Insights and Stories on Harvest

Aug. 13, 2024 at 4:39 pm CDT

The harvesting of fall cereals was well underway in Manitoba, according to the province’s latest crop report released on Aug. 13. Manitoba Agriculture said 39 per cent of the fall rye and 17 per cent of the winter wheat had been combined.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 5, 2024 at 3:10 pm CST

John Berger marked the completion of his 57th harvest on his family farm near Nanton in southern Alberta this fall. By most accounts, it was another productive year on Berger’s 5,000-acre grain farm. Still, something didn’t sit quite right with the long-time farmer. Whenever he toured the nearby countryside post-harvest, […]

By Jim Timlick

Dec. 4, 2023 at 9:35 am CST

Canadian farmers will harvest more wheat and canola than was expected several months ago, as crops rallied from dry conditions that threatened yields, a government report showed on Monday.

By Reuters, Rod Nickel

Nov. 28, 2023 at 8:13 pm CST

Gaza | Reuters — Farmers in Gaza were taking advantage of the truce between Israel and Hamas to harvest what was left of their olives after weeks of fighting during which they dared not go to their lands for fear of getting killed. In a normal year the harvest would […]

By Bassam Masoud, Saleh Salem

Nov. 22, 2023 at 8:29 pm CST

MarketsFarm — With most of Manitoba’s sunflower harvest believed to be almost complete for 2023, yields have proven to be better than expected, according to Dennis Lange at Manitoba Agriculture. “I’ve heard good comments from some in the industry that the sunflower crop looks pretty good this year,” Lange said, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm