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Four steps for better seeding this spring

By Jeff Melchior April 24, 2018

It’s an age-old conundrum: You need to expand so you acquire more acres of land to get more return, but then the rush to get a crop in means seeding some acres too early, too late, or too fast. “There’s a lot of potential for making a mistake when it comes to seeding,” said Harry[...]
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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Late winter underpins Prairie barley bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 12, 2018

CNS Canada — Lingering winter weather across the Prairies means cattle are eating more grain, but the possibility of delayed seeding also means farmers with grain to sell are eyeing better prices. “As the winter continues to hang on, cattle producers are continuing to have to feed (grain) until they can get their cattle out[...]
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Canola, Crops

Growing canola in a dry year

By Melanie Epp April 3, 2018

With last year’s dry weather and predictions that this year will be similar across much of the Prairies, there’s concern that this might not be the best year for canola. With moisture levels are already low, and coming out of a year where crops did well by using what was available in the soil profile,[...]
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Crops

Six factors to consider if your soil moisture level is low

By Angela Lovell March 27, 2018

To date, all indications are pointing to a dry spring, given the below-average precipitation received in many areas of the Prairies this winter. There are exceptions to every rule of course, but a lot of farmers had relatively dry soils going into winter, so we asked some agronomists and provincial crop experts what factors could[...]
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Canola

Four things to consider in a new canola variety

By Melanie Epp March 20, 2018

Every year, some 43,000 western Canadian growers choose a canola seed variety. And every year they have more options to choose from. Here’s what you need to consider when choosing a variety for your farm.

Sea surface temperature anomalies (in degrees Celsius) over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on Feb. 21. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 27, 2018

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing the milder conditions shown over[...]
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Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

By Terry Fries September 14, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are limiting winter cereal seeding so far, as farmers wait for rain. But that’s not the best strategy, according to Cordon Geisam, the southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta territorial manager for FP Genetics, a Regina-based seed company that deals in fall rye hybrids.[...]
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Crops, Machinery

Seeding smartphone tips

May 24, 2017

Cellphones have been dubbed “smartphones” but sometimes the way folks are addicted to them causes dumb problems. I’ve read three articles that suggest that cellphones are creating isolation, poorer communication and less robust relationships. Stress rises when there is a million-dollar crop to get in the ground, excess moisture, and too many jobs for the[...]
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Crops, Reuters, Weather

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

By Rod Nickel May 23, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Heavy rain forecast for the soggiest parts of the Prairies this week is likely to further delay seeding in the world’s biggest canola-exporting country, meteorologists say. The rain, forecast to hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Wednesday and Thursday respectively, would be the latest blow to farmers who could not harvest all[...]
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Crops, Weather

Production outlook keeps canary seed under pressure

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 18, 2017

CNS Canada — Excess soil moisture is holding up planting of canary seed in Saskatchewan, though according to one market watcher, the overall production outlook for 2017 is good, leaving prices struggling to rise. “Prices are soft,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan. Prices remain locked in the 19-[...]
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U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on favorable weather in growing regions

ICE Weekly: Soyoil influencing canola prices

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Four steps for better seeding this spring

Feed weekly outlook: Late winter underpins Prairie barley bids

Growing canola in a dry year

Six factors to consider if your soil moisture level is low

Four things to consider in a new canola variety

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

Seeding smartphone tips

Soggy forecast worries Prairie farmers in race to seed crops

Production outlook keeps canary seed under pressure

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