Ag News

Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M) kicked off Food and Farm Awareness Week on September 19th with the launch of the Foundations of Agriculture Virtual Resource Hub.

Targeting all students from grades K-12, Foundations of Manitoba Agriculture is a series of interactive courses and information sheets that invite teachers and students to explore 18 different crops grown and animals raised in Manitoba - connecting what they eat to the journey their food takes to get from farm to plate.

With harvest continuing in Canada, Statistics Canada has released its newest report on the estimates for many of the crops being grown.

This month's totals have come as many farmers are seeing an excellent end to a good growing season, with hot and sunny weather helping to dry out the crops.

The latest report takes that into account, as the previous August 29 report only recorded conditions up to July, with the new data going up to the end of August.

Most of the crops are seeing a slight bump in the yields that are being predicted thanks to the new report:

There's been a bit of a surge in forward hog contract prices.

That from Tyler Fulton, director of risk management with Hams Marketing Services.

Farmers are currently in the middle of the harvesting season, where time is often crucial to success, so any interruptions can be critical.

At the same time, Statistics Canada is looking to put forward its Field Crop Estimates, which gives buyers and others information on just how much Canada is producing.

That means surveys can come at times when time matters the most for farmers, and Statistics Canada is changing that system to help rely on other sources.

Producers in the southeast and up into the northwest part of the province are hoping this week's frost doesn't do much damage.

Farmers continue to evaluate the damage as some areas got hit a little harder than others with the frost.

Saskatchewan's latest crop report shows 64 per cent of the provincial crop is in, up from 42 per cent the previous week.

Harvest is most advanced in the southwest where 93 per cent of the crop is in the bin, the west-central has 80 per cent done, with some producers in the two areas already finished with the harvest.

With harvest continuing in Canada, Statistics Canada has released its newest report on the estimates for many of the crops being grown.

This month's totals have come as many farmers are seeing an excellent end to a good growing season, with hot and sunny weather helping to dry out the crops.

The latest report takes that into account, as the previous August 29 report only recorded conditions up to July, with the new data going up to the end of August.

Most of the crops are seeing a slight bump in the yields that are being predicted thanks to the new report:

Manitoba Agriculture says harvest progress sits at 32% complete across the province, which is a big jump over the past seven days.

This puts harvest completion approximately 10 harvesting days behind the 5-year average of 65% completed by this time.

Cereal Specialist Anne Kirk says as we get later into September, frost is becoming more of a concern.

Through a $30 million commitment under the Government of Canada’s Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy (PCAIS), Protein Industries Canada is launching a new stream of programing that will co-invest in collaborative projects that utilize artificial intelligence to help grow Canada’s plant-based food, feed and ingredients ecosystem efficiently and sustainably.

Statistics Canada released its August crop production estimate on Wednesday.

In 2022, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, canola, barley, oats, soybeans and corn for grain than they did in 2021, according to the most recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data.

Neil Townsend is chief market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

The Canola Council of Canada has sent out a "Save the date" notice for Canola Week. 

Canola Week 2022 runs December 6-8 at the Sheraton Cavelier Hotel in Saskatoon. 

This year's conference offers producers the opportunity to tune in from home or attend in person.

Registration for the event is set to open next month.

The three-day event will update growers on the state of the canola industry in Canada, the latest research, agronomic issues and cutting-edge innovation.