The feeder cattle market showed a mixed tone this past week. Replacement cattle over 750 pounds were $2 per hundredweight (cwt) lower to $2 higher, but lighter feeders were $2-$4/cwt higher.
Feedlots realize that available feeder cattle supplies will decrease over the next couple months. However, with feeding margins deteriorating, it is difficult to increase bids for replacement cattle.
Pasture conditions are considered excellent across Western Canada and considerable interest…
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May 4 to May 11
Started seeding April 24 as it was very dry but enough moisture for germination. Peas and canola are seeded. April 27, we received eight inches of snow and then about four inches of rain up until May 6. Hope to start seeding wheat in the next couple of…
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Qualifying customers of the Prairies' biggest grain handler will be able to get elevator-level pricing information through a new mobile app.
Viterra on Wednesday rolled out myViterra mobile, a new mobile interface growers can customize for specific commodities and facility locations.
The app is a new mobile-phone extension of the company's online myViterra service, available to Viterra customers only.
The myViterra mobile app is available as a free download for iPhone,…
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Alberta's beef cattle industry is mourning a renowned livestock geneticist credited with "revolutionizing" the business by pioneering selective cross-breeding of cattle.
Dr. Roy Berg died Tuesday at age 85 after a "long illness," the University of Alberta said Wednesday.
Berg's hybrid breeding programs led to a 30-40 per cent increase in production, helping make Alberta a "world leader" in beef production, the university said.
"He was…
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Mindful of crop damage, Ontario's general farm organization is urging the provincial government to reinstate a spring bear hunt in the province.
The call from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture came as media in Ontario reported earlier this week that the provincial natural resources ministry (MNR) has halted its program to trap and relocate "problem bears."
"It's clear that the Bear Wise program was ineffective at managing the problem," OFA president Mark…
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Mindful of crop damage, Ontario's general farm organization is urging the provincial government to reinstate a spring bear hunt in the province.
The call from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture came as media in Ontario reported earlier this week that the provincial natural resources ministry (MNR) has halted its program to trap and relocate "problem bears."
"It's clear that the Bear Wise program was ineffective at managing the problem," OFA president Mark…
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Most Canadian farmers can expect to have a good crop this year whether El Nino develops or not.
El Nino is the warming of surface temperatures in the eastern and central parts of the Pacific Ocean. It can cause storms in the Pacific Ocean and reduce the number of storms in the Atlantic.
Drew Lerner, meteorologist with World Weather Inc. at Overland Park, Kansas, said if El Nino arrives it won't drastically change his existing forecast of cooler temperatures and more rain for…
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Most Canadian farmers can expect to have a good crop this year whether El Nino develops or not.
El Nino is the warming of surface temperatures in the eastern and central parts of the Pacific Ocean. It can cause storms in the Pacific Ocean and reduce the number of storms in the Atlantic.
Drew Lerner, meteorologist with World Weather Inc. at Overland Park, Kansas, said if El Nino arrives it won't drastically change his existing forecast of cooler temperatures and more rain for…
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A report on the proposed sale and split-up of Canada's largest grain handler predicts Saskatchewan's farmers are "likely to benefit."
The report, prepared by Informa Economics for the government of Viterra's home province of Saskatchewan and made public Friday, lays out various pros and cons of the proposed friendly takeover of Viterra by Swiss commodity giant Glencore International.
"On balance, Saskatchewan farmers are likely to benefit from future industry…
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A report on the proposed sale and split-up of Canada's largest grain handler predicts Saskatchewan's farmers are "likely to benefit."
The report, prepared by Informa Economics for the government of Viterra's home province of Saskatchewan and made public Friday, lays out various pros and cons of the proposed friendly takeover of Viterra by Swiss commodity giant Glencore International.
"On balance, Saskatchewan farmers are likely to benefit from future industry…
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Dr. John fast walks us through the symptoms that plague many farm families attempting to turn the business over to the next generation…it’s a condition known as ‘founderitis.’ Hepburn
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