There is word that both sides in the Cargill labour dispute in High River are scheduled to talk this week. Unless a new deal is worked out between the two sides, hundreds of workers will hit the bricks next Monday morning. They rejected the last offer from Cargill by a margin of 98 percent. Not long after, Cargill issued a lockout notice should workers walk off the job in less than a week.

Canola prices continue to hover around $1,000 per tonne. Brian Voth, president of IntelliFARM Inc., commented on the reasoning behind the high prices. "I think the biggest driver is just the lack of production in Canada, coupled with a lot of buying from China in the past six to eight months, which has really led to these diminished balance sheets on canola and a multitude of other commodities. That has continued to fuel canola prices," he said. "We went into this year with relatively low overall stocks, with a production that's sixty per cent or whatever the number's going to be of normal. Obviously, we'll get those numbers out here at the end of the week from Stats Canada on our final production estimate but it's going to be a fraction of a normal canola crop. That has kept prices up at these elevated levels and continuing to move higher because we don't have enough canola to satisfy the historical export demand along with domestic crush."

The beef sector is hoping to see an agreement reached that will avert a potential lock out at the Cargill meat packing plant at High River. Negotiators for Cargill and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union Local 401 are back at the bargaining table today.

BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) is donating a combined $65,000 to farming communities across Western Canada. BASF’s Community Challenge called on canola growers to nominate a local organization or initiative for the chance to receive one of eight $5,000 donations, with an additional $25,000 grand prize award in celebration of InVigor hybrid canola’s 25th anniversary season.

Last week marked the return of Canadian Western Agribition following a one-year break due to COVID. CEO Chris Lane says while they don't have solid numbers yet, attendance was down due to COVID requirements and travel restrictions. "A factor for sure. COVID has caused anybody in the event, hospitality or tourism business, in particular, to sort of rethink their plans and, and how you measure success. So it's hard to really know the exact effect. There's lots going on in the agriculture community that also would have an effect. Agribition is, you know, dependent on the weather, drought and prices in agriculture, as it is on any other thing. So, you know, I think COVID might have had a downward effect on the attendance, in terms of school kids, for example. You know, 10,000 school kids in Regina couldn't come to the show this year, like they normally do at their schools and field trips. So those numbers will show up eventually. But, you know, overall, I think in the people who did come

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is reminding farmers about the dangers of grain entrapment. Agricultural Health and Safety Specialist Rob Gobeil says the main reason for a farmer to enter a grain bin would be to address the poor condition of the grain before shipping.

Unlike previous dry years, this year's crops haven't suffered the same drought stress, reduced yields.

Several farm commissions and other organizations will receive a total of $1.85 million in grant money this year through the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s specialty crop block grant program.

"We sold quite a few mama cows and we moved a lot of cattle off of our ranches to other places further north in other parts of the state that had water," Poncia said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun issuing approximately $270 million in payments to contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry who applied for Pandemic Assistance.

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With rural crime never far from the headlines, PC Marc Jackson, of Wiltshire Police’s Rural Crime Team, tells us about crime that commonly affects farms and what farmers can do to protect their businesses. See also: Rural crime falls, but farms still at risk from slicker thieves What are the crime issues that cause farmers […]

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Sheep farmers in England should have received a letter or email from Defra reminding them to fill out their annual sheep and goat inventory. The inventory must be completed with the number of sheep and goats on a farmer’s land on 1 December 2021. The form can be completed online or sent by post, but […]

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The Welsh government is being urged to maintain a payment cap on support schemes for agriculture after the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) ends, to prevent larger businesses from getting a lion’s share of funding. As farmers gathered in Llanelwedd for the 2021 Royal Welsh Winter Fair this week, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) insisted […]

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Corteva’s Kerb weather data service, provided via the free Corteva Arable app, helps farmers plan their propyzamide (Kerb Flo 500 and AstroKerb) herbicide applications to oilseed rape. Products containing propyzamide can be applied to oilseed rape from 1 October, providing the crop has at least three leaves, to the 31January. However, to make sure the herbicide […]

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Non-chemical methods of control have a role to play as part of an integrated grassweed management programme. These include stopping any seed return by either rogueing or “burning off” patches in the crop; appropriate cultivations which may include post-harvest stubble management and rotational ploughing; appropriate sowing dates – earlier on low risk fields but later […]

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Grassweeds pose a significant problem for autumn sown crops if not properly controlled. Two of the biggest threats to UK arable farmers are blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum).  Blackgrass is the most common arable weed in England, with a life cycle that is aligned to UK winter cropping strategies. Frequently found in […]

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A limited number of discounted early birds tickets for the Royal Highland Show 2022 will go on sale from Friday 3 December. Organisers are hopeful the show, Scotland’s premier celebration of food, farming and rural life, will go ahead as normal next year, despite ongoing concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic. Show exhibitors and visitors will be welcomed […]

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A teat disease that causes intense irritation to cows looks likely to be caused by an imbalance of bacteria, rather than just one pathogen. This is the conclusion of a study by AHDB and the University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science, which followed 250 cases of ischaemic teat necrosis (ITN). ITN often results in […]

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When Sam and Claire Beaumont first took on Gowbarrow Hall Farm, the only profit – of just £600 a year – came from the sheep enterprise. Fast forward four years and the farm, in Watermillock, Cumbria, is making a net profit of up to £1,600 a head from its beef herd. The flock of 600 […]

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Research at the University of Nottingham has shown a wide disparity in the efficiency of UK dairy herds. Using the whole-farm feed efficiency (WFFE) ratio, a survey of 194 farms found that the lowest efficiency ratio was just 0.5, while the highest was 1.5. WFFE compares milk output against all feed for all stock. That […]

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