Insights and Stories on Hay

Manitoba forage, grassland growers burned by drought

Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An ongoing lack of precipitation, which is showing no signs of letting up in the coming months according to weather forecasts, is already causing problems for Manitoba’s forage and grasslands. Growers in the province have had to deal with three straight years with lower-than-normal precipitation. In 2019, multiple […]

Feed weekly outlook: Alternatives in greater demand

Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:14 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Beef sector aims for new 2030 targets

Sep. 22, 2020 at 8:50 pm CDT

By Alexis Stockford

Manitoba to open more Crown lands to haying, grazing

Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Manitoba eases load limits for grains, livestock, vegetables, fertilizer

Apr. 1, 2020 at 4:46 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Hay disaster benefit kicks in for Manitoba growers

Jan. 13, 2020 at 3:23 am CST

Eligible Manitoba forage growers can expect to share in a $5 million hay disaster benefit (HDB) for the 2019 crop year. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC), the provincial crop insurance agency, announced Friday that the HDB has been activated and benefit payments to eligible forage producers on about 1,500 claims […]

By GFM Staff

Vermeer buys TMR mixer maker Schuler

Dec. 10, 2019 at 10:34 am CST

U.S. hay and forage equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corp. is expanding its reach in the cattle feeding business with a deal for fellow Iowa firm Schuler Manufacturing. Vermeer announced Wednesday it purchased Schuler for an undisclosed sum and that Schuler products will still “initially” be sold under the Schuler brand, but […]

By GFM Staff

Manitoba beef sector faces tight feed situation

Oct. 22, 2019 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An early snowstorm may have been the last straw for Manitoba livestock producers looking to put up feed ahead of winter. While the foot or more of heavy snow that blanketed much of the province over the Thanksgiving weekend has melted, saturated fields continue to limit corn silage […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feed weekly outlook: Barley bouncing back, reducing need for corn

Sep. 6, 2019 at 8:47 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — This year has been proving good for barley, according to trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “A lot of acres went in and that takes the edge off of supply,” Pirness said of the barley crop throughout southern Alberta. There had been a switch to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Oats market steady, watching harvest

Aug. 19, 2019 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Western Canada’s oats market is stable at prices a bit better than a year ago, as harvest gets underway and participants wait to see how much will move off the combine to the market. Early yield reports range anywhere from 80 to 140 bushels per acre, said Tyler […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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