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Mustard crops middling, should fare better than 2017’s

By Terry Fries September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Kevin Hursh expects he’ll soon hear some good news on his brown mustard crop. “It was probably my only crop that is going to make me a little bit of money,” he said. He’s still waiting to hear about grading based on the samples he shipped off to the lab, but he’s […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairie harvest window possible next week

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Cold and wet conditions on the Prairies are expected to clear up over the next week, allowing a window of opportunity for harvest, though the size of that window remains to be seen. “Western and northern parts of Alberta have some serious issues,” said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market waiting for direction

By Jerry Klassen September 10, 2018

Average western Canadian feeder prices were relatively unchanged from week-ago levels; however, the yearling market in southern Alberta traded $3-$5 higher as feedlot operators focused on sourcing local cattle. High-quality yearlings are coming on the market and steady demand was evident across the Prairies. Strength in the deferred live cattle futures along with the deterioration […] Read more

Speckled pods are a sign of light or moderate frost damage. (Canola Council of Canada photo)

Crops, Weather

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

By Terry Fries September 5, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are waiting nervously for damage reports from Tuesday night’s frost. In Manitoba, fields between Riding Mountain National Park and Duck Mountain Provincial Park were hit with sustained frosts. “There are a few areas where they had a long duration of a light frost and that’s as bad […] Read more

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

By Terry Fries September 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Saskatchewan farmers are expected to turn in a smaller pulse harvest this fall, although chickpea production is bucking the overall downward trend. Chickpeas are the only Saskatchewan pulse crop to post a production increase, in Statistics Canada’s latest estimate of 2018 production. The estimates show Saskatchewan growers are expected to harvest about […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm August 28, 2018

CNS Canada — After a year of market woes for lentils, it looks as though the Saskatchewan lentil yield won’t be the best either. “I think overall we would be expecting lentil yields lower than average this year, but it’s hard at this point to put a figure or a number on that,” said Carl […] Read more

Crops

Sask. crop proceeds well ahead of average pace

By MarketsFarm Team August 23, 2018

CNS Canada – Saskatchewan harvest continues to come off well ahead of the five-year average. Saskatchewan Agriculture, in its latest crop report for Aug. 14-20, said the harvest was 16 per cent complete compared to the five-year average of seven per cent. Dry weather was allowing producers to stay in fields. Harvest is most advanced […] Read more

A Richardson ag retail site at Three Hills, Alta. (Richardson.ca)

Crops

Richardson to retail in west-central Saskatchewan

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News August 22, 2018

Prairie grain firm Richardson International plans to build out its retail market share in west-central Saskatchewan with a new inputs centre southwest of Saskatoon. Privately-held Richardson said July 30 it would begin construction shortly on the new facility in Delisle, about 35 km southwest of the city, to open for the 2019 growing season. The […] Read more

The Canada 150 emblem in a durum field. (Agr.gc.ca)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

By Terry Fries August 16, 2018

CNS Canada — With the durum wheat harvest rapidly approaching in Western Canada, many analysts wonder how the dry conditions and extreme heat will affect yields. Yet there is one aspect about this year’s crop they already know. Increased seeded acreage this spring, and market access problems hindering longer-term durum sales, mean farmers might want […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan highways minister moves to ag file

By GFM Staff August 15, 2018

Saskatchewan’s highways and infrastructure minister is going off-road in his next cabinet assignment as minister of agriculture. David Marit, the MLA for the southwestern riding of Wood River since 2016, was named Wednesday by Premier Scott Moe to pick up the ag portfolio from Lyle Stewart. Stewart, the MLA for the south-central riding of Lumsden-Morse, […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

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U.S. livestock: Cattle markets mostly higher

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Mustard crops middling, should fare better than 2017’s

Prairie harvest window possible next week

Klassen: Feeder market waiting for direction

First widespread frost lands on Prairies

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas buck pulse trend

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

Sask. crop proceeds well ahead of average pace

Richardson to retail in west-central Saskatchewan

Durum markets rattled as harvest set to start

Saskatchewan highways minister moves to ag file

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