(Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday July 23, 2019

Jul 23, 2019 | 10:16 AM

The group that represents canaryseed producers will be revisiting payment protection.

Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan (CDCS) said with ILTA Grain under creditor protection some canaryseed producers are out large sums of money that they are unlikely to recoup.

Producers of pulse crops and other grains are covered for all or at least some of their unpaid deliveries through the Canadian Grain Commission’s licencing and bonding program. Currently, canaryseed is not eligible for this support.

CDCS chair Lucas Sutherland said this is not the fault of the Canadian Grain Commission or any past or current government. The issue of producer payment protection for canaryseed was raised with producers in the past but there was no clear indication that a majority of producers were in favour of proceeding with a request for coverage.

He said with this new situation, the board will look at the issue again and ask canaryseed producers to make their views known to the commission. Also, a resolution will be presented to the annual meeting on January 13.

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Some canaryseed producers are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by ILTA Grain.

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Delegates to the annual International Wheat Congress in Saskatoon will hear from the federal government about research funding.

Minister of Science and Sport Kirsty Duncan, along with representatives from Genome Prairie, Genome Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Saskatchewan, will be making a major funding announcement. It will include Prairie-based 2018 Large-Scale Applied Research Projects and the Genomic Applications Partnership Program.

The announcement will be made at 2 p.m.

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The first of two field days will be held just south of Melfort tomorrow.

The North East Agriculture Research Foundation (NARF) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada combine to host an event to highlight some of the projects they’ve been working on.

NARF Research Manager Jessica Pratchler said one stop on the tour will focus on the popular topic of intercropping. There is an oat and pea intercrop which is considered more suited for the northeast part of the province.

Registration begins at the research farm at 8:30 a.m. with the tour to follow at 9 a.m. The event wraps up with lunch at 1 p.m.

The Forage Field Day, also at the Ag Canada research farm, begins on Thursday at noon with a barbecue.

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It comes as no surprise that yields from this year’s hay crop will be lower.

Forage industry consultant Paul Jefferson recently released his 2019 hay yield estimates report for Saskatchewan.

He predicted the provincial average hay yield this year to be down .96 tonnes per acre.

Jefferson said the June rains were too late for the first cut of hay. He said cool season hay crop plant species are at the end of their maturity cycle and are less responsive to rain.

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