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Prolonged drought and record heat are threatening soybean yields in several key growing states across the Midwest US. With most of the soybean crop still in the critical pod-setting phase that depends on moisture in August, persistent dry conditions are lowering yield projections and raising concerns about the availability of supplies. Scouts participating in the […]

We’re a third of the way through harvest. The Saskatchewan Crop Report says 33 percent has been combined, up from 21 percent last week, and ahead of the 5-year average of 23 percent as well as the 10-year average of 20 percent. Crops Extension Specialist  MacKenzie Hladun says the southwest is furthest advanced at 60 […]

Statistics Canada released its crop production estimates yesterday (Tues). They project Saskatchewan’s production of mustard seed to increase, but canola, spring wheat, durum wheat, barley, lentils, dry field peas, oats, flaxseed and canary seed are anticipated to decrease. Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh dove into the numbers and calculated the average net return […]

Vietnam announced it is taking Canada thistle, also known as creeping thistle, out of its revised quarantine pest list, clearing the way for Canadian wheat exports to enter the country. The Vietnamese government had a zero tolerance policy in place for creeping thistle since 2018, meaning any Canadian wheat that had it faced commercial penalties, […]

North American farmers will get their first look at New Holland’s new all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features when they visit the Farm Progress show this week held at Decatur, Illinois. New Holland is billing its T4 Electric Power tractor as a “game-changing innovation” that creates a new tractor class — utility electric. The company […]

A single plant that showed up this summer on the edge of a southwestern Ontario cornfield is cause for concern among Canadian farmers. Ontario provincial weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough says the plant in question, found in Wellington County, is confirmed as palmer amaranth. The species has previously been dubbed the most troublesome weed in […]

Six national farm organizations are raising concerns about unintended consequences from the federal government’s Underused Housing Tax that took effect last year. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Cattle Association, National Cattle Feeders Association, Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, and Canadian Canola Growers Association have signed a letter, asking to […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 93% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 3, a decline from the previous week’s 97% order fulfillment performance. The deterioration in performance in total reflects a decline in performance for CN and improved performance for CPKC. In supplying 87% of hopper cars ordered on time in week 3, CN […]

Following advocacy from Canadian government and industry, Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has released a revised quarantine pest list, which no longer includes creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense). This decision will come into effect on September 29, 2023.  “We are pleased with Vietnam’s decision to remove creeping thistle as a pest of concern,” said […]

The cattle sector is hoping satellite technology will be the answer for providing forage insurance comparable to how multi-peril insurance works for grain farmers. Collaboration is occurring between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the three prairie crop insurance agencies, Canadian Cattle Association, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association and Global Ag Risk Solutions in an effort to make […]