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Ontario eyes expanding production insurance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 19, 2014

Ontario’s government plans to give itself more latitude to expand its farm production insurance offerings. The province said Wednesday it’s proposing to amend its Crop Insurance Act and grant itself authority to expand production insurance beyond just crops. That authority already is available to every other provincial government in Canada, the province noted. “Giving more […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Farmers would pay more for water from proposed California tunnel

By Sharon Bernstein November 16, 2014

Sacramento | Reuters –– California farmers would pay more to irrigate their crops under a proposal to build tunnels under the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta to funnel water to the state’s agricultural breadbasket, officials said Friday. The analysis released by state Treasurer Bill Lockyer said regional water suppliers and the farmers who purchase water from […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Weather

PED pops back up in southwestern Ontario

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 14, 2014

A farrow-to-finish hog operation in southwestern Ontario is home to the province’s 64th on-farm case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), its first such case in almost four months. The farm, in Middlesex County, reported “clinical signs” of the PED virus (PEDv) and submitted samples for testing Monday. Laboratory confirmation was received Tuesday, Ontario Pork said […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Churchill caps off challenging year

By Dave Sims November 14, 2014

CNS Canada — The harsh winter of 2013-14 appears to have taken a toll on the tonnage of grain and oilseeds shipped through Hudson Bay during its now-concluded shipping season. Just 540,000 tonnes of wheat and other products including durum and canola were shipped through the Port of Churchill in 2014. Last year, that number […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

By Dave Sims November 13, 2014

CNS Canada –– Despite a summer of excess moisture across much of the Prairies, lentils fared better than earlier expectations, according to Bobby Leavins, operations manager for Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon. However, the crop’s grade spread is still very wide and prices are expected to be wide-ranging over the winter. “With all the moisture a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 2-1/2 month high on cold spell

By Julie Ingwersen November 13, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, reaching a 2-1/2-month high on short-covering and worries about a cold spell in the U.S. Corn neared a four-month high and soybeans firmed, recouping some of the previous session’s losses. At the CBOT, December wheat settled up 11 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Australian farmers hold back wheat sales as dryness curbs yields

By Naveen Thukral November 12, 2014

Reuters — Australian farmers are holding back wheat crop sales as dryness in parts of the country’s eastern grain belt cuts yields, raising the likelihood for a boost to global prices that have dropped 13 per cent this year. Farmers in the world’s fourth biggest wheat exporter have sold only about a quarter of this […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Man. cattle producers get AgriRecovery feed assistance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 12, 2014

Eligible livestock producers in parts of Manitoba excessively soaked during the growing season will get federal/provincial backing to buy and haul feed and forage. The federal and provincial governments on Wednesday announced AgriRecovery funding for what they call the 2014 Canada-Manitoba Forage Shortfall and Transportation Assistance Initiative. The program will offer support worth up to […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

U.S. Midwest cold spell may hinder wheat growth, meteorologist says

November 11, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — A cold spell arriving in the U.S. Midwest this week will probably stall the emergence and growth of late-seeded soft red winter wheat, a meteorologist said Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to fall to 15 to 20 F (-9 to -7 C) this week in Missouri and Illinois, the two states where […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizer application window

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 7, 2014

Manitoba crop producers who’d hoped to apply manure or fertilizers to their fields now have a couple of extra days before the province’s annual winter ban takes effect. Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department announced Friday it will delay the start of the annual provincewide winter nutrient application ban until Wednesday (Nov. 12). Soil temperatures […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as hopes for Chinese demand wane; corn, wheat firm

Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin

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Ontario eyes expanding production insurance

Farmers would pay more for water from proposed California tunnel

PED pops back up in southwestern Ontario

Churchill caps off challenging year

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

U.S. grains: Wheat hits 2-1/2 month high on cold spell

Australian farmers hold back wheat sales as dryness curbs yields

Man. cattle producers get AgriRecovery feed assistance

U.S. Midwest cold spell may hinder wheat growth, meteorologist says

Manitoba extends fertilizer application window

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