The cattle markets took a tumble last week after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Cattle on Feed report surprised traders with higher than expected cattle placements. September cattle placements were up six per cent compared to last year, and four per cent above the five-year average. Traders were only expecting a two per... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Applications are open, as of Oct. 26, for the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program — the title that's been given to the federal and provincial AgriRecovery initiative aimed at helping livestock producers in Saskatchewan affected by drought. Producers in eligible parts of the province can find more info and application forms through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance... Read More
Following two years of many meetings, amalgamation votes, and reorganization — Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley combined into a single organization, Alberta Grains, on August 1, 2023. With that also came the need for a new executive director. Mike Flynn was named to the position as of this week, bringing with him extensive leadership experience... Read More
Farmers and commodity traders alike have heard plenty of gloomy predictions from market analysts over the past few months. There are a lot of bearish feelings regarding grain markets, Chip Flory of AgriTalk says, but there are signs that commodity prices may be finding support. "The corn market is finding what it needs to do... Read More
PRIDE Seeds is moving away from a sole distribution model and towards an ag retail network model for Western Canada. The move will increase the locations farmers can find PRIDE Seeds’ corn product portfolio. "Our enhanced dealer network will now work, directly and exclusively, with PRIDE Seeds. This will optimize the customer experience, allow greater... Read More
Decisive Farming and GrainFox have announced a new partnership to combine digital grain trade and selling options for Canadian farmers. GrainFox, a provider of digital agricultural and financial tools, delivers data-driven insights to farmers through a mobile or desktop interface. It provides marketing insights and crop sales recommendations customized to each farm business. By integrating... Read More
Farm groups are calling on senators to reject any amendments to Bill C-234 coming from the Senate's agriculture and forestry committee. The private member's bill, which was was originally designed to remove the federal carbon price or tax from natural gas and propane used on farms for activities such as drying grain and heating barns... Read More
It pays to spray — but does it pay to spot spray? On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix and Sprayers 101, and Saskatchewan farmer Carl deConinck Smith for a discussion on spot spraying — where it fits best, when in the year, and how to... Read More
The proposed legislation aimed at removing the federal carbon tax from propane and natural gas used on farms is only a few steps away from becoming law, but the actions of a few senators last week have created a high stakes political scenario that will determine whether Bill C-234 lives — or ends up on... Read More
Michael Flynn has been named as the first executive director for Alberta Grains. Alberta Grains is the new organization created by the amalgamation of the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, as of August 1, 2023. Flynn brings diverse experience in policy development, stakeholder engagement, and operations management to the organization and is poised to make... Read More