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Sask. plans smaller spend on AgriStability, AgriInvest

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Saskatchewan government’s plans for a record-high budget on crop insurance in 2013 are expected to be offset with lower provincial spending on other federal/provincial business risk management (BRM) programs. The province on Wednesday announced a total budget of $406.9 million for its agriculture department in 2013-14, including $198.3 million for crop insurance (up $21.2 […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Prairie broadleaf herbicides cleared for aerial use

Reading Time: < 1 minute If this spring should turn muddy, any cereal growers who may not be able to get at broadleaf weeds with a ground sprayer will have three additional Group 4 options for an aerial strike. Dow AgroSciences announced last week it has picked up registrations for aerial use of Prestige XC, Attain XC and OcTTain XL, […] Read more
Livestock, Weather

Spring moisture looking good for Prairie forage

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers across Western Canada are optimistic about forage crop production this spring, as moisture conditions look good in all three Prairie provinces, according to industry officials. Though soil conditions were fairly dry ahead of winter freeze-up across some areas in Western Canada, snow cover this winter has been very good, which should help moisture conditions […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery, Weather

HayEast’s government funding expires

Reading Time: 2 minutes The HayEast drive to get Prairie hay to livestock producers in parched regions of Ontario and Quebec is expected to continue past the expiry of its government funding. "Government funds have expired, but organizers are still assessing how many more farmers we can continue to help before the private donations run out," Mark Wales, president […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. wheat, new-crop corn drop as weather improves

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. wheat and new-crop corn futures sank to their lowest level in nearly nine months on Wednesday as heavy snows eased dryness in key growing areas and boosted production estimates. Optimism for upcoming harvests soared after a storm dumped 13 to 25 cm of wet snow on the Midwest on Tuesday, the latest round of […] Read more
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Panel identifies gaps in ag water management

Reading Time: 2 minutes An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies is urging more research into the potential impact of climate change on water available for agriculture. In a newly released report commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the panel concludes that water and land resources in Canada can be more sustainably managed by developing forward-thinking […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Mississippi River rock removal project completed

Reading Time: < 1 minute Barge shipping on the middle Mississippi River returned to normal on Thursday for the first time since December as rain and snowmelt revived the drought-hit waterway and government engineers completed a two-month riverbed rock removal project. The worst U.S. drought in a half century sapped the major shipping artery and fuelled concerns that barge shipments […] Read more
Livestock, Weather

Manitoba may see ‘minor to moderate’ flooding

Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba’s preliminary spring flood outlook for 2013 suggests a possible risk of "minor to moderate" flooding along the Red, Souris, Pembina and Assiniboine Rivers and in the province’s Interlake region. Above-average snowpack with high moisture content in many parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and North Dakota have increased the potential for flooding this year, the province […] Read more
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Canadian farms’ 2012 net income to hit record

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gauging farmers’ receipts against rising expenses, the federal ag department’s latest forecasts of farm net incomes point to "record" levels in 2012 and "continued strong" levels in 2013. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday released his ministry’s farm income forecast and medium-term outlook for the ag sector, noting a 2012 forecast which "reflects that farm […] Read more

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