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Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn market warms up, rain needed

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — With feed grain prices staying strong, Manitoba corn growers are hoping for a high yield in the face of other high-performing crops later this year. Warren McCutcheon, a farmer from Carman, Man. and a member of the corn crop committee for the Manitoba Crop Alliance, said he expects similar acreage for this year’s […] Read more

Higgins winter barley in southern Alberta on July 6, 2019. Stamp Seeds has discontinued trials of this variety due to winterkill concerns, but is currently running a demonstration plot of a promising new two-row European variety.

Barley, Crops

Barley getting through the winter

The search for hardy varieties continues, both in Eastern and Western Canada

By Julienne Isaacs 4 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Winter barley produces a higher-yielding, lower-moisture grain than spring-seeded barley. It’s appealing as a forage crop, as a cover crop and as a means of diversifying rotations. But in most of Canada, there’s just one problem — winter. In Europe, winter malting barley is favoured over spring barley for its longer growing season and ability […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Which crops were hot in 2020, and what was not

Annual summary shows the most popular cereal varieties across the Prairies

By John Morriss 5 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Using statistics from the provincial crop insurance corporations, the Canadian Grain Commission has released its annual summary of the most-insured cereal varieties for the previous growing season. In most cases, we’re listing only the top 10 reported varieties — for a full list visit the CGC website. Wheat Prairie-wide, Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) remains […] Read more

Crops

Prairie farm slapped with plant breeders’ rights infringement penalties

Farmers need to know who they are buying seed from to avoid potentially significant costs

By Allan Dawson February 26, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Infringing on Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) has cost a large southern Alberta farm a record $737,597. “The settlement relates to unauthorized advertisements and sales of PBR-protected barley and wheat varieties,” Alliance Seed, SeCan and an unnamed seed company said in a news release Wednesday. The settlement “includes the royalties, plus legal fees and penalties,” Todd […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Farmers’ net cash income improves as crop prices soar

By Reuters February 26, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian farmers reaped record profits last year and are on track to do the same this year, the federal agriculture ministry said on Thursday, as prices for its top crops soared. Prices of canola hit all-time highs this month, rallying with oilseed rival soybeans, on brisk Chinese buying to produce feed […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat at par in Alberta

Demand also seen for heated canola

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 25, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat are running about the same, from where Susanne Leclerc sits at Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Barley and wheat going into central Alberta were both running at $315 per tonne, she said. “We’re seeing buyer strength gaining coverage for the summer,” she said, but noted trading activity […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Feed weekly outlook: Demand strong for Canadian wheat

By Adam Peleshaty February 19, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Domestically-grown feed wheat is seeing stronger prices and increased demand — but unlike other commodities, the demand is coming from Canada itself. Wheat has become a more desirable crop for feed rations in recent months as barley prices have risen due to increasing exports to China. With less barley available to feedlots, wheat […] Read more

Finishers, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cold weather slows feeder cattle market activity

By Jerry Klassen February 16, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Extreme temperatures blanketed Western Canada last week. Many auction barns cancelled sales or had limited numbers on offer. Buyers attended sales either in person or via the internet, which was supportive to the overall price structure. Many backgrounders and cow-calf producers delayed sales […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand pressures domestic supply

By Adam Peleshaty February 12, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Increasing demand for feed barley has created a strong but extremely tightened market for the crop and it may potentially buck seeding predictions for 2021-22. Peter Watts, managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre in Winnipeg, said rising demand from China is also raising prices for feed barley, urging growers to […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Malt barley demand rises, at home and abroad

By Adam Peleshaty February 12, 2021

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Domestic malt barley is facing pressure from both inside and outside Canada’s borders as demand for both malt and feed barley has increased. With domestic feed barley prices rising and domestic supplies shrinking with increased exports to China, high-quality malt barley has found its way to feed channels as growers look to sell […] Read more

Alberta hog farmers to get set-aside via AgriRecovery

No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

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