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Possible delay to seeding won’t affect markets

Apr 25, 2022 | 9:00am

The weather is starting to warm up after being around ten below the seasonal average. Those colder temperatures in the province have left some farmers anxious about a possible delayed start to seeding. Neil Townsend, a chief market analyst with Farm Link, said though some farmers are anxious, the markets aren’t. “Right now, it’s early […]

Canadian Cattle Population is the Lowest in 33 Years

Mar 2, 2022 | 3:53pm

Statistics Canada reports 11.1 million head at the start of the year— down 0.5 per cent from the beginning of 2021. The most eye-catching number is a four per cent drop in the number of beef heifers for breeding at 517,300 head. The dairy cow and heifer population was relatively steady at 1.4 million, while […]

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