Agriculture Weather & Forecast

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Warm weekend to help Man. farmers hang onto corn acres

By Terryn Shiells May 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Corn growers in Manitoba have gotten off to a slower start than normal when it comes to planting due to cold, wet weather this spring. Farmers in the main corn growing regions of the province have been able to get a fair bit of the crop planted, however, and warm weather expected […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

U.S. weather to determine price direction for CBOT beans, corn

By Terryn Shiells May 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were higher during the week ended Wednesday, with new-crop gains outpacing old-crop as traders worked to correct the spread between the two, participants said. Old-crop values found some support from continued worries about tight U.S. supplies, with all contracts lifted by signs of persistent […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Wet weather not likely to spur more sunflower planting

By Dave Sims May 21, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — If seeding delays persist this spring, sunflowers remain a crop that can be planted later on — but while there’s some talk of increased U.S. acres, they’re not seen to be as likely in Canada. North Dakota and some parts of South Dakota are experiencing delayed seeding of small-grain crops due to […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

California drought will cost thousands of farm jobs, study says

By Sharon Bernstein May 20, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sacramento | Reuters — California’s drought will cause thousands of workers to lose their jobs and cost farmers in the state’s Central Valley breadbasket US$1.7 billion, researchers said in the first economic study of what may be the state’s driest year on record. The most populous U.S. state is in its third year of what […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

El Nino weather hits many crops, boosts soybeans: study

By Alister Doyle May 17, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Oslo | Reuters — The El Nino weather phenomenon that is likely to strike this year damages world maize, rice and wheat yields but boosts soybeans, according to a study on Thursday that could help farmers plan what to grow. The Japanese-led report gave what it called a first global set of maps linking yields […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops for eighth day

By Mark Weinraub May 16, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for an eighth straight session on Friday, on track for their longest losing streak since June, due to poor demand for U.S. offerings on the export market despite the streak of declines. “There is not a lot of business being done,” said Mark Schultz, analyst at Northstar […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Weather weighs in with virus on U.S. hog weights

By Theopolis Waters May 16, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. hogs have started to shed pounds after hitting record weights recently and the trend may continue with warmer weather, underpinning prices for market-ready hogs that have slid 15 per cent in 1-1/2 months from their all-time highs. Hog weights rose to a record high 287.5 lbs. for the week of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Pasture, Weather

West’s ranchers sending cattle out to pasture early

By Dave Sims May 15, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The late spring has prompted many Prairie cattle owners to put their animals on pasture weeks ahead of schedule, according to three industry watchers. “They are probably three weeks early (in Alberta) compared to when they should be turning them out,” said forage specialist Barry Yaremcio at the provincial Ag-Info Centre at […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Africanized bees found in Colorado, farthest north migration

By Keith Coffman May 15, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute Denver | Reuters –– Africanized honey bees have turned up in Colorado, officials said Tuesday, surprising scientists who previously doubted they could survive winters at northern latitudes. The Mesa County Health Department said in a statement that a peach grower contacted authorities last month to report abnormally aggressive behaviour at a beehive on his orchard […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

EU cereal crop outlook seen as good despite dry spell

May 15, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — Cereal crops in the European Union remain generally in good condition, despite a recent dry spell, and on course to post better-than-average yields in this year’s harvest, the EU’s crop monitoring unit said on Monday. It cut sharply its outlook for this year’s grain maize yield in Ukraine, however, citing the […] Read more

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