Weather News
Today’s precipitation
January 21, 2019
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 […]
Brazil ag minister eyes indigenous land for commercial farming
January 18, 2019
Brasilia | Reuters — Brazil should open indigenous land to commercial farming, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Friday, while also seeking to soften many of President Jair Bolsonaro’s controversial stances on native people and the environment. Farmers form a key base of support for right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro who […]
Flea beetles top Manitoba’s 2019 watch list
January 18, 2019
Cold temperatures hitting Manitoba won’t do much to hurt flea beetles overwintering, leaving the pest as a major concern for canola farmers heading into spring. Flea beetle numbers were quite high in Manitoba in 2018, making them “probably at the top of the list of (insects) to watch out for […]
Prairie farmers may face wet summer
January 17, 2019
ST JEAN BAPTISTE, Man. — The drought in the western Prairies and the heat wave in the eastern Prairies shouldn’t continue in 2019’s growing season. But while heat and moisture will return to more normal levels, the eastern Prairies will probably face a more severe thunderstorm season. Those are key conclusions of meteorologist Scott Kehler […] Read more
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Last year called world’s fourth warmest
January 17, 2019
OSLO, Norway (Reuters) — Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a buildup of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Jan 7. Average world surface air temperatures were 14.7 C in 2018, just 0.2 C off the highest, it said in the first […] Read more
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Alta. wind challenges drivers
January 10, 2019
The wind warning sign along Highway 3 in southern Alberta, west of Lundbreck, read 181 km-h when it blew down. The locals, accustomed to strong winds typical of the region, appreciated the irony. The few semi-trailer drivers and people pulling holiday trailers, who took their chances along that highway and the north-south route of Highway […] Read more
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Ag News
Gene-edited chickens planned in bid to halt next pandemic
January 21, 2019
London | Reuters — British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be totally resistant to flu in a new approach to trying to stop the next deadly human pandemic. The first of the transgenic chicks will be hatched later this year at the Roslin Institute at the University of […]
Railways ration space as commodity congestion problems worsen
January 21, 2019
Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two major railways are rationing space on trains traveling to the country’s biggest port and recently prioritized some commodities over others to deal with congestion, the latest indication of their struggle to meet demand from new trade deals. That move prompted Canada’s transport regulator last […]
Louis Dreyfus to exit dairy by mid-2019 as part of overhaul
January 21, 2019
PARIS (Reuters) – Louis Dreyfus Company said on Wednesday it would sell or wind down its small dairy business by the middle of this year as the trading giant focuses on commodities such as grain and oilseeds. Privately held Louis Dreyfus previously earmarked the dairy business as a non-core activity, it said in a statement. […] Read more
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Brazil shifting to self-monitoring of food, meat plants – minister
January 21, 2019
BRASILIA – Brazil is moving toward a self-monitoring system for food processors, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Friday, including meatpackers still recovering from an inspection scandal that hurt trade with key markets. Dias said in an interview that the South American nation’s new business-friendly government plans to send draft legislation on self-monitoring to […] Read more
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Russia plans tougher grain export controls – reports
January 21, 2019
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state agriculture watchdog is considering plans to strengthen controls on grain exports, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday. There has been speculation that the world’s largest wheat exporter could limit grain exports later in the 2018/19 season which started on July 1, to keep a lid on domestic prices. Proposals include […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Renewed optimism for China trade talks lifts grains
January 18, 2019
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose for a third straight session on Friday in a broad commodities and equities market rally sparked by renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade talks. Wheat edged upward along with corn and soy, but shed gains late in the day as traders […]
