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How Would You Rate Your Crops? Looks like a building drought in the Midwest USA. Southwestern Ontario seems to be getting some moisture this week. How are the crops in your area? Started by OntAG Admin	0	Jul 5, 2012
Planting Soybeans on May 18th pictures - How is your planting progressing?    Started by Joe Dales	0	May 18, 2012
How bad was the frost? I saw lots of reports on twitter about frost. How do the crops look after that? Good luck...hope it was not that bad. Started by Roadrunner	3	May 17, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
How is your Spring planting progressing? Participate in the POLL ... Are you ahead or behind on your planting schedule? OMARFA Field Crop Report last week had a 10 to 60% of corn was planted http://www.farm… Started by OntAG Admin	1	May 2, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
Does ethanol production hurt livestock farmers? The latest report seems to think so... The latest report by the George Morris Centre released yesterday states that ethanol production has hurt livestock farmers by boosting the… Started by Joe Dales	2	Feb 2, 2012 Reply by John Schwartzentruber
Is vomatoxin in corn becoming an issue? I am hearing that the end users are concerned about the amount of corn with high levels of vomatoxin. Is this a widespread issue or just l… Started by Roadrunner	2	Feb 1, 2012 Reply by charlie brown
Can we grow 300 Bushel per acre corn crops in Ontario? What do we need to accomplish this? Do you think we have the potential to grow 300 Bushel/ac yielding corn crops in Ontario. What are you opinions and thoughts on what is ho… Started by Joe Dales	1	Jan 25, 2012 Reply by OntAG Admin
How is your corn harvesting progressing? Better than expected, worse, etc? Results and yields posted here. How is your corn harvest progressing? How much do you still have to finish? Please post your progress and yield information here to share w… Started by OntAG Admin	44	Dec 13, 2011 Reply by OntAG Admin
Soybean harvest in Ontario, some have started, have you? When will your fields be ready? Check out the results ... There have been a few post on Twitter today - see below - on soybeans being harvested. Have you started? When will your fields be ready? Started by OntAG Admin	53	Nov 4, 2011 Reply by OntAG Admin
Getting Started in Farming I have helped my father operate a cash crop farm for years, and this fall I am purchasing my own farm. If anyone has any advice on starti… Started by Noswad Acres	2	Sep 5, 2011 Reply by Joe Dales

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Low commodity prices and high input costs a double whammy for Manitoba farmers

Manitoba farmers are facing a perfect storm of low grain prices and soaring fertilizer costs that are threatening profitability for both the current harvest and next year’s crop. Current harvest delivery prices have fallen to $7 per bushel for hard red spring wheat, $13.25 for canola, $11 for soybeans and $4 for oats, representing harvest pricing typically seed at the lows of a pricing cycle. On the cost side, fertilizer costs have climbed significantly from the numbers used in Manitoba Ag’s 2025 crop cost of production guide, which was compiled last November. Urea has jumped to $850-900 per metric tonne, about 30 per cent higher than the $690 per tonne used in those calculations. Data from Manitoba Ag show a surge in crop production costs in 2022. Those have stayed elevated and, when combined with current grain prices, the cost pressure is particularly acute.

US wheat finds new markets in Asia

Flour millers in Asia have ramped up imports of U.S. wheat in recent weeks, driven by competitive prices from American suppliers and delays in shipments from the Black Sea. Indonesian importers have finalized deals for around 500,000 tons, while buyers in Bangladesh secured about 250,000 tons and millers in Sri Lanka acquired around 100,000 tons. Millers are taking both U.S. soft white wheat and hard red winter wheat varieties. Apparently, there were some weather issues which delayed cargoes from the Black Sea region, and U.S. prices have been pretty competitive. This is additional demand for U.S. wheat in Asia, complementing purchases by traditional buyers such as Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan.

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture (FPT) Meetings Highlight Farmer Concerns

Industry leaders and government officials kicked off the FPT meetings at a Manitoba farm. Farmers and representatives from the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), CCGA, and provincial commissions shared their concerns directly with Minister MacDonald and Parliamentary Secretary Kody Blois. A key message was clear: farmers cannot borrow their way through these trade disputes, they were not of their making. Farmers are feeling the damage directly in their pockets. With canola selling at a discount between $60-$100/tonne...on an average 20MMT crop, that translates to estimated losses of $1.2–2.0 billion from lost exports to China. Federal Announcements: Some Support, but Gaps Remain The federal government announced $370 million in biofuel funding and additional trade diversification support. While these measures are a step in the right direction, they fall short of addressing the direct impact on canola farmers and exporters in lost bookings. Concerns remain over the lack of timelines for re

The Last Word (For Now) on Rest Stops During Long-Distance Transport

When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) began to muse about requiring that cattle be unloaded and provided with a rest stop after 36 hours of transportation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Canada’s beef industry funded a series of research projects led by Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein’s team at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Station to determine whether a rest stop would benefit weaned calves. The research began before the regulations were revised, but the regulations were revised before the research could be completed. Three consecutive research trials conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2020 found that providing a rest stop during long haul transportation offered no consistent, measurable benefits for animal welfare. A companion project led by Trevor Alexander at AAFC Lethbridge looked at bacterial populations in the respiratory tract of those same calves. In September 2023, this column described how microbiological testing from the 2018 transportation trial found that rested

Federal Plastics Registry has new compliance requirement

The federal government has created new reporting requirements under its new Federal Plastics Registry. The registry is being phased in over a few years, however phase 1 requires Canadian brand owners to report on plastic packaging placed on the market by September 29, 2025, for the 2024 calendar year.

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