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Stripe rust in wheat. (Yue Jin photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Cereals, Crops, Weather

Manitoba rust diseases dissipate as fusarium appears

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– The spread of leaf and stripe rust in southern Manitoba appears to be over. The diseases, which generally target cereal crops, were thought to have blown up from the northern U.S. in late spring. Fields near Carman and Killarney both tested positive for rust in winter and spring wheat. Recent warm weather, […] Read more
(Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn rises, soy eases on outlooks for drier weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn edged slightly higher while soybeans reversed from earlier gains to turn lower on Thursday as drier weather outlooks for next week were seen as benefiting both crops after record rains in the Midwest in recent months limited yield potential. Corn was in the early phases of its pollination period […] Read more
Prairies should see rain this week, except where needed most
Crops, Weather

Prairies should see rain this week, except where needed most

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Most of the Prairies are expected to get well-timed rain that will maximize growing potential, except for where it’s needed most, according to a U.S. weather specialist. Saskatchewan Drew Lerner, president at World Weather Inc., based near Kansas City, said the driest areas in southwestern Saskatchewan will not get rain. “That region […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces resistance

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts traded within a wide range during the week ended Wednesday, but settled mixed as the market reacted to conflicting outside factors. While the nearby bias has shifted lower in the most active months, ongoing production uncertainty in Western Canada should remain supportive in the long run, according […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, Weather

Sask. to open protected grasslands for grazing

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Crown-held native prairie and other grasslands held for wildlife conservation in Saskatchewan will be opened up to ranchers needing grazing land for cattle in dry areas. Environment Minister Herb Cox announced Tuesday the province will make about 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (FWDF) land available to cattle producers. The same grazing lease […] Read more
(Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tumbles from year high on drier weather outlook

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures retreated from an earlier one-year high and fell nearly three per cent on Tuesday on technical selling and forecasts for crop-friendly weather in the U.S. Wheat futures also were lower, pressured by the advancing winter wheat harvest. Soybean futures were little changed as a Monday report of a […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Hay, Pasture, Weather

FCC to offer breaks on loans in Sask., Alta.

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Customers of Farm Credit Canada in parched areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan may be able to get breaks on their outstanding loan payments. FCC on Monday announced it would work with affected customers on “solutions for their operation(s)” such as deferral of principal payments and/or otherwise amending their loan payment schedules. The offer applies to […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Manitoba buckwheat in need of higher temperatures

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Manitoba’s buckwheat crops are off to a good start, little affected by storms, but now the crops need heat. According to Rejean Picard, a provincial farm production extension advisor at Somerset, Man., the crops started off strong, as June’s weather provided good establishing conditions. The same can’t be said for July, however. […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants and rains elsewhere have delayed the harvest and dented quality, farmers and officials said. Russia and Ukraine’s agriculture ministries have said if hot weather persists […] Read more
Parched Prairie forages hang in under stress
Crops, Hay, Pasture, Weather

Parched Prairie forages hang in under stress

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Sporadic rains and prolonged periods of dryness are taking their toll on forage crops in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan. According to Terry Kowalchuk, a forage crop specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina, the eastern half of the province is managing, but the situation is worse in the province’s west. The western […] Read more

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