Weather News
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 […]
Today’s precipitation
January 18, 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 […]
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
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 […]
U.S. livestock: Hogs rise on hopes for China trade talks
January 18, 2019
Chicago | Reuters — Hopes for progress in talks to resolve the U.S.-China trade war lifted Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures on Friday, traders said. Wall Street and commodities advanced after Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that China offered to go on a six-year buying spree […]
Alberta’s PED outbreak so far held to one spot
January 18, 2019
The probe into Alberta’s first-ever outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea hasn’t yet shown any paths by which the PED virus might have got to the farm — nor any new cases anywhere else in the province. The provincial government on Jan. 7 confirmed the first case of PED to appear […]
Lower dollar boosts canola
January 17, 2019
Winnipeg – The ICE Futures canola contacts finished the day stronger, finding support from a weaker Canadian dollar. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean, oil and meal contracts were all stronger. Soyoil contracts were up sharply, which was supportive for canola contracts. There is still concern though about China/United States relations. While China has confirmed […] Read more
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Pulse acreage decline likely in U.S. due to surplus
January 17, 2019
Winnipeg – Large crops followed by poor export demand has led to burdensome supplies and cut into pulse prices in the United States, which should cut into acreage ideas to peas, lentils, and chickpeas in 2019, according to an industry official. “With the trade issues we’re facing right now, we have quite a surplus,” said […] Read more
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Oats – charts pointing towards a pullback
January 17, 2019
WINNIPEG – If you’re looking to sell some of your oats, now is the time to do it, according to Ed Baldwin, manager advisory services and grain marketing for AgChieve Grain Marketing Experts in Winnipeg, Man. “We contacted our clients and said ‘hey, if you got oats you want to sell, price them today,'” said […] Read more
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