Feed Grain Weekly: Barley prices stay steady for now - Alberta Farmer Express
Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said feed barley prices have stayed put over the past week.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures fell for a third consecutive day on Thursday in profit-taking and technical selling setback following recent highs and amid some weaker-than-expected cash market sales this week. The post U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Western Canadian wheat bids were mostly lower during the week ended Sept. 4, 2025 due to weather and potential high yields worldwide. The post Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat bids pressured on multiple fronts appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. soybean futures rebounded on late-session technical buying to end firm on Thursday after concerns about a lack of sales to top importer China had dragged the market to 3-1/2 week lows. The post U.S. grains: Soybeans end firm as late-session technical buying offsets demand pressure appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Saskatchewan farmers advanced their harvest 11 points during the week ended Sept. 1, bringing it to 23 per cent complete. However, that’s still 17 points behind the five-year average despite dry conditions throughout most of the province. The post Saskatchewan harvest advances, but behind five-year pace appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton said feed barley prices have stayed put over the past week.| Alberta Farmer Express
The federal government will invest $370 million in a new biofuel production incentive. The post Government to invest in biofuel production appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
China on Friday prolonged its probe into Canadian canola imports, buying six more months for negotiations that could ease a year-long trade dispute sparked by Ottawa's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The post China delays final ruling in canola dispute with top supplier Canada appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
The federal Conservatives called for the government to authorize emergency use of the poison strychnine against infestations of gophers. The post Conservatives call for approval of emergency strychnine use appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Canada will soon unveil a series of promised measures to help the steel and aluminum sector deal with U.S. tariffs, and will also aid canola farmers, government officials said on Thursday. The post Federal government to unveil promised aid for canola sector soon appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Leon Kochian, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Global Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan received a fellowship from the Royals Society of Canada. Kochian has spent four decades studying root architecture. The post Saskatchewan root researcher honoured by Royal Society of Canada appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Though some might call it weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney's move to lift the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods covered under CUSMA while retaining tariffs on auto, steel and aluminum, is arguably a wise strategy says economist Nargess Kayhani. The post Mark Carney lifted some tariffs against the U.S. Was that a wise tactical move, or a bad blunder? appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
The National Farmers Union (NFU) says Bill C-2, called the Strong Borders Act, might increase the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers. The post Strong borders bill could increase temporary foreign worker vulnerability says National Farmers Union appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said he and other senior officials would work to resolve a dispute with China over tariffs that Beijing has imposed on canola. The post Carney says he will take part in bid to resolve China canola dispute appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest News Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.| Alberta Farmer Express
As the harvest in southern Alberta presses on, a broker said that is one of the factors pulling feed prices lower in the region. Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge, added that lower cattle numbers in feedlots, plentiful amounts of grass for cattle to graze and a lacklustre export market also weighed on feed prices. The post Feed Grains Weekly: Price likely to keep stepping back appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53 per cent jump from the number of cases reported in July, according to Mexican government data seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The post Mexico reports 53 per cent increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of Health said on Monday. Ranchers criticized a lack of transparency about the case. The post U.S. cattle ranchers criticize government for delayed reporting of human screwworm case appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending August 23, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $5 to $10 higher on average compared to seven days earlier. In some locations such as Lethbridge, larger packages of quality yearlings traded $10 to as much as $20/cwt higher. The post Klassen: Feeder market makes another leg higher appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures fell on Monday after the USDA reported a human case of New World screwworm in the U.S. The post U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slide on human screwworm case report appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country. The post U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Cattle futures climbed again on Friday as USDA data showed a continued decline in cattle on feed. Hogs also rose. The post U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Livestock Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle and lean hog futures continued to climb on Wednesday. The post U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Higher U.S. tariffs on Brazil are expected to reshape global beef trade flows, sparking increased shipments to the U.S. from countries like Mexico and Australia while Brazil seeks alternative markets, analysts said on Wednesday. The post U.S. tariffs on Brazil will reshape global beef trade flows, analysts say appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures rose on Tuesday, recouping losses from Monday's screwworm scare. Lean hog futures also rose.,. The post U.S. livestock: Cattle regain losses, hogs rise appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressGFM Network Daily News - Alberta Farmer Express
Starting September 1, Canada will adjust its tariffs on agricultural products, consumer goods and machinery, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.| Alberta Farmer Express
The trade is focusing on results from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which will make its way through seven states looking at corn and soybean fields from Aug. 18 to 21, 2025.| Alberta Farmer Express
Farm Credit Canada has extended its Trade Disruption Customer Support program to canola producers.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canada is focusing on a series of measures to support canola farmers hit by China's latest tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, but did not give specific details.| Alberta Farmer Express
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, finding some support from fresh details on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to deal with new world screwworm.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures retreated on Thursday in a profit-taking and technical setback after three sessions of gains and as disappointing weekly beef export sales data weighed on the market.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures made gains for the second day running while lean hog contracts settled with small losses.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures closed with small gains on Monday after Friday's fall. Lean hog futures were also up.| Alberta Farmer Express
The CFIA was unconvinced that suggested measures could offset the risk of importing bee pests along with bulk bee replacement stock.| Alberta Farmer Express
U.S. soybean futures declined for the first time in four sessions on profit taking on Thursday after a rally ignited by the U.S. government's lower-than-expected harvest outlook took prices to six-week highs.| Alberta Farmer Express
Deere & Co reported a lower third-quarter profit and tightened its annual profit forecast on Thursday, as U.S. tariffs dent margins on its farm equipment, sending the company's shares down six per cent.| Alberta Farmer Express
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promises EV action and calls for canola compensation| Alberta Farmer Express
Importers are struggling to resell several cargoes of Canadian canola meal that arrived in China after Beijing imposed hefty import tariffs on the protein-rich ingredient, three trade sources said.| Alberta Farmer Express
For this forecast period it looks like the active pattern that developed last week will continue with a couple of lows forecasted to impact parts of the Prairies.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canadian farmers are reeling from China's decision to impose hefty duties on their canola seed, after the surprise move spooked grain buyers into halting purchases and stoked worries there will be little demand for crop deliveries this autumn.| Alberta Farmer Express
Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.| Alberta Farmer Express
Record large corn and soybean yields are expected in the United States this year, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Aug. 12.| Alberta Farmer Express
China has effectively shut the door on purchases of Canadian canola by announcing a preliminary anti-dumping duty of 75.8 per cent on imports of the oilseed to start on Thursday, Aug. 14.| Alberta Farmer Express
Smithfield Foods raised its annual operating profit forecast on Tuesday as its hog business rebounded from losses and the biggest U.S. pork processor said it resumed U.S. exports to China that had been crippled by tariffs.| Alberta Farmer Express
The Farm Babe Michelle Miller seeks to debunk what she sees as misconceptions about modern agriculture perpetuated by another universe of influencers, many of whom are now closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, campaign.| Alberta Farmer Express
China on Tuesday announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports, a fresh escalation in the year-long trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August.| Alberta Farmer Express
A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.| Alberta Farmer Express
Australia has lifted a 22-year-old ban on the import of Canadian beef and beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement on Tuesday.| Alberta Farmer Express
The United States will sell “so much” beef to Australia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after Canberra relaxed import restrictions, adding that other countries that refused U.S. beef products were on notice.| Alberta Farmer Express
Report from Cornell University researchers details how much it costs to have a dairy cow infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.| Alberta Farmer Express
South Korean apple farmers, who account for about a third of the roughly 14,000 households in the sleepy rural area of Cheongsong county, worry that their way of life could be under threat from an influx of cheap U.S. imports.| Alberta Farmer Express
Pushing pulses as an environmental solution can be risky The post Pulse sector fights anti-green trend appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Opinion Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website. The post Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer appeared first on Alberta Farmer Express.| Alberta Farmer ExpressLatest Opinion Stories - Alberta Farmer Express
As the trade war rages and the U.S. administration continues to threaten Canadian sovereignty, it’s no surprise Mark Carney is bypassing Washington and heading to Europe on his first international trip as prime minister.| Alberta Farmer Express
FBN is planning a future expansion of its product line to include things like financial products and more inputs including canola seed.| Alberta Farmer Express
Harvest operations in Alberta are virtually complete for 2024, the province’s crop report said. Combining advanced three points to 99 per cent finished as of Oct. 22 as well as being three points above the five-year average.| Alberta Farmer Express
Crops in Saskatchewan continued to be largely normal in their development, the provincial agriculture department said in its latest weekly crop report.| Alberta Farmer Express
Glacier FarmMedia — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the| Alberta Farmer Express
A University of Saskatchewan project seeking to unlock the genetic potential of Canadian beef cattle has received a funding boost from the federal and provincial governments.| Alberta Farmer Express
Rains were welcome across much of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 9, but topsoil moisture levels declined and crop damage was a concern in areas that missed out on the precipitation, said the latest provincial crop report.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago cattle futures returned to gains on Thursday after two days of losses, while all but the most distant hog contracts edged down.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago corn futures fell on Thursday as beneficial weather patterns moved through growing areas, analysts said.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures tumbled on Wednesday after climbing to records on dwindling U.S. supplies.| Alberta Farmer Express
Chicago soybean futures settled higher on Tuesday on strength from a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war and a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture report, though profit-taking pressured prices throughout the session.| Alberta Farmer Express
For the week ending May 10, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded steady to $5 higher on average. Quality packages of lighter calves were priced $10-$15 above week ago levels. Many auction barns are only holding sales every two or three weeks at this time of year with limited numbers on offer. This made the market hard to define in certain weight categories.| Alberta Farmer Express
Canada's egg farmers are looking to our leaders to show their strong support for the supply managed egg sector, which delivers stability and self-sufficiency to our food system.| Alberta Farmer Express
Cows at three dairy farms in California tested positive for H5N1 bird flu at the end of August, marking an expansion of the virus into the largest dairy| Alberta Farmer Express
China has opened an anti-subsidy probe into imported dairy products from the European Union, stepping up tension with the bloc a day after Brussels released its revised draft decision related to tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.| Alberta Farmer Express
The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to Reuters interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians, and farmers in six states with known cases.| Alberta Farmer Express
On June 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated their guidance for private veterinarians on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The update noted the expanded eligibility for testing, and that the CFIA would cover lab test fees at any Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network (CAHSN) lab that is approved to test samples in domestic animals. The agency will not, however, pay veterinarian fees for sample collection or shipment to the lab.| Alberta Farmer Express
