Practical Production Tips & Agricultural News - Grainews
Stories from our other publications. Grainews, written for farmers, and often by farmers, provides practical production tips that farmers use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.
Canola Production Guide & Production Tips - Grainews
Sep 14, 2023 · Disease testing uptake low despite benefits. Canola disease tests help growers better manage their fields. Grainews provides farmers information about Canola Production Guide and practical production tips that they use to get on with the day-to-day business of farming.
Moisture content and temperature key to successful grain storage
Aug 15, 2023 · For grain corn, full maturity occurs when the milk line has disappeared and a black layer forms at the tip of the kernels. Moisture content at this stage is 30 to 35 per cent. The ideal moisture content for harvest is 23 to 26 per cent. For cereals, maturity is reached when the peduncle (stem just below the seed head) is completely yellow.
Canola outlook: farmers face disruption, uncertainty and great ...
Jan 18, 2022 · The 2021 drought tested almost all Prairie farmers. And disruptions to trade and the supply chain have also been obstacles for farmers to overcome — and may still pose difficulties in 2022. However, the 2021 growing season aside, the future of canola production in Canada looks great. “This is a time of significant disruption and uncertainty ...
Federal funds announced for Cereals Canada - Grainews
Oct 15, 2024 · Crops, News. Federal funds announced for Cereals Canada. The federal government has announced $7.3 million for Cereals Canada research and market development. The funding was announced Oct. 15 by Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid, on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Lawrence MacAulay, at the industry group’s pasta lab …
Wild buckwheat: A weed to watch - Grainews
Apr 20, 2018 · Wild buckwheat is an annual weed found in cropland in the southern Prairies. Despite farmers’ best efforts, the weed is hardy and persistent to the point of infuriation. Each plant can produce up to 12,000 seeds in a single growing season. While they won’t all germinate, most of them will remain dormant in the soil, sometimes for years.
Daily News from Glacier Farm Media Network - Grainews
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat bids rise, durum down. Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were slightly higher than the week before on Nov. 7, 2024. Meanwhile, durum prices were a bit lower. Grainews Daily News is provided by GFM Network News. Read the latest in agriculture and farming in Canada.
New soybean varieties for 2025 - Grainews
Sep 16, 2024 · P008Z25E is a high-performance Enlist 3 soybean with excellent yield potential. This variety has a tall plant height and produces a strong canopy cover. P008Z25E also features PRR and white mould tolerance and strong IDC tolerance. Relative maturity is 00.8 RM or 2475 CHU. P009Z94E is an Enlist 3 variety that is the highest-yielding soybean in ...
China targets European firms in anti-subsidy probe into EU dairy
Oct 15, 2024 · The bloc exported 1.7 billion euros (C$2.56 billion) in dairy products to China in 2023, according to data from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, which cited Eurostat. China on Monday singled out Dutch firm FrieslandCampina as well as French and Italian companies in an anti-subsidy probe into ...
Feed Grain Weekly: Less activity before corn deliveries
Oct 3, 2024 · For feed wheat, delivered prices in Alberta were from C$6.10 to C$8.03/bu., up 14 cents from the week before. In Saskatchewan, prices ranged from C$6.70 to C$7.13/bu. and were steady from last week. In Manitoba, a price of C$6.42 was reported, up 10 cents. Despite a lack of activity in the feed grain markets, prices for feed barley and feed ...