While there have been a few days lately where cattle values have ended the day in the green, the trend is still headed lower. And quickly. Cattle futures are now at levels we haven't seen since the fourth quarter of 2010. "We haven't been here for a long time. We really weren't expecting these levels... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Grains this week got some love from the bulls as the market rallied on some short covering, strong international demand, and harvest concerns (also known as weather premiums). Wheat was the big winner of the week, climbing 6.5%, with oats and corn following closely behind at 4.8% and 4.7% higher on the week for front-month... Read More
Manitoba-based pork processor and producer HyLife Foods has announced plans for a major expansion. The company says it's investing up to $125 million in its main processing plant at Neepawa and new finishing barns to supply it. Work is expected to begin in 2017. The expansion comes as a result of growing demand for Canadian... Read More
There are revolutionary developments happening in the world of molecular biology that could soon make their way to the farm or field. That is, if society allows it. Chances are you've seen a headline containing the terms 'gene editing' or 'CRISPR' in the last year or two. It likely involved a scientist excited about how... Read More
Ontario 4-H members are always winners when they travel to the World Dairy Expo. There’s a lot to learn and experience at the annual dairy show and for 20-year-old Woodstock, Ontario, dairy farmer Josh Karn, it’s always more fun and rewarding when ‘Lasagna’ is along for the ride. At this year’s World Dairy Expo, Karn... Read More
Looking for a faster way to triple rinse your sprayer? OMAFRA’s application technology specialist Jason Deveau has an idea for you. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS), Deveau teamed up with HJV Equipment’s Adam Ireland to demonstrate the concept of continuous rinsing. In this video, Deveau notes that the concept comes from Europe where there... Read More
The impact of a carbon tax is on the minds of many Canadian farmers. It’ll be up to the provinces to decide how federal carbon pricing applies to agriculture, as we’ll hear from the federal agriculture minister. There are pros and cons to cover crops, while harvest is a mess in much of Western Canada... Read More
To understand what happens with nutrients in the soil and how to manage zones within a field, you have to pay attention to how the soil handles water. If that wasn't obvious enough, it becomes clear when you visit Mitch Timmerman and his 'rainfall simulator' trailer. "Water can influence the fate of nutrients, the development... Read More
Frost over the Thanksgiving weekend has put an end to the growing season, and should help with drying down soybeans, as Peter Johnson kicks off this week's Word with an update on soybeans and corn. From there, he offers some timely advice on fall burdock control, disease considerations in cover crops and — of course,... Read More
It wasn't so long ago that U.S. magazines and television were littered with milk moustache advertising touting the benefits of drinking milk poured from those handy gallon jugs. But the days of generic advertising for the commodity have now been replaced by a combination of partnerships, innovation, and building public trust, explains Tom Gallagher, CEO... Read More