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Hail continues almost every night in Saskatchewan

By Canadian Crop Hail Association August 3, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Important information for claimants Producers with claims are advised to use fax or email (or for some companies the phone) to get claim information to their insurance company or companies. In some cases, regular mail can take a week and there are cases where adjusters may be finishing in an area before the claim is received […] Read more

General

Saturday Aug. 4 is Canada Food Day

August 3, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada Food Day, started by food writer Anita Stewart in 2003 as "The World’s Longest Barbeque" in support of BSE-affected cattle producers, has become an annual event and will be celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 4. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says it has since transformed into a joint effort by farmers, food producers and restaurants […] Read more

Crops, General, Weather

Farm Futures survey pegs U.S. corn crop below 10 bln bushels

By Reuters August 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A Farm Futures Magazine survey of more than 1,800 U.S. farmers projected the U.S. 2012 corn crop at 9.57 billion bushels, based on an average yield of 114 bushels per acre, the publication said Friday. The figures are well below the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s current forecast for a crop of 12.97 billion bushels with […] Read more

General, Livestock, Weather

House passes $383 million us drought aid bill for ranchers

By Charles Abbott August 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $383 million disaster relief bill on Thursday that provides political shelter for lawmakers during the worst drought in half a century, but may not release the aid for months to come. Nearly two-thirds of the continental United States, including prime ranch and farm territory, is in the grip […] Read more

Crops, General

Agrium posts record profit but drought clouds upside

By Rod Nickel August 3, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes North America’s biggest retail supplier of farm products and services, Agrium Inc , reported record high second-quarter profit on strong demand for crop inputs, but analysts said the severe U.S. drought presents downside risks. National Bank Financial cut Agrium’s rating to "underperform" from "sector perform" on Friday, following a downgrade on Thursday by Dahlman Rose […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets, Weather

Grain prices in 3-day retreat; has rally paused or peaked?

By kt-arasu August 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Grains fell for a third straight session on Thursday on mild relief from the severe drought in the U.S. Midwest farm belt, raising questions if the biggest two-month rally in corn since the last major drought in 1988 may have peaked. Light showers overnight in the Midwest and some switching out of investments to the […] Read more

General

Across Canada in a “farmhouse” – Winnipeg to Regina

By John Varty, Molly Daley August 2, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes John Varty and his fiancée Molly Daley are driving across Canada in an effort to speak to farmers about the issues that concern them, and to bring those concerns to urbanites. They’re doing it in an unusual fashion — towing a "farmhouse" behind a Massey Ferguson 1660 — more details here. They will be posting […] Read more

General, Livestock

United Arab Emirates fully open to Canadian beef

August 2, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the latest country to fully reopen its borders to Canadian beef following its closure in 2003 when a case of BSE was discovered in Canada. A joint release Aug. 2 by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast said the UAE is now open to beef […] Read more

Crops, General, Markets

Further cut expected in Russian harvest forecast

By Andrey Ostroukh August 2, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s Agriculture Ministry signalled on Thursday that a further cut in Russia’s harvest forecast to 70-75 million tonnes was in the offing, two days after Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the crop would be lower than previously expected. Visiting Volgograd, a provincial capital in the Volga River valley where drought is spreading and threatening yields, […] Read more

Crops, General, Weather

India confirms drought as El Nino looms

By Ratnajyoti Dutta August 2, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes India’s monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of the world’s largest food producers […] Read more

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General

Hail continues almost every night in Saskatchewan

Saturday Aug. 4 is Canada Food Day

Farm Futures survey pegs U.S. corn crop below 10 bln bushels

House passes $383 million us drought aid bill for ranchers

Agrium posts record profit but drought clouds upside

Grain prices in 3-day retreat; has rally paused or peaked?

Across Canada in a “farmhouse” – Winnipeg to Regina

United Arab Emirates fully open to Canadian beef

Further cut expected in Russian harvest forecast

India confirms drought as El Nino looms

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