Agriculture Weather & Forecast

VIDEO: Wet fields in southern Ontario delaying planting

By John Greig May 2, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute While at least one crop appears to be benefitting from the overly wet conditions in southern Ontario, corn and soybean growers are seeing their planting efforts delayed because of too much rain and wet soils. John Greig, reporter with Glacier FarmMedia, shows you some of the conditions farmers in southern Ontario are facing.

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

By Country Guide Staff May 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corp. has cancelled a deal to sell its Precision Planting business to Deere and Co., citing the months-long court fight against it. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in August last year to block the proposed US$190 million deal, alleging the deal would lead to higher prices for high-speed precision […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally after weekend weather woes

By Mark Weinraub May 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 5.2 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Monday after a weekend snow storm in key production areas raised concerns about severe crop damage, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also rallied, with wet fields across the U.S. Midwest threatening to add further delays […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

By Country Guide Staff April 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta’s provincial government has named a new board of directors to its farm financing and crop insurance agency, to replace the board it fired last year. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier on Thursday announced the appointment of a new eight-member board for the provincial Agriculture Financial Services Corp., (AFSC), which has been handled by an interim […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

By Karl Plume April 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Thursday on concerns about weather delays to spring planting and relief that the White House will not immediately withdraw the U.S. from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Solid export sales added support, although both commodities traded lower at times as mild […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Alberta pledges ‘streamlined’ crop insurance inspections

By Country Guide Staff April 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta’s provincial crop insurance agency will “streamline” its inspection procedures to better deal with unharvested acres from last fall, the government said Wednesday. The announcement from provincial Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier follows a conference call with officials from Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) and from the province’s wheat, barley, canola and pulse grower commissions. “Balancing […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Weather may put wrench in record-low summerfallow intentions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 26, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– The amount of land left to summerfallow in Western Canada could hit a new record low in 2017, according to the latest Statistics Canada data, as the practice falls more and more out of favour. However, weather conditions still have the final say, with ‘unintended’ summerfallow a distinct possibility in 2017. Heading […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Alberta farm groups want provincial action on unharvested crops

By Country Guide Staff April 24, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes A coalition of Alberta farm groups calling itself “Team Alberta” is meeting with the province’s agriculture minister and representatives from the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) on Wednesday seeking immediate action regarding approximately one million unharvested acres still sitting in farmers’ fields. They are recommending that farmers in the hardest hit areas of Alberta be […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

Research funding supports on-farm adoption of clean technologies and practices

By Country Guide Staff April 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes University of Manitoba researchers were among several institutions to receive federal funding Friday supporting ongoing research under the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program (AGGP). Member of Parliament Terry Duguid (Winnipeg South) announced an investment of $1.9 million for a project with the University of Manitoba to study strategies for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) on Canadian cattle […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Manitoba corn producers wait for fields to dry out

By Dave Sims April 18, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Warm, dry weather is on the wish list for Manitoba corn farmers as they wait for fields to dry out so they can begin planting. The southwest corner of the province appears to be the wettest, while other areas are drying nicely, according to Pam de Rocquigny, general manager of the Manitoba […] Read more

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VIDEO: Wet fields in southern Ontario delaying planting

Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally after weekend weather woes

Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain on planting delays, relief over NAFTA

Alberta pledges ‘streamlined’ crop insurance inspections

Weather may put wrench in record-low summerfallow intentions

Alberta farm groups want provincial action on unharvested crops

Research funding supports on-farm adoption of clean technologies and practices

Manitoba corn producers wait for fields to dry out

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