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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday August 14, 2019

Aug 14, 2019 | 12:00 PM

Prairie farmers hauled 21.1 million tonnes of wheat to market in the crop year ending Aug. 1.

Sask Wheat’s market outlook said farm deliveries were up 13 per cent from the year before.

Wheat exports for the crop year were 18.4 million tonnes, up 12 per cent .

The report said both Indonesia and China have imported 2.1 million tonnes of Canadian wheat as of June.

This is a 43 per cent jump for China over last year and a 79 per cent hike for Indonesia.

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Producers will have an opportunity to learn more about growing forages during a tour in the Spiritwood area later this month.

On Aug. 28 participants will get more information on new programs and funding opportunities. Speakers will discuss how producers can select the right forages for their farm and get tips on managing clubroot using forage.

The tour will start at Resolute School, six miles south on Highway 378 and one and a half miles west.

Registration deadline is Aug. 26. Growers can call the Prince Albert regional office for more information.

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TELUS has purchased Farm At Hand.

The announcement was made by Farm At Hand in a news release yesterday stating the company was excited to join the TELUS family.

The farm management platform was launched in 2012 with a focus on helping growers track inventory, field records, sales and equipment.

Farm at Hand said access to the tools will not change. They also added TELUS will be better able to alert users to changes, and offer advanced tools and information, which will allow farmers to keep better track of everything on one central platform.

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China’s move to stop buying several Canadian agricultural products has punished some farmers, and now industry leaders are worrying about the prospect of the broader threat of a U.S.- China trade deal.

Canadian exports of beef, pork, canola and soybeans have largely been locked out of the massive Chinese market following the Dec. arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver.

At the same time, a handful of Canadian crops have had stronger sales to China over the past year, such as wheat, thanks to trade-related tariffs imposed by the U.S.

The Canadian Agri-food Trade Alliance said Canada may see indirect benefits from the trade war in the short term.

The organization said President Donald Trump has been clear that any trade deal must include China agreeing to make major agricultural purchases from the U.S.

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alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca

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