(Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Friday July 12, 2019

Jul 12, 2019 | 10:14 AM

A Quill Lakes area farmer said crop development varies from field to field and crop to crop.

Norm Hall said canola starting blooming the first part of July which is normal but there are plants that are just cabbaging and it will take a long fall for that crop to mature.

He said variability has made weed control a nightmare.

Hall said the timing for applying fungicides is already difficult but with the crop in different stages it’s almost impossible.

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Farmers have some options to consider if they’re dealing with poor emergence or hail damage.

Saskatchewan Crop Insurance President and CEO Shawn Jacques said producers may want to consider grazing that crop or cutting it for feed.

He said producers need to call their local crop insurance office to register a pre-harvest claim.

The provincial government announced an extension to the crop insurance greenfeed deadline in June. This gives producers the chance to seed or insure any cereal greenfeed crop until Monday.

Jacques said 190 customers have already selected the extended greenfeed seeding option.

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Rain makes grain.

Exceed Grain Marketing analyst Wayne Palmer said there has been a notable improvement in grain and oilseed crops across the Prairies.

He said adequate moisture the last seven to 10 days has turned the crop around.

Palmer said it looks like a very good wheat and pulse crop and the canola rating has moved from poor to average.

The USDA’s latest report showed global ending stocks for wheat were five million tons less than what the analysts had predicted which sent wheat, corn and soybeans prices higher.

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Canadian Crop Hail Association said with the moisture also came storms across Saskatchewan and Alberta, causing light to heavy crop damage.

As a result of the storms, there were 1,018 claims in Alberta and Saskatchewan which association members are investigating.

Murray Bantle of Co-operative Hail Insurance Company said Saskatchewan farmers made 98 claims after storms damaged cereals, oilseeds, and pulses.

He said the damage ranged from light to heavy with the heaviest damage being in Coronach and Assiniboia.

Wind, rain, and hail also caused damage to crops in Outlook and communities near it.

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