March 25, 2024

Interest-Free Portion of Advance Payment Program Bumped Up to $250,000

It’s not all the way back to where it was last year, but the interest-free portion of the 2024 federal Advance Payment Program has been raised from its original level.

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March 21, 2024

NOAA Forecasts Warmer Temperatures, No Flooding for US this Spring

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a warmer-than-normal spring this year for most of the US, along with the likelihood of no significant spring flooding

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March 21, 2024

North American Drought Maps Reveals Shifting Hot Spots

A look at the North American drought monitor heading into the 2024 planting season reveals a shift in some of the worst drought conditions compared to a year earlier.

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March 20, 2024

Pea Ending Stocks Lowered Amid Higher 2023-24 Export Forecast

Agriculture Canada has sharply lowered its estimate of 2023-24 dry pea ending stocks from last month.

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March 19, 2024

New-Crop Canola Ending Stocks Estimate Trimmed

Agriculture Canada has trimmed its new-crop canola ending stocks forecast in the wake of a smaller-than-expected planted area estimate.

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March 18, 2024

US Wheat Farm Numbers Decline

The number of US wheat farms has declined markedly over the past two decades, with those producing durum and spring wheat seeing the sharpest declines.

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March 15, 2024

US Wheat Area in Drought Down Sharply from a Year Ago

US wheat areas are heading into the spring facing much less drought than a year ago.

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March 15, 2024

Ontario Variety Performance Information Now Available in Single Website

A new website will allow Ontario producers to now access variety performance information for all major crops in a single place.

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March 14, 2024

IGC Projects Record Large 2024-25 World Grains Production

The International Grains Council is projecting a record large world grains crop in 2024-25, with ending stocks expected to expand as well.

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March 14, 2024

Late-Winter Prairie Precipitation a ‘Drop in the Bucket’

A late-season winter storm that dropped as much as 40 centimetres snow in parts of Western Canada earlier this month represents little more than ‘a drop in the bucket’ when it comes to drought relief, a government agroclim...

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March 13, 2024

New Study Shows Economic Impact of Manitoba-Grown Crops

A new study shows that five Manitoba-grown crops are providing the province with a major economic boost.

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March 13, 2024

Canadian Canola Crush Reaches New Heights in 2023

Statistics Canada has confirmed a new record high for the Canadian canola crush in 2023.

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March 12, 2024

Map: February Precipitation a ‘Positive Change' but Little Impact on Drought

Above normal precipitation in February for the agricultural regions of both Alberta and Saskatchewan failed to materially change ongoing drought conditions.

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