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Throne speech commits to rural broadband improvement

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:29 pm CDT

The federal minority Liberal government is promising job creation, better rural internet access and a commitment to combating climate change in its newly revealed legislative plans. In an ambitious throne speech delivered Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party committed itself to implementing universal child care and extending or enhancing many […]

Charred U.S. west’s ‘wet ashtray’ wine grapes left to birds

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:36 am CDT

By Karl Plume

More food companies aim to wrangle cattle emissions

Sep. 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Prairies can expect far better harvest weather this fall

Sep. 18, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show looks to lock in land base

Sep. 15, 2020 at 8:14 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Soy down on profit-taking after climb above US$10

Sep. 15, 2020 at 7:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday, retreating from two-year highs above US$10 a bushel as traders booked profits and forecasts called for favourable weather for the start of the U.S. Midwest harvest, analysts said. Corn futures backed down from six-month highs set a day earlier, and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

StatsCan adjusts expected corn, soy harvests upward

Sep. 15, 2020 at 1:39 am CDT

Statistics Canada’s latest batch of satellite-modelled crop data includes slightly raised expectations for Canadian corn and soybean harvests this fall. StatsCan on Monday released model-based principal field crop estimates for the period ending Aug. 31, suggesting higher soy and corn numbers than seen in its Production of principal field crops […]

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababeans staying on field

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As other crops make their way into the bin, fababeans across the Prairies are lagging behind. “They’re further behind this year because they were later going in,” said Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask. Saskatchewan grows over half of Canada’s fababeans, and most are […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

La Nina present, 75 per cent chance seen through 2020 winter

Sep. 10, 2020 at 1:58 pm CDT

Reuters — La Nina conditions were present in August, and have a 75 per cent chance of continuing through the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2020-21, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Nina pattern is characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. A borderline […]

By Reuters

ICE weekly outlook: Canola shows volatility after long weekend

Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although there remains a lot of canola to be combined, one trader believes most harvest pressure on the market has already passed. “The farmers who wanted to sell off of the combine or shortly after, probably have done so already,” said Jerry Klassen, an independent Winnipeg commodities trader. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm