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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms

By Adam Peleshaty August 22, 2024

Saskatchewan reported 15 per cent of its harvest was complete, compared to 21 per cent at this time last year, but higher than the five-year average of 13 per cent and the 10-year average of 11 per cent. In the southwest region, 29 per cent of its harvest was complete while the northwest region was only at one per cent complete.

Crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops

By Adam Peleshaty August 21, 2024

Most of Manitoba’s fall rye and winter wheat crops came off the ground, while the harvesting of other crops for the most part started during the week ended Aug. 19, according to the province’s weekly crop report.

Crops

Combines making their rounds in Alberta

By Glen Hallick August 16, 2024

s the harvesting of fall crops in Alberta exceeded the halfway point, the combining of the province’s spring cereals was just beginning, according to the latest Alberta crop report.

A New Holland Speedrower 260 Plus windrower unit, outfitted with Honey Bee’s WSC30 header. (Media.CNHIndustrial.com)

Crops, Machinery

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 20, 2023

A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between […] Read more

While cost likely limits the market for self-propelled balers, they do push computerization, Adam Verner says.

Features, Forages

Balers evolving to make silage and run non-stop

By Bruce Derksen July 1, 2020

Given the short haying windows, Adam Verner sees growth potential for wet hay and silage balers. But manufacturers still face challenges around speed, bale density and cost

The earliest round balers were amazing but frustrating machines. During forage season, I would exhibit a semi-permanent crick in the neck combined with a disturbing vocabulary of profanities. Constant fear of a plugged pickup, a twisted belt or a roller bearing displaying the telltale signs of smoke before the fire plagued my working days. These […] Read more

Nutrition

McKinnon: It’s silage season again

By John McKinnon August 31, 2019

For many readers, as this article comes to press, silage season is either just starting or about to start. Putting up high-quality silage is both an art and a science. With this article I will review some of the key aspects of silage fermentation management that relate to putting up high-quality silage. Before we focus […] Read more

CBOT December 2018 corn with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

By Karl Plume October 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped more than 1 percent to a seven-week high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unexpectedly cut its yield forecast for the 2018 crop, leaving stocks of the grain lower than anticipated. Soybean futures followed corn higher, reversing earlier losses as the government’s harvest outlook […] Read more

Crops

Hourly employees in agriculture among lowest paid

By MarketsFarm Team June 15, 2017

CNS Canada –– Hourly-wage employees in agriculture and related production were among the lowest earners nationally, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency on Thursday released data on wages paid to payroll employees in 2016. It reported the average hourly wage paid to full-time employees, excluding overtime pay, tips, incentives and performance pay arrangements, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further

By Jade Markus, GFM Network News November 2, 2016

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures Canada canola market declined on the week, and those losses are likely to continue, one Winnipeg-based analyst says. “This is going to be dominated by yesterday’s reversal in the canola, and the weather,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial Corp. Canola on Tuesday lost between $8 and $9 in […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Australia to hike tax on ‘backpacker’ workers

By Colin Packham February 26, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Australia is set to increase taxes on foreign travellers who work in the country, raising concerns from farmers that their supply of “backpacker labour” at harvest times may dry up and undermine Australia’s ambitions of being Asia’s delicatessen. Australian fruit exports are set to hit a record A$2.27 billion (C$2.19 billion) […] Read more

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest continues amidst scattered storms

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest begins in earnest for most crops

Combines making their rounds in Alberta

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Balers evolving to make silage and run non-stop

McKinnon: It’s silage season again

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-week high on USDA’s surprise yield cut

Hourly employees in agriculture among lowest paid

ICE weekly outlook: Canola loses ground, could fall further

Australia to hike tax on ‘backpacker’ workers

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