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FCC Management Videos: IVEY's Dr David Sparling On Agriculture's Bright Future.

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Farms.com Corn Report: Steve Redmond On Early Season Corn Crop Scouting: Part 1, Tools For Scouting.

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Steve Twynstra Explains His Farming Operation And Practices To A Consumer. Click To Watch The Video.

Added by Joe Dales on April 29, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

Feeding The World: Conversations on the Role of The Farmer With Consumers.

Added by Joe Dales on April 22, 2013 at 3:45pm — 1 Comment

Commander Chris Hadfield Provides Interesting Images of Farms and Agriculture From The International Space Station.

Added by Joe Dales on April 12, 2013 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Rockwood Couple Named As Ontario's Outstanding Young Farmers. Dana and Adam Thatcher.

“Raising animals and livestock requires time, patience and a true commitment to the process, with an end result being our best quality product.”

That sums up the commitment Dana and Adam Thatcher, of Thatchers’ Farms in Rockwood have for their farm operation. The Thatchers received the top honour at the provincial awards ceremony held in Guelph on March 26. Winners of the award are chosen based on career progress; environmental and safety practices; crop and livestock production history;…

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Added by Joe Dales on April 10, 2013 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Reaction To The Federal Budget 2013.

CFA's Reaction to Budget 2013
Canadian Federation of Agriculture News Release…
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Added by Joe Dales on March 21, 2013 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Farm Management Canada Launches Video Competition - Prize is Trip to IFMC Conference in Poland July 2013.

Farm Management Canada (FMC) Launches International Farm Management Competition

 

March 18, 2013 - Ottawa, ON - Competitors from across Canada will have the opportunity to win a trip of a lifetime to attend the International Farm Management Congress in Poland July 2013, all expenses paid. Come with FMC to Poland to learn international agricultural management best practices…

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Added by Joe Dales on March 18, 2013 at 6:33am — No Comments

Dennis Guy: Memories of Former Federal Minister of Agriculture, Eugene Whelan.

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Sneak Peek at the new Tribine prototype concept. An articulated combine with a 1000 bushel grain cart.





Visit http://www.tribine.com for more… Continue

Added by Joe Dales on January 20, 2013 at 12:17pm — No Comments

Baxter Black: Just A Dog.

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Farms.com Acquires AgBuyer's Guide Publication.

Farms.com is pleased to announce that it has acquired the monthly publication AgBuyersGuide from Trader…

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Added by Joe Dales on January 15, 2013 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Pre Show Tour of the Canadian Dairy Expo, February 6,7 2013 in Stratford, Ontario.

Added by Joe Dales on January 7, 2013 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

Rabobank Executive Survey: China Will Continue To Drive Demand for Agricultural Commodities....Thoughts on The Results?

Major trends in agriculture from Rabobank Ag Executive Survey.

 

From Rabobank

China's continued influence on agricultural commodity demand and global economic growth, along with increasing weather extremes, stand out as key issues for North American food, beverage and agribusiness in 2013, a recent poll of Rabobank clients shows. 

The poll of over 350 executives from leading companies in the North American food, beverage and agribusiness industry was conducted at…

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Farm Credit Canada Forum: General Rick Hillier on Effective Leadership Video Interview.

Added by Joe Dales on December 13, 2012 at 11:01am — 1 Comment

Farms.com Market School: How To Deal With A Commodity Broker Video Lesson.

Remember commodity trading is financially risk and not for everyone. This video is for educational purposes only.

Added by Joe Dales on December 8, 2012 at 5:06am — No Comments

Tips To Help Make The Seed Purchase Decisions. Check Plot Results On The Farms.com Yield Data Centre.

It is that time of year to place orders for corn seed. Two questions you should ask yourself are: 1) How many hours do I spend selecting corn hybrids? 2) Who and what influence my decision? Regardless of how you answered these questions, selecting hybrids each year is one of the most important routine decisions producers make that drives profitability.



When selecting a variety, you should consider:

  • Availability and seed cost
  • Yield potential, yield stability,…
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Added by Joe Dales on November 18, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

DuPont Pioneer Opens New Parent Seed Facility.

Added by Joe Dales on November 12, 2012 at 8:51am — 1 Comment

Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget.

Added by Joe Dales on November 11, 2012 at 4:55am — No Comments

DuPont Pioneer Opens New Parent Seed Plant in Wingham, Ontario.

DUPONT PIONEER CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW CANADIAN FACILITY



$15 million Production Plant Starts Operation



WINGHAM, Ontario, November 8, 2012 – DuPont Pioneer celebrated the start-up of its new $15 million parent seed production facility near Wingham, Ontario today.



Click Here to see photos of the Grand Opening. http://ontag.farms.com/photo





Ian Grant, president, DuPont Pioneer in Canada, indicated… Continue

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Canadian Corn, Soy Stocks Tighter as of March 31

Canadian stocks of both corn and soybeans were lower as of March 31, even as production of both crops was higher in 2023. A Statistics Canada grain stocks report Tuesday showed total nationwide corn stockpiles as of the end of March at 8.267 million tonnes, down almost 9% from a year earlier but still above the March 31, 2022, stocks level of 8.147 million. National soy stocks came in at 2.046 million tonnes, down 0.9% from March 31, 2023, but still up from 1.888 million two years ago. Canadian corn output in 2023 amounted to 15.076 million tonnes, up about 3.7% on the year, while soybean production increased 6.6% to 6.981 million. Today’s report implies corn usage between December 2023 and March 2024 at 3.03 million tonnes, up from 2.78 million during the same period a year earlier. For soybeans, December-March usage of 1.68 million tonnes was above 1.42 million the previous year. StatsCan also noted that Canadian imports of corn were up 62.4% to 1.8 million tonnes as of Ma

All eyes on Russian weather as wheat rebounds

Wheat futures have gained back much of the ground they lost since the start of the year in the last couple of weeks. There is a tendency for ridge-building in parts of Russia in years when there is a transition from El Nino to La Nina. There was a foreshadowing of that this spring when a ridge emerged, resulting in portions of Ukraine, southern Russia and western Kazakhstan receiving less than half their normal rainfall amounts in March and April. That has analysts like SovEcon already contemplating reduced yields for the country’s winter wheat crop. Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc., said the ridge has gone away, but he expects it to return by the end of May and to dominate summer weather patterns. “The infamous drought in Russia of 2010 was a byproduct of this same environment,” he said. “That was a really nasty year.” The bad years tend to happen when it is a strong ridge that sets up further west in the country’s wheat growing region. However, there have been oth

Canadian borders on alert for avian influenza in dairy cattle

The Canadian government is expanding its surveillance program for a form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle. Fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been detected in pasteurized milk sold in the United States and a statement from Canada’s health agencies said lactating dairy cattle being imported from the United States will now require negative tests. Officials will be conducting enhanced testing of milk at the retail level to look for viral fragments. Voluntary testing will also be available for cows that are not presenting with clinical signs of HPAI, as part of enhanced industry biosecurity efforts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last week about 20 per cent of milk samples from across the country tested positive for fragments of avian flu. The Canadian statement said commercially sold milk and milk products remain safe to consume and pasteurization of dairy products is effective in inactivating the virus that causes HPAI, eve

Moisture should help Sask. farmers, agronomist says

The recent rainfall across north-central Saskatchewan should help farmers with seeding, according to one agronomist. Elliott Hildebrand, who covers the area around Saskatoon, said this spring’s precipitation could create better conditions for farmers after dry conditions in recent years. “We’ve been in a moisture deficit situation for several years now,” said Hildebrand. “So this is all welcome moisture now to help…better conditions maybe than we’ve had for a few seasons, so it’ll definitely be helpful.” After a wet week in the region to start the month of May, more precipitation is expected this week. “We haven’t had much precipitation in the last few years, so I’d say the outlook (for the year) is cautiously optimistic at the moment. It’s a more positive start than we’ve had for a few seasons,” Hildebrand said. “We’re going to need more (precipitation) through out the season as always. But it’s pretty normal at this point. Routine to good relative to the last three, four seasons

CPKC Update

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced the results of its strike vote this week, with 98 percent of members voting in favor of a strike mandate.

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