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By deferring grazing until later in the year, producers can use cattle to reseed sainfoin stands.

Tips for managing sainfoin in your forage stand

Keeping sainfoin populations high beyond five years is a challenge

By Lisa Guenther April 22, 2019

Sometimes what’s old is new again. That certainly holds true for sainfoin as forage breeders release new varieties designed for today’s beef and forage operations. Sainfoin is a non-bloating legume native to Europe and western Asia. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released varieties such as Melrose and Nova in the 1970s and ’80s. But these […] Read more

CBOT soft red winter wheat futures posted the biggest
declines of the three commodities. Photo: Thinkstock

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down on strong production prospects; corn, soy also weak

By Julie Ingwersen April 22, 2019

New York | Reuters – Chicago wheat futures fell more than 1 percent to a one-month low on Monday, pressured by generally favorable U.S. crop conditions and expectations of abundant global supplies, traders said. Corn fell in sympathy with wheat and on outlooks for improved planting weather in parts of the Midwest, and soybeans also […] Read more

Any area lost to canola will likely go into spring wheat, according to pre-report forecasts. Photo: iStock

Canola, Cereals, Crops

Less canola, more wheat expected from Statistics Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 22, 2019

Winnipeg | MarketsFarm – Canadian farmers will likely seed less canola and more spring wheat in 2019, but the extent of any acreage shifts remains to be seen as market participants await Statistics Canada’s first seeded area estimates of the year on April 24. Canola prices in Western Canada have dropped over the past few […] Read more

A police officer gestures at the photographer outside Canada’s embassy in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News April 19, 2019

With canola export issues still looming large, some Canadian ag industry groups want the federal government to boost its diplomatic presence on the matter. The Canola Council of Canada on Wednesday said a Canadian technical delegation “has not yet been accepted” to travel to China and address Beijing’s recent suspensions of canola imports from two […] Read more

A “hemp and greens morning machine” smoothie using Planet Hemp smoothie mix and hemp milk. (PlanetHempSuperfood.ca)

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Aurora Cannabis to buy up all of processor Hempco

By GFM Staff April 18, 2019

Edmonton cannabis company Aurora Cannabis is set to buy up the balance it doesn’t already own in hemp processing firm Hempco Food and Fiber. Aurora announced Tuesday it will pay $1.04 a share for the remaining shares of Vancouver-based Hempco, which makes and sells Planet Hemp hemp-based foods and Praise hemp-based supplements for dogs and […] Read more

Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China

By Glen Hallick April 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled largely in favour of the United States in a trade dispute regarding China’s application of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn and rice. The ruling, issued by the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), stated China did not apply the TRQs on imports of wheat, rice […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Ontario chamber makes recommendations to boost cannabis sector

By Reuters April 18, 2019

Reuters –The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) on Thursday made several recommendations that address issues affecting the province’s booming marijuana industry, including having a common excise stamp to help cannabis makers ship their products smoothly. The industry body also recommended bolstering Health Canada, the country’s health regulator, so that it can issue licenses to facilities […] Read more

Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm April 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — International demand for Canadian feed barley has been strong thanks to a 2018 growing season drought in Australia that limited exportable supplies. China purchased nearly 950,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in the first seven months of the 2018-19 year, significantly above the five-year average. However, feed markets in general are quite sluggish ahead […] Read more

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Kirkella Community Pasture receives conservation trust funding

MFGA and RM of Wallace-Woodworth partnership among conservation projects announced by Province

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association April 18, 2019

Partners of the Kirkella Community Pasture Association’s Grassland Habitat Enhancement Project received great news from the Province of Manitoba’s new Conservation Trust after their project received $100,000 for a two-year pasture improvement project on the community-owned pasture. Kirkella Community Pasture was among more than 40 projects and $2.2 Million that Premier Brian Pallister and Sustainable […] Read more

CBOT May 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

By Tom Polansek April 18, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Thursday after dropping to a five-month low on concerns about weak export demand and large harvests in South America. Corn futures ended near unchanged, while wheat futures touched a one-month low on a broadly favourable harvest outlook in the Northern Hemisphere. Positioning ahead of a […] Read more

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Tips for managing sainfoin in your forage stand

U.S. grains: Wheat down on strong production prospects; corn, soy also weak

Less canola, more wheat expected from Statistics Canada

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

Aurora Cannabis to buy up all of processor Hempco

WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China

Ontario chamber makes recommendations to boost cannabis sector

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

Kirkella Community Pasture receives conservation trust funding

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

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