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Producers can feed test standing crops by grabbing 20 to 25 samples, says Bart Lardner.

Beware of high nitrate levels in drought-stressed forages

Feed tests the ideal starting point when managing forages with nitrate accumulation

By Piper Whelan August 16, 2021

Feed testing is your first priority when it comes to dealing with high nitrate levels in drought-stressed forages. Bart Lardner, professor of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan, says that nitrate accumulation can be more of an issue with annual forages during a dry, hot summer, and it’s important to know exactly […] Read more

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Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 13, 2021

MarketsFarm – Crops in Alberta will not only have much lower yields than in previous years, but good quality crops will be harder to find. Provincial crop condition ratings declined over the past two weeks, according to the Province of Alberta’s biweekly crop report as of Aug. 10, which was released three days later. Only […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat rises to 8-1/2-year highs on world supply worries

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News August 13, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat futures climbed to 8-1/2-year highs on Friday and European wheat futures extended gains, led by fresh contract highs in Paris, after steep cuts to world stockpiles in a U.S. government report fuelled supply worries, analysts said. Soybean futures rose on fears of tightening global vegetable oil supplies, but corn […] Read more

Heat and drought conditions this growing season have forced canola to develop early.
Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Something of a tough week for canola

By Glen Hallick, GFM Network News August 13, 2021

MarketsFarm – It was a bit of a tough week for canola on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), although there was something of a bright spot after the release of the August supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). As one trader put it, canola did its job by increasing in […] Read more

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits three-month high as U.S. cuts global crop

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 12, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures climbed to a three-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed production estimates in exporting countries. Corn futures set a one-month high on a smaller-than-expected U.S. yield forecast in a USDA crop report that fueled concerns about tightening global grain supplies due to harsh […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Sask. Crop Report: Half of winter wheat, fall rye crops harvested

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 12, 2021

MarketsFarm – While a few scattered showers across Saskatchewan delayed some of the harvest, the hot and dry weather has allowed farmers to make more progress than last year. Seven per cent of the province’s crop has been combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine, according to the Province of Saskatchewan’s weekly […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to decline in September

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 12, 2021

MarketsFarm – As the harvest approaches, the yield potential for feed grains in Alberta may depend on where they are grown, according to Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity Inc. in Stony Plain, Alta. “From what I hear, it’s going to be a bit lower (than average), (but) I think it’s going to be a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. slashes corn, soybean, wheat harvest forecasts

By Mark Weinraub, GFM Network News August 12, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. government slashed its outlook for domestic corn production by 2.7 percent and its soybean harvest view by 1.5 percent on Thursday as dry soils in key western growing areas cut into the potential for a bumper harvest. The dry conditions also hampered U.S. wheat production, which was forecast at […] Read more

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U.S. grains: CBOT wheat stabilizes after rally as traders await U.S. crop data

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 11, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures stabilized on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of a U.S. government crop report, a day after prices jumped on concerns about tightening global inventories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to issue an update on global grain supplies and demand in a monthly report on […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News August 11, 2021

MarketsFarm – After a hot and dry summer which scorched all of Western Canada, pulses are ready to come off the fields in Alberta. “The south is going pretty strong. South of Calgary is already pretty much done on peas. Quite a bit of lentils would be done already, too,” said Alberta Pulse Growers chair […] Read more

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Asia millers buy more U.S. wheat on competitive prices, Black Sea delays

U.S. grains: Corn sags as bumper US crop harvest advances, soybeans retreat

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Beware of high nitrate levels in drought-stressed forages

Alberta reckons with poor quality, low crop yields

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to 8-1/2-year highs on world supply worries

ICE weekly outlook: Something of a tough week for canola

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits three-month high as U.S. cuts global crop

Sask. Crop Report: Half of winter wheat, fall rye crops harvested

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to decline in September

U.S. slashes corn, soybean, wheat harvest forecasts

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat stabilizes after rally as traders await U.S. crop data

Pulse weekly outlook: Harvesting begins for Alberta pulses

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