Weather News
Canadian farm production likely to increase under climate change: FAO
September 19, 2018
A new United Nations’ report suggests just how climate change will reshape agriculture by 2050. It says international trade will play an ever larger role in helping to feed people in food-deficit regions as warmer temperatures and less precipitation will damage yields in many tropical areas. Temperate areas, such as Canada and the United States, […] Read more
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World crop briefs: North Carolina losing crops, livestock to Florence
September 19, 2018
CNS Canada — Record-setting rain and floods in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Florence have destroyed the state’s poultry sector with 3.4 million chickens and turkeys reported killed. Pig losses are estimated at 5,500. Widespread power outages and flooded roads are making it difficult to get help to abandoned livestock […]
Today’s precipitation
September 19, 2018
Data and maps from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the […]
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean yields unlikely to top 2017’s
September 18, 2018
CNS Canada — A lack of rain at key times during the summer of 2018 has left Manitoba’s edible bean crop unlikely to match last year’s yields. Last year’s yield was about 2,000 lbs./acre on average, but according to provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange, that won’t be the case this […]
Prairie canola likely avoids frost damage
September 13, 2018
Mother Nature got hearts racing last week when temperatures dipped below freezing across the Prairies. Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan experienced frost the morning of Sept. 4. The following morning the mercury dropped below zero in a number of locations from the Peace region right through to western Manitoba. About half the crop was still standing […] Read more
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Farmers brace for what might be another wet and problematic harvest this year
September 12, 2018
Worries over another difficult harvest were running high in northern Alberta today as snow blanketed some fields in the region. Environment Canada has forecasted that some parts of the province could see 10 to 15 centimetres of snow. Many farmers have already took to social media to post photos of buried crops under white fields. […] Read more
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Ag News
Aurora Cannabis plans U.S. stock listing in October
September 20, 2018
Reuters — Canada’s Aurora Cannabis said Thursday it plans a U.S. listing of its shares in October, as it looks to cash in on strong investor appetite for marijuana producers. Interest has boomed in Canada’s marijuana companies ahead of legalization of recreational cannabis in the country next month. Several U.S. […]
Animal health firm Elanco surges on trading debut
September 20, 2018
Reuters — Eli Lilly unit Elanco Animal Health’s shares jumped as much as 41 per cent on their stock market debut on Thursday, adding to investor enthusiasm for the fast-growing animal healthcare market. Elanco’s shares opened at $32.25 on the New York Stock Exchange, higher than their IPO price of […]
Feed weekly outlook: Cheap corn, Prairie harvest quality weigh on prices
September 20, 2018
CNS Canada — Cheap corn imports and adverse Prairie harvest conditions should mean no shortage of feed grain in Alberta’s feedlot alley this winter — which should also keep prices under pressure going forward. “Anytime you get a ripe crop and you get snow and rain falling on it, it […]
Canola waffles, soy up
September 19, 2018
The ICE Futures canola platform was mixed at close Wednesday, taking support from United States futures. Chicago Board of Trade soybean, oil and meal contracts were all higher, as trade war fears ebbed. Statistics Canada released its updated production numbers this morning, using satellite data. The report pegged canola production at 21 million tonnes, which […] Read more
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U.S. harvest progress
September 19, 2018
Corn across 18 states responsible for 92 per cent of all U.S. corn acreage in 2017 are 93 per cent in the dent stage, according to data from the USDA. That’s above the five-year average of 86 per cent normally at the dent stage this time of year. Meanwhile, 54 per cent of corn was […] Read more
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Climate change would bring more insects
September 19, 2018
Main grain-producing areas of Canada and the U.S. could see rapid increases in crop-damaging insects as global temperatures rise, according to researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado, Boulder. A new study reveals temperature increases are likely to spark population growths in grasshoppers, caterpillars and other insects that devour crops in […] Read more
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