Lentil industry watches farmer plans
Will farmers crush the red lentil market with a massive acreage this year?
That's a question Informa Economics' special crops analyst Chuck Penner is asking.
"Canadian lentil acreage will grow — by a lot," said Penner in a presentation during the Canadian Wheat Board's Grain World conference.
That's easy to understand because of current prices, but possibly dangerous to new crop prices because the old crop rally is a product of...
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Sask. expects few pest issues
Saskatchewan farmers will face the usual assortment of insect threats this year, but only a few are forecast to cause significant damage.
Brent Flaten, the province's integrated pest management specialist, told the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association annual conference which pests to watch out for and where.
Forecast maps are posted on the Saskatchewan Agriculture website.
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MOREScientists try to pin down prairie water supply
Mountain snow packs are natural reservoirs, holding back winter precipitation and releasing it over summer when water demand is high.
However, the uncertainty of climate change has researchers questioning how reliable those stores may be in the future.
John Pomeroy of the University of Saskatchewan said spring snow could be replaced by more rain that runs off quickly if Western Canada warms up by 4 C as some...
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Western Producer Livestock Report
04/03/2010 12:00:00 AM
U.S. cash hog prices rose on stronger than expected pork prices and demand.
Futures...
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04/03/2010 12:00:00 AM
This cattle market information is selected from the weekly report from Canfax, a division...
MOREAlgerian self-sufficiency plan may affect Canadian durum
04/03/2010 12:00:00 AM
It's too early to say what impact Algeria's decision to boost domestic production and cut...
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