***Deadline –July 1st!!!
PEIFA / Island Lime / PEI Agromart Scholarship
$2000 Scholarship to be awarded – Application Deadline is July 1st. DETAILS and APPLICATION
PEI Wild Blueberry Growers Seek a Project Manager
The PEIWBGA is seeking a project manager for an 8 week summer position. Anticipated start date is July 4th.
For more information visit HERE
Local, Regional, Canadian News
‘Anxious to have that first taste’, P.E.I. strawberry crop is early
‘The first strawberry is the very best one that you’ll eat all season’ MORE
Crop Survey, Final Validation for the Crop National Occupation Standard
FROM : CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCE COUNCIL
We waited till after seeding to remind you of this. We are sending this to you now because we want to catch you before you get too busy with other things on your farm. It is really important to participate in this as it is your opportunity to check and make sure the information the researchers collected is correct and reflects the operations on a modern grain operation today. Please find time in the next week to participate in the SHORT online survey. Fill out the survey that is closest to your own job: Entry Level, Experienced, Supervisor or Manager. Your responses will remain anonymous. SURVEY
Recruiting Farm Families for the 2017 Faces of Farming Calendar
The PEIFA is currently recruiting farms to feature in the 2017 Faces of Farming calendar. We welcome all farm families of various commodities and farm history to submit their name for our consideration. The Faces of Farming calendar has become very popular over the years for its ability to share good news stories about local producers while also educating the public about farming in Prince Edward Island.
Should you be interested in having your farm featured, please submit a short description of your farm to charlottec@peifa.ca. If selected the PEIFA will have a photographer visit your farm this summer/early fall to take photos.
For more information please contact the PEIFA office 902-368-7289.
Livestock
Earls locks in Canadian beef supplies
Vancouver-based dining chain Earls has enlisted a handful of Canadian ranchers and processors to supply beef to about half its stores while matching its criteria for animal care and “ethical farming practices.” The move comes about six weeks after Earls retreated from a plan to source its beef from Creekstone Farms, choosing the Kansas company from beef suppliers following the U.S.-based Certified Humane animal welfare certification program. MORE
U.S. livestock: Hogs tumble most since March
U.S. lean hog futures plummeted by two per cent or more on Wednesday, notching their largest daily declines since March on technical selling and investment fund liquidation, traders and analysts said. MORE
CME: Analysts Make Wide-Ranging Estimates Ahead of Cattle on Feed Report
This Friday will be busy as USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) bunches-up the release of livestock/meat reports late this week. MORE
PED Containment Top Priority for Canada
CANADA – Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer says all pig movements on and off PED infected farms are being tracked in an effort to identify the source of infection and to ensure it does not spread to other farms, writes Bruce Cochrane. MORE
EU Pork Exports Continue Strong Growth
EU exports of fresh/frozen pork continued to show strong growth into April. MORE
Canadian Dairy Commission – Market Bulletin – June 15 HERE
Atlantic Stockyards Weekly Market Report – June 16 HERE
*Scroll down the page to find the report
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Wednesday, June 22 HERE
Potatoes
McCain Foods Limited now a strategic partner and investor in agricultural data specialist Resson
Resson, a fast-growing data-driven agriculture technology company, today announced that McCain Foods Limited is now a strategic partner and is part of a $US 11 million (about $CDN 14 million) Series B investment round in the company, led by Monsanto Growth Ventures. MORE
Wisc. Potato Check-Off Raises Assessment
Starting next month, Wisconsin potato growers will need to contribute an extra one-cent per hundredweight for the product they produce and sell. Last week, the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board (WPIB) unanimously approved a proposed hike in the assessment farmers pay for research and promotion. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola ends mixed
ICE Futures Canada canola ended mixed on Wednesday as fund-selling pressured front contracts. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Wednesday: Canola futures prices mostly higher, barley unchanged MORE
AM markets: corn extends retreat, amid ideas ‘rally is over’ HERE
ICE weekly outlook: Room for additional downside in canola
ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower on the week — and the market’s declines are likely not finished yet, one analyst says. MORE
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy both watching weather, funds
Chicago Board of Trade soybeans recorded losses during the week ended Wednesday. The market felt pressure from wet weather in the U.S. Midwest, which is expected to mitigate some of the damage caused by hot and dry conditions. As well, traders liquidated many of their long-term contracts. MORE
Cash oats disconnect from falling futures
Oat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade may be trending lower, but any further losses in the futures will only cause basis levels in the Canadian countryside to widen further, as farmers are reluctant to sell below their targeted levels. MORE
U.S. grains: Corn to one-month low as rains spur long liquidation
Soybeans higher on talk of fresh export demand; wheat nearly unchanged MORE
PEI Grain Elevators – Prices – June 21 HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
US giving $48 million to help Western farms handle drought
The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and ranchers in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change. MORE
Early, frequent fungicide applications can be a waste
Farmers can be a little too ready to pull out the sprayer and apply fungicides and may be doing more harm than good. When there’s little or no leaf disease present in a field, those early applications are an expense for no benefit and could do more harm by encouraging other diseases such as black point, says Myriam Fernandez, a cereal pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). MORE
Why Europe may ban the most popular weed killer in the world
It’s hard to find an herbicide like glyphosate. It’s cheap, highly effective, and is generally regarded as one of the safest and most environmentally benign herbicides ever discovered. But a report last year that glyphosate could cause cancer has thrown its future into jeopardy. Now the European Union faces a 30 June deadline to reapprove its use, or glyphosate will not be allowed for sale. Here’s a quick explanation of the issues. MORE
Regular Updates
Rayglen Market Comments – June 22 HERE
StatsCan – Balance sheet of the agricultural sector, December 31, 2015 HERE and HERE
StatsCan – Mushroom Growers’ Survey, 2015 HERE and HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Wednesday, June 22 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
PEIFA / Island Lime / PEI Agromart Scholarship
$2000 Scholarship to be awarded – Application Deadline is July 1st. DETAILS and APPLICATION
Combine Clinic – East
Jul 13 – Montague
The PEI Department of Agriculture & Fisheries will be hosting two Combine Clinics featuring combine specialist John Aubin. MORE
Combine Clinic – West
Jul 14 – Summerside MORE
PEI Potato Blossom Festival – July 18th – 24th
Farmers Banquet – July 22nd – Community Sports Centre – O’Leary
Catered by The Sizzler – tickets $25.00 – Option of chicken or pork.
Purchase ticket at festival office in the Future Tech Building or phone 902-726-3300
East Coast Style 2016 – Dairy Sale & Show
Aug 11 – 13 – Eastside Holsteins, Frenchfort MORE
