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A young commercial date palm planting in California’s Coachella Valley. (RF Lee photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

California rules led to near 25 per cent cut in water use

By Sharon Bernstein April 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sacramento | Reuters –– Residents and businesses in drought-stricken California cut back water use by nearly 25 per cent from June 2015 through the end of February 2016 — enough to supply nearly six million people for a year, officials said Monday. The state’s first ever mandatory cutbacks in water use were imposed by Democratic […] Read more

A hemispheric lens captures a 180-degree image over a silvopasture — a combined forestry and grazing site. (Charlie Feldhake photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Farm emissions research program renewed

By Country Guide Staff April 1, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes A federal program backing research into farm-level technologies and practices that limit farms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been picked up for another five-year run. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Wednesday announced $27 million is budgeted over the 2016-21 period for the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program (AGGP). More information about criteria for the renewed program […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on dry, chilly weather

By Gus Trompiz, Rod Nickel March 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Chicago wheat climbed on Tuesday to add to sharp gains a day earlier as the market assessed the risk of yield losses to U.S. crops due to a combination of dry and cold weather. Corn finished stronger and touched a nearly two-month high, with traders digesting news that China is to scrap its […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed barley due for spring rally

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Feed barley in Western Canada usually sees a spring rally at this time of year, although the uptrend this year will be limited by large supplies still overhanging the market. Feed grains had trended lower through late February and into early March, with feed wheat leading to the downside. Losses in feed […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

By Reuters March 22, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal will next month impose new draft restrictions on ships due to falling water levels at nearby lakes that form part of the waterway, the authority that administers the canal said in a statement Monday. Ships seeking to cross the waterway must comply with a maximum depth limit […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Weather

Alberta to launch malt barley insurance

By Country Guide Staff March 21, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta is set to launch Canada’s first crop insurance product for malt barley this year. The province’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) last week said it will now provide insurance coverage for a malting end-use for growers with malt barley contracts. The coverage is subject to a contract from a licensed buyer, with a minimum […] Read more

The Mississippi River. (Mark D. Tomer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

Nitrates to linger for decades in N-heavy waterways, study finds

By Country Guide Staff March 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lakes, rivers, streams and well water high in nitrates will stay that way for another 35 years or more, even if farmers in those watersheds were to stop applying nitrogen (N) fertilizer on their fields today, a new study shows. The study of the Mississippi River basin, published Tuesday by Canadian and U.S. researchers, shows […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Corn acres seen rising in Manitoba

By Dave Sims March 17, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Corn prices in Manitoba may not be setting any records these days but they’re still likely high enough to spur an increase in the amount of corn planted this year, according to an industry watcher. “I would not all be surprised to see a 20 per cent increase. The value of corn […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for the week centred March 2. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

By Reuters March 11, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday it sees a near 50 per cent chance La Nina could develop by the Northern Hemisphere fall on the heels of the El Nino conditions likely to dissipate in the coming months. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the U.S. National Weather Service, in […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Weather fears, short-covering lift prices

By Tom Polansek March 8, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures edged higher Tuesday on concerns that unfavourable crop weather could threaten domestic production, as markets temporarily shook off the weight of massive global inventories. Technical buying and short covering ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Wednesday helped fuel the gains, traders said. Wheat traders […] Read more

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California rules led to near 25 per cent cut in water use

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U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on dry, chilly weather

Feed barley due for spring rally

Panama Canal sets depth limit on ships due to drought

Alberta to launch malt barley insurance

Nitrates to linger for decades in N-heavy waterways, study finds

Corn acres seen rising in Manitoba

La Nina seen maybe succeeding El Nino

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