Insights and Stories on General

Jul. 31, 2012 at 9:49 am CDT

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has released its biweekly crop report for July 24. The provincial summary follows. The full report is available alongside. Alberta has seen the return to more seasonal temperatures over the past several weeks following the hot weather experienced two weeks ago. Sporadic light and heavy […]

By Alberta Agriculture

Jul. 30, 2012 at 5:10 pm CDT

The Ontario Forage Council launched the Ontario Hay Listing Service in July 2008 and has attracted close to 470,000 hits to date from across Canada, the USA and destinations as far away as the Middle East, China, Jordan and United Kingdom. We have responded to the needs of both hay producers […]

By ontario-forage-council

Jul. 30, 2012 at 4:54 pm CDT

John Varty and his fiancée Molly Daley are driving across Canada in an effort to speak to farmers about the issues that concern them, and to bring those concerns to urbanites. They’re doing it in an unusual fashion — towing a "farmhouse" behind a Massey Ferguson 1660 — more details […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Jul. 30, 2012 at 3:39 pm CDT

U.S. soybeans rallied nearly 3 per cent on Monday on fears that the crippling U.S. drought would further shrink the crop in the world’s top grains exporter. The rally pushed prices toward their biggest monthly gain in more than four years. Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rose […]

By kt-arasu

Jul. 30, 2012 at 1:51 pm CDT

CWB, formerly the Canadian Wheat Board, has announced 2012-13 initial payments for farmers who contract wheat, durum and malting barley to its Early Delivery Pool and Harvest Pool. In a statement, CWB said the Government of Canada continues to guarantee most of the initial payments and approves the basic levels […]