EDMONTON - Jun 2/08 - SNS -- Having only pea and wheat crops in a rotation is not a true crop rotation, note Alberta Agriculture agronomists. Ideally, having three or more crops in a rotation is best from a crop diversity standpoint and is preferred tohelp manage pest issues, particularly disease. However, a short two-year pea-wheat rotation does offer a number of advantages in the drier regions of southern Alberta. . . . Continue or visitors click here

EDMONTON - Jun 2/08 - SNS -- Using diverse crop rotations that include three or four different crops is generally the most desirable rotational plan, while southern Alberta dryland farmers often find a simple pea-wheat rotation can often be very profitable. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BOZEMAN - Jun 2/08 - PRN -- Projected budgets show a potential for increased profit using fall-seeded peas and lentils for spring grazing and as a nitrogen source for a subsequent wheat crop, say researchers with the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and Montana State University Extension Service. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 3/08 - SNS -- Average prices received by Canadian farmers rose above month and year earlier levels in March, according to Statistics Canada, as major gains in field crop returns offset declines in livestock prices. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Jun 3/08 - SNS -- The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) announced calls for all C series contracts for the 2007-08 crop year. Specific calls are identified below. Effective June 3, 2008, these delivery calls apply to grain in straight, tough or damp condition. With today's calls, 100% of Series C contracts have now been called for delivery. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Jun 23/08 - SNS -- Prices Canadian farmers are receiving for their agricultural output continued to rise in April, with Canada's Farm Product Price Index (FPPI) reaching 118.7 in April 2008, up from the revised March 2008 index of 116.5 (1997=100). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Jun 27/08 - SNS -- The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in June, at 162%, based on 1990-92=100, increased 11 points (7.3%) from May, judging from the current USDA report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Sheep and Egg Bids Bids - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Jun 27/08 - SNS -- The June Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW) is 189% of the 1990-92 average, judging from the current USDA report on the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Parity Prices for Farm Products - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Selected U.S. Oilseed and Bean Bids by State - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Index Numbers of Prices Received - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Index of Farm Input Costs - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Selected U.S. Apple and Cotton Bids by State - Jun 2008 . . . Subscribers Only

Articles are archived for the months:
2008:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
2007:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2006:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2005:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2004:Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |