PEI Potato Blossom Festival – 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 MORE
Local, Regional, Canadian News
D.S. Ellis Inc. found not guilty on charges related to Barclay Brook fish kill
Judge ruled company took reasonable steps to prevent fungicide from running into brook MORE
Island needs a good soaking rain
Prince Edward Island needs a good heavy rain, but the only moisture in the Environment Canada forecast is the possibility of showers on Saturday at the earliest. MORE
Achieving Growth Through Development of Canadian Beef Markets
Canadian Beef has built a reputation as being some of the tastiest and best quality beef in the world. The Government of Canada is proud to support Canadian ranchers and help them realize the great potential of the Canadian Beef sector. MORE
Farm programs to dominate ag ministers meeting
Canada’s agriculture ministers are meeting in Calgary this week to begin negotiating the next Growing Forward agreement. MORE
CSGA prepares for regulatory review
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association looks at the upcoming seed regulatory review as both a risk and an opportunity MORE
Extreme Alberta weather coming at a huge cost to farmers
Just this past Friday, the area of Carmangay saw hail stones bigger than golf balls. The hail destroyed vehicles, trailers, tries and even injured livestock. MORE
Organic farm outside Calgary loses entire harvest in hail storm
Jorge Mendoza has been running the Rio Frio Farm near Okotoks, Alta. for 10 years and has never seen a hail storm like the one that devastated his crops Tuesday. MORE
Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award. Nominations are open until August 12, 2016. More and Nomination form HERE
Canadian Embassy to promote organic companies
The Canadian Embassy is exhibiting at Riga Food 2016, the annual Baltics Food Industry Fair, September 7-10. Interested in promoting your products? MORE
Livestock
Achieving Growth Through Development of Canadian Beef Markets
Canadian Beef has built a reputation as being some of the tastiest and best quality beef in the world. The Government of Canada is proud to support Canadian ranchers and help them realize the great potential of the Canadian Beef sector. MORE
Beef 911: The pros and cons of hormone-free beef programs
There’s a lot of confusion about these programs — here’s a take from a veterinary perspective MORE
U.S. livestock: Lower cash, beef prices again sink CME live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures’ extended their losses on Wednesday from the previous session, led by the morning’s lower cash and wholesale pork prices, traders said. MORE
Canada Hog Market
When discussing the pork industry I’m reluctant to reference anything as easy. This is a hard game of inches and as any participant who’s has been involved for any length of time can attest it can give you a ride that would make any theme park roller coaster look like a Sunday drive, writes Bob Fraser – Sales & Service, Genesus Ontario. MORE
EU Pig Prices: Stabilising on the Level Achieved
After the price increase last week, prices are expected to stabilise for the most part. MORE
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Wednesday, July 20 HERE
Potatoes
Grower Thrives Despite Challenges
The life of a grower is full of risk and reward, heartache and triumph, and doesn’t involve heading home at 5 p.m. each weeknight and taking weekends off. Growers work long hours under extreme stress each growing season to ensure their crops are of the highest caliber, worthy of the plates and glasses of consumers. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American Grains/Oilseed Review – canola ends unchanged as soybeans drop
THE ICE Futures Canada canola market finished relatively unchanged in extremely choppy trading on Wednesday. The market bounced above and below unchanged before the two front-month contracts ultimately settled even. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Wednesday: Canola futures prices lower, barley unchanged HERE
AM markets: grain prices rise. Will gains stick this time? HERE
Canola crop opens new farming options in Pasadena, NFLD
It may be an experimental crop, but canola fields have farmers and passersby seeing gold in Pasadena, on the west coast of Newfoundland. Planted this spring, the 30-acre field is a part of a $1-million research program undertaken by the provincial forestry and agrifoods agency. MORE
U.S. grains: Improving weather sparks sell-off in U.S. corn, soybeans
U.S. corn and soybean futures posted sharp declines on Wednesday, with corn hitting its lowest in nearly two years as the latest weather outlook appeared less threatening to crop development, traders said. MORE
Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed
From the heart of the U.S. big farm belt to Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia, livestock producers are snapping up wheat damaged by bad weather or low in protein, providing pigs and poultry with grain more often milled for making bread. MORE
Chart of Note: Global Survey Demonstrates Scale Of Feed Market
Global feed tonnage reached 995.6 million tons in 2015, according to the 2016 edition of an annual global feed survey by agriculture supplier Alltech. MORE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
Ultra-consistent canola stands, but with a price attached
Craig Shaw loved the results, and lower seed cost, but the pricey equipment is a major barrier MORE
Bringing Big Roy Back
If there was a “celebrity” category for machinery, Versatile’s one-of-a-kind four-axle, articulated tractor might top the list. Nearly everyone who passed by it at Ag in Motion this week stopped to take or pose for a photo with “Big Roy.” MORE
Regular Updates
Rayglen Market Comments – July 20 HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Wednesday, July 20 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
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 MORE
Weed Wiping – Pesticide Training Session for Blueberry and Cranberry Growers
July 28 – Registration at 6:30 p.m, Course from 7 to 9 p.m.
Rodd Royalty Hotel – Trans Canada Hwy – Charlottetown
You are asked to pre-register by noon, July 27, 2016 by calling 902-368-4880 or 902-368-4145 MORE
East Coast Style 2016 – Dairy Sale & Show
Aug 11 – 13 – Eastside Holsteins, Frenchfort MORE
Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Beef Barbecue
Saturday August 13th from 4:00-6:30pm at the Harrington Research Station, 1200 Brackley Point Road.
Tickets are $30 each for adults, $10 for children under 12, and take-out is available. You can get your tickets by emailing farmershelpingfarmerspei@gmail.com or dropping by the PEIFA Office in the Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue.
National Organic Week – Sept 17 – 25, 2016
Canada’s National Organic Week is the largest annual celebration of organic food, farming and products across the country. MORE
