News, Pasture

Live launch for Guardians of the Grasslands draws over 500 viewers

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Canadian Cattlemen Staff

Features, Forages

Managing soil salinity for the long haul

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Piper Whelan

Features, Livestock, Pasture

A wider vision for grassland conservation

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Piper Whelan

Must Reads

• Barley, Crops, Oats

  The first Canadian reference barley genome: a gift beer drinkers can toast

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has led the first project to sequence a Canadian variety of malting barley. While this…

  April 19, 2021

• Features, Livestock, Pasture

  Healthy range key to preventing new invasive plants

  If your grasslands are in good health, you’re already on your way to preventing an infestation of an invasive grass…

  April 12, 2021

• Forages, Livestock

  Fighting forest fires with cattle

  There’s a new group of firefighters in British Columbia, but not the usual two-legged kind. They’re cattle and they’re just…

  March 30, 2021

• Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Forages

  USask researchers study feeding corn and corn residue to beef cattle

  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are exploring new ways to extend the winter grazing season by using what’s left…

  March 12, 2021

• Forages, News, Pasture

  Weston Family Foundation donates nearly $25 million to prairie conservation efforts

  The Weston Family Foundation has injected nearly $25 million into grassland conservation efforts in Canada, giving a major boost to five organizations protecting prairie ecosystems.  Canada’s native…

  March 4, 2021

• Barley, Feed markets, Market talk

  Statistics Canada confirms barley crop

  The feed barley market has been percolating higher throughout the fall. While the crop size is marginally higher than last…

  January 18, 2021

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Last year’s flour output up in most categories

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 2 hours ago

MarketsFarm — Statistics Canada reported on Monday that Canadian wheat millers processed 3.267 million tonnes of all wheat in 2020 — a slight increase of about 2.1 per cent over 2019, keeping flour processing on the rise over the last four years. There were also year-to-year increases in the other categories tracked by the federal […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn and soy mixed, wheat down

Wheats lower on weather view for U.S. Plains

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News 5 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures closed mixed on Monday, with nearby contracts firming on support from tight supplies and strength in the cash market, while forecasts for warm weather that will boost crop development in the U.S. Midwest pressured new-crop issues, traders said. “The outlook warmed up for the Midwest over […] Read more

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Crops

Ex-GFO CEO to manage Seeds Canada

Barry Senft to help build up merged seed-industry group

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News 3 days ago

The four Canadian seed industry organizations now operating as Seeds Canada have named their first organizer-in-chief. Barry Senft, whose resume in Canadian agriculture includes stints as CEO for Grain Farmers of Ontario, executive director for the Canadian International Grains Institute, chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission and second vice-president for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, becomes […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Weather

Forecast, flea beetles complicate canola timing

Dry conditions make ideal seeding time difficult to peg

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Drought conditions, and the odds of more to come, have some Prairie canola growers pondering when to roll the dice on seeding, if they want to do more than feed the flea beetles. Small-seeded crops, such as canola, have garnered particular concern from agronomists and producers worried about germination, given power dry topsoil across much […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

CN bid for U.S. railway poses greater risk to competition, DOJ says

By Reuters, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reuters — The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday that Canadian National Railway’s bid for U.S. railway operator Kansas City Southern appears to pose greater risks to competition than a rival agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway. The development comes as KCS on Thursday accepted CN’s $33.6 billion acquisition offer, upending the $29 billion deal […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

Barge backlog starts moving as Mississippi River reopens

Over 1,000 barges waiting to pass

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — The Mississippi River reopened to vessel traffic near Memphis on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said, ending a shutdown of part of the waterway that caused a backlog of more than 1,000 barges carrying oil, corn and other goods. The Coast Guard said the river is open to all vessel traffic […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles on long liquidation

CBOT soy, wheat modestly higher

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell for a third straight session on Friday, with the benchmark July contract hitting a two-week low on fund-driven long liquidation amid easing concerns about dwindling supplies, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures closed higher. Chicago Board of Trade July corn futures settled down 31 cents at $6.43-3/4 […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

U.S. barge backup worsens as Mississippi River shut near Memphis

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — A traffic jam on the lower Mississippi River swelled to 771 barges on Thursday as a fractured bridge near Memphis closed the waterway that is crucial for U.S. crop exports. The shutdown fueled concerns about shipping U.S. grain and soy to export markets at a time when global inventories are slim […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn limit-down on profit-taking, bearish USDA data

Chicago soybeans, wheat follow

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell more than five per cent on Thursday on profit-taking after recent multi-year highs and follow-through selling, a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast larger-than-expected domestic stocks, analysts said. Soybean and wheat futures fell sharply, also retreating from multi-year highs. “Today is all about a long […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Falling futures suggest first cracks in lofty market

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News 4 days ago

MarketsFarm — A sharp drop in corn and wheat futures prices at the Chicago Board of Trade over the past week could be the sign of the first cracks in the western Canadian feed grain market. That said, tight supplies and uncertainty over new-crop grain production remain supportive. “With the move on the futures market […] Read more

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