With no real weather headlines this week except for snow finally hitting the ground in many places across Western Canada and the U.S. Midwest, the market has been relatively mute. Add in a stronger U.S. dollar this week and the market heading into U.S. Thanksgiving week, the grains complex has been quiet, with no real... Read More
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In this episode of the Beef Market Update, Gateway Livestock’s Anne Wasko joins Shaun Haney in-studio for an update on the extreme volatility in the beef market since September. The duo talk about the changing market, sluggish U.S. exports, diminishing Canadian feeder cattle exports (down 67% since July) and the aggressive inventory expansion efforts of... Read More
While the lower value of the Canadian dollar is supporting prices, canola values are still caught in a global oilseed market weighed down by heavy supplies. "It's a bit of a mixed bag for canola, within the context of a lot of negative things," explains Shaun Wildman, Regina-based senior trader with Seaboard Corp, in this…Read More
Official Opposition leader Rona Ambrose unveiled the Conservatives' shadow cabinet on Friday, assigning experienced MPs and former cabinet ministers to new critic roles. Former Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has been tapped to serve as International Trade critic, a natural fit following his work on building market access as ag minister. Ritz will closely follow the... Read More
You may think of them as a local manufacturing company employing local people selling to local farmers, but many Canadian agriculture companies have a presence that extends well beyond their backyards. Their global reach was evident at Agritechnica — the world's largest ag machinery show held in Germany earlier this month — as 65 Canadian... Read More
Winter has started to arrive in parts of Canada, although many of the long term forecasts are calling for a milder season thanks to El Nino. Federal and provincial governments are talking climate change policy ahead of the big climate conference in Paris, and new workplace legislation has been rolled out for farms and ranches... Read More
When equipment manufacturers from around the world display their machines at a global show like Agritechnica, you invariably come across strange-looking technology that hasn't become common at North American or Canadian farm shows. So here's episode 2 of "What the heck does this machine do?" (the answer is at the end of the video):
Dry summer conditions and a fall with off-and-on-again moisture have seed samples showing less disease than the past few years, overall, but perhaps a few extra issues with germination. "What (late season moisture) is causing is pre-sprouting," says Holly Gelech with BioVision Seed Labs. "One of the critical factors that growers should be considering is... Read More
European tractor-maker Deutz-Fahr has unleashed limited editions of its 6 and 7 series tractors that are designed to not only bring the latest technology to the field, but also a unique aggressive look. As Luca Vinceti, export sales manager the Americas with SAME Deutz-Fahr, explains in the video above, the Warrior tractor comes with a... Read More
When it comes to long term weather outlooks, water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are often used to predict what’s to come. For grain markets weighed down by large global supplies, the main Pacific indicators are showing no sign of an imminent weather issue reducing grain production, says a meteorologist who spoke at the Cereals... Read More