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          <title>2026 Edition of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days  Well Received</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Clinton Monchuk - Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan</author>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 12, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan says the 2026 edition of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days was very well received.&lt;br /&gt;
	This past weekend, as part of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan&amp;#39;s third annual Saskatchewan Open Farm Days, the public was invited to participate in a variety of activities designed to highlight Saskatchewan agriculture or visit any of approximately 36 venues that opened their doors to the public.&lt;br /&gt;
	Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Executive Director Clinton Monchuk says when people understand how their food is produced it generates a higher degree of confidence in the food system.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Clinton Monchuk-Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	When we do our research and look at how can we actually make an impact with the public in terms of building trust when it comes to agriculture, we know that having conversations directly from farmers or ranchers, or people who work in the industry with consumers, builds that trust.&lt;br /&gt;
	Creating an opportunity where farm gates are open to the general public, people can go out and talk to farmers, ranchers, people who work in the industry, this just creates more trust.&lt;br /&gt;
	In a lot of instances, they just wanted to learn more about what is happening outside the city limits.&lt;br /&gt;
	Case in point, when we went to one of the bigger farms, 16 Grains, which is just outside of Saskatoon, to get that experience, to have those individuals talk and understand how much land an average farmer would actually crop and harvest every year and some of the technologies that actually go into farming nowadays.&lt;br /&gt;
	For some of these people, it truly was mind-blowing.&lt;br /&gt;
	They had never thought about it before.&lt;br /&gt;
	They didn&amp;#39;t understand the sheer size of what our farms are today and the efficiencies that go within that.&lt;br /&gt;
	Having that opportunity to talk to people and let them understand what truly happens on farms is just nothing but positive for the agriculture industry in general.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Monchuk says total attendance is still being calculated but indications are the response was positive.&lt;br /&gt;
	He notes further information on the activities of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan can be found at farmfoodcaresk.org while information on Saskatchewan Open Farm Days can be found at skopenfarmdays.ca&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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          <title>Informed Consumers Better Equipped to Weigh in on Food Policy</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Dorothy Long - CanadianFoodFocus.org</author>
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               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS081126-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
               <Audio2>Full Interview  113:44</Audio2>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 11, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Managing Director of Canadian Food Focus says when consumers understand the issues facing food producers, they&amp;#39;ll be better equipped to weigh in on policies that directly influence food production.&lt;br /&gt;
	An article circulated through canadianfoodfocus.org looks at &amp;quot;What it Means to Be a Family Farm in Canada.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
	Dorothy Long, the Managing Director of Canadian Food Focus, says for many consumers their main&amp;nbsp; connection with the farm is through short posts or videos distributed through social media where the visuals are very powerful, but with limited explanation.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dorothy Long-Canadian Food Focus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Not many people in Canada have a direct connection to a farm or to a farmer to be able to answer these questions so it&amp;#39;s important to provide that information where they go to find information like social media or searching the websites.&lt;br /&gt;
	If people base their views mainly on unclear or emotionally charged terms or even misinformation, they are going to not understand the real issues and be worried about things that are not grounded in evidence.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think that&amp;#39;s important to farmers because, when consumers better understand farming, it helps people weigh that information and make good decisions not only for themselves but also for farmers.&lt;br /&gt;
	Consumer perceptions really affect policies, innovation and the ability to use new technologies that can improve productivity and help the environment.&lt;br /&gt;
	That&amp;#39;s important for all of us.&lt;br /&gt;
	Having clear communications and providing that information is very important.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Long suggests agriculture needs to continue to tell its story, to be transparent and to answer consumers&amp;#39; questions.&lt;br /&gt;
	To access the article, search &amp;quot;What It Means to Be a Family Farm in Canada&amp;quot; at canadianfoodfocus.org.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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          <title>Those Involved in Farming Encouraged to be Ready to Answer Consumer&apos;s Questions</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29088</link>
          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <guid>260810-01</guid>
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           <author>Dorothy Long - CanadianFoodFocus.org</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS081026-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
               <Audio2>Full Interview  13:44</Audio2>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 10, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Managing Director of Canadian Food Focus says it&amp;#39;s important for those directly involved in agriculture to remain transparent and be prepared to answer consumers&amp;#39; questions.&lt;br /&gt;
	An article circulated through canadianfoodfocus.org looks at &amp;quot;What it Means to Be a Family Farm in Canada.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
	Dorothy Long, the Managing Director of Canadian Food Focus, says even though the number of farms in Canada has declined most are family farms.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dorothy Long-Canadian Food Focus:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	I think that consumers find comfort in the term family farm.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think when Canadians hear family farm, many picture people who know their land, who know their animals well, who care deeply for them, who have deep ties to their community and are really planning with the future in mind.&lt;br /&gt;
	There&amp;#39;s a lot of trust in family.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think words like family farm, corporate farm, factory farm, big ag, all of those carry a lot of emotional weight.&lt;br /&gt;
	When you see them on social media and headlines, they&amp;#39;re often a shorthand to either reassure people or raise their concerns, and sometimes without much explanation behind them.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think this is a real opportunity for misinformation so I think those working in agriculture need to be aware that many consumers first encounter these terms in short posts or videos where the visuals are very powerful, but there&amp;#39;s not a lot of time to explain or there&amp;#39;s this emotion to it over fact.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think that is why it&amp;#39;s so important for agriculture to continue to tell its story and to be transparent and answer consumers&amp;#39; questions.&lt;br /&gt;
	It really helps them move beyond that to the more accurate picture.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Long says a significant share of Canadian food still comes from businesses rooted in families, households, communities, not distant entities with no family connection.&lt;br /&gt;
	To access the article, search &amp;quot;What It Means to Be a Family Farm in Canada&amp;quot; at canadianfoodfocus.org.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Saskatchewan Open Farm Days Set for Tomorrow and Sunday</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Clinton Monchuk - Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS080726-02.mp3</AudioURL1>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 7, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	This weekend farms across Saskatchewan will open their doors to those who consume the food they produce.&lt;br /&gt;
	Tomorrow and Sunday, August 8th and 9th, 38 agricultural operations across Saskatchewan will open their doors to the general public as part of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days.&lt;br /&gt;
	Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Executive Director Clinton Monchuk says last year&amp;#39;s event attracted around four thousand visitors and at least that number is expected this year.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Clinton Monchuk-Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	Saskatchewan Open Farm Days started as another event and activity with Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan three years ago so this is going to be our third annual event and the whole purpose of this is to try and open up farms and ranches around big centers or even far out rural areas that allow consumers and urban people to come and visit farms.&lt;br /&gt;
	We&amp;#39;ve been doing a lot of work on the area of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan trying to figure out where is it that we can actually make a real influence with consumers and right off the start, it&amp;#39;s making sure that there are conversations and engagements with consumers and the people who grow their food.&lt;br /&gt;
	It&amp;#39;s one of those things where I think if we go back in time and we think of what could we do better as an agriculture industry, it would be to talk to consumers more often.&lt;br /&gt;
	I&amp;#39;m not saying we&amp;#39;re playing catch-up but we&amp;#39;re back in the game and making sure that the people who have been so many generations now removed from a farm have an opportunity to talk to a farmer.&lt;br /&gt;
	That is one of the things that will help the agriculture industry going forward, whether it&amp;#39;s policies, whether it&amp;#39;s just online comments that get put on through social media, it just opens up people&amp;#39;s understanding and really that&amp;#39;s what we want to do.&lt;br /&gt;
	We want to engage with consumers to make sure that they make informed and comfortable confident decisions with their own food choices for their families.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Information on Saskatchewan Open Farm Days including lists of activities and venues can be accessed at skopenfarmdays.ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Hot Weather Accelerates Saskatchewan Crop Development-Harvest Underway</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29085</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Augustine Osei - Saskatchewan Agriculture</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS080726-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
               <Audio2>Full Interview  7:54</Audio2>
               <AudioURL2>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/osei-260806.mp3</AudioURL2>

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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 7, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	Saskatchewan Agriculture reports hot weather over the past week has accelerated crop development across the province allowing this year&amp;#39;s harvest to get underway.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;Saskatchewan Agriculture released its crop report yesterday for the period from July 28th to August 3rd.&lt;br /&gt;
	Agustine Osei, a Crops Extension Specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, says hot conditions over the past week in many areas across the province have caused crops to rapidly develop offsetting some of the earlier delays but combined with the dry conditions have also caused some minor to moderate damage.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Agustine Osei-Saskatchewan Agriculture:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	This year we started off with a lot of moisture, where crop development was slowed due to producers not having access to the fields and cool conditions.&lt;br /&gt;
	In the last few weeks, we&amp;#39;ve also had this hot and dry spell, which has been good for the crops in terms of their development because, despite the lack of rainfall in the past week or two, topsoil moisture is still decent and mostly rated adequate.&lt;br /&gt;
	So, there&amp;#39;s a lot of good moisture there and the heat and the dry conditions have benefited a lot of the early seeded crops.&lt;br /&gt;
	The late seeded crops are the ones that are currently struggling a bit for moisture, as some moisture is going to help with grain fill.&lt;br /&gt;
	That is where the problem might be but, generally, I think conditions have been good for crop development.&lt;br /&gt;
	At this time of the year, most of the crops in terms of development are rated as normal.&lt;br /&gt;
	I think the hot and dry conditions have really helped in terms of accelerating crop development.&lt;br /&gt;
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	In terms of harvest, Osei says about two percent of the crop is now off the fields, primarily the fall seeded cereals, winter wheat and fall rye as well as triticale and a small amount of spring wheat, barley and oats with most of the progress occurring in the southwest but, with the accelerated crop development, he expects harvest to be in full swing in the next few days.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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          <title>10 Veterinary Medical Products Currently Available for Dealing with New World Screwworm</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29084</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <guid>260806-04</guid>
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           <author>Dr. Amber McCoig - U.S. Food and Drug Administration</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS080626-04.mp3</AudioURL1>
               <Audio2>New World Screwworm Webinar 90:43</Audio2>
               <AudioURL2>http://www.farmscape.com/https://fsaudio.farmscape.com/2026/8/nws-webinar-260804.mp3</AudioURL2>
               <Audio3>Dr. Amber McCoig   15:56</Audio3>
               <AudioURL3>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/mccoig-260804.mp3</AudioURL3>

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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 6, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	A senior veterinary medical officer with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says several agencies have worked together to ensure the availability of veterinary products to deal with New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
	A Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians webinar examines New World Screwworm Response Planning, Available Resources and Outreach Strategies for Producers.&lt;br /&gt;
	Dr. Amber McCoig, a senior veterinary medical officer at the Center for Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, says even before the June 3rd identification of New World Screwworm in Texas new regulatory pathways were being used for the first time to get products into the marketplace.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dr. Amber McCoig-U.S. Food and Drug Administration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	When this threat reemerged in Mexico a year ago there were no drugs that were labeled for the treatment of New World Screwworm so we worked with our federal partners in order to try to get some things available.&lt;br /&gt;
	We actually worked ahead of time and were able to have 10 products that had labeled indications for New World Screwworm when it actually reemerged in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
	So, our approach was to address any knowledge gaps that we had and we really tried to do this before screwworm had reemerged in the United States.&lt;br /&gt;
	We reviewed foreign markets and looked at what was being used and what was working and we reviewed some drugs that were approved for other indications that may also be applicable for New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
	We did literature reviews and the most important part; we engaged with sponsors.&lt;br /&gt;
	But the important thing to know is we have several different regulatory pathways and those pathways have different criteria in order to get products into the marketplace.&lt;br /&gt;
	There is a different evidentiary standard but also, they have different timelines that they are able to be marketed and some of them have to provide data while they&amp;#39;re marketing.&lt;br /&gt;
	So first of all, the different approval types and authorizations that we have used to address New World Screwworm, obviously, we have full approval, but we do not currently have any products with a full approval that are label indicated for New World Screwworm so the indications that we have right now for New World Screwworm are under conditional approval and emergency use authorization.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Dr. McCoig says getting out 10 products within a year of starting the Emergency Use Authorization process is extremely fast.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Manitoba Agriculture Reports Warmer Weather Promotes Rapid Crop Development</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Sonia Wilson - Manitoba Agriculture</author>
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               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS080626-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
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               <AudioURL2>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/wilson-260805.mp3</AudioURL2>

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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 6, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	Manitoba Agriculture reports warm weather over the past week has rapidly advanced crop development.&lt;br /&gt;
	Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
	Sonia Wilson, an oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says growers expect to begin harvest within the next couple of weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Sonia Wilson-Manitoba Agriculture:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	We saw variable precipitation again with some accumulations of rain in the southwest, central, and eastern but very little to none in the Interlake region.&lt;br /&gt;
	We also saw some quite warm temperatures over this past week, reaching kind of average 30 to 34 degrees, so quite warm.&lt;br /&gt;
	We&amp;#39;re definitely seeing with these warmer temperatures that crops are moving quite quickly through their growth stages and continue to progress quickly as we move into harvest.&lt;br /&gt;
	The winter wheat and fall rye are sitting at the hard dough stage in most regions with some fields ripe in the southwest.&lt;br /&gt;
	Those will probably get going in the next week or two here.&lt;br /&gt;
	We&amp;#39;re also seeing that barley and oats are going to be expected to begin being desiccated.&lt;br /&gt;
	Some will be a couple weeks out in the southwest and eastern regions.&lt;br /&gt;
	Overall, the majority of spring cereals are kind of in that soft dough to hard dough stage and then corn, we&amp;#39;re sitting somewhere between silking to cobs fully pollinated at this stage as well.&lt;br /&gt;
	Canola is really across the board so there are some fields in central that are sitting at a 40 to potentially 60 percent seed colour change.&lt;br /&gt;
	So again, a couple weeks out, but definitely moving rapidly with these warm temperatures.&lt;br /&gt;
	Sunflowers range from that R5.1 to 5.9 and the majority of our soybeans are at R3, as well as peas at that R5 with the earliest seeded being at R6.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Wilson says, in terms of disease, we&amp;#39;re starting to see some sclerotinia in canola even in some fields that have been sprayed and there are reports of fusarium head blight in cereals.&lt;br /&gt;
	She says there are reports of bertha armyworm but still below the threshold for spraying and there are reports of grasshoppers in the cereal fields.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>SHIC-AASV Webinar Looks at New World Screwworm Response Planning, Available Resources and Outreach Strategies</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29080</link>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Dr. Lindsay Holmstrom - USDA APHIS</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
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               <Audio2>New World Screwworm Webinar  90:43</Audio2>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 5, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Director of National Preparedness and Incident Coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture&amp;#39;s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Veterinary Services says the goal of the New World Screwworm Response Playbook is eradication.&lt;br /&gt;
	Since June 3rd, when New World Screwworm was identified near the Mexican border in Texas there have been 44 detections in Texas and New Mexico, including 22 in cattle, 14 in sheep, five in goats and three in dogs.&lt;br /&gt;
	A webinar hosted by the Swine Health Information Center and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians discusses New World Screwworm Response Planning, Available Resources and Outreach Strategies for Producers.&lt;br /&gt;
	Dr. Lindsay Holmstrom, the Director of National Preparedness and Incident Coordination with the USDA APHIS, says it&amp;#39;s important to know what the parasite looks like, to be checking animals regularly and reporting cases right away.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dr. Lindsay Holmstrom-USDA APHIS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	We developed what&amp;#39;s called the New World Screwworm Response Playbook.&lt;br /&gt;
	You&amp;#39;re probably very familiar with the African Swine Fever Red Book, our response plan, Foot and Mouth Disease Red Book, our response plan.&lt;br /&gt;
	We did develop two playbooks for African Swine Fever that you can go to and then we went directly to creating a playbook for New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
	A playbook is still a response plan so, the intent here was to develop something that just provides that very quick, easy, kind of actionable type of written document so that very quickly and efficiently states and responders can implement the response activities that are within the playbook.&lt;br /&gt;
	The goal of the playbook is eradication so, it&amp;#39;s still focused on eradication.&lt;br /&gt;
	And we do have a number of additional guidance documents or supplemental materials that are referenced in the playbook.&lt;br /&gt;
	They&amp;#39;re also on our website and those guidance materials really provide more of the details for certain key activities that are implemented within the playbook.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Dr. Holmstrom says the response plan focuses on animal health, is designed to be applicable to any state and is flexible and can be adjusted as new data becomes available.&lt;br /&gt;
	Further information, including links to available resources, can be accessed at swinehealth.org.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Saskatchewan Open Farm Days Set for this Weekend Allows Consumers Direct Access to Farms</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <guid>260804-01</guid>
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           <author>Clinton Monchuk - Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan</author>
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               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/8/FS080426-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 4, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	This weekend as part of&amp;nbsp; Saskatchewan Open farm Days Saskatchewan consumers will have the opportunity to interact directly with the people who produce their food.&lt;br /&gt;
	This weekend, August 8th and 9th, 38 different agricultural operations across the province will open their doors to the general public as part of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days.&lt;br /&gt;
	Clinton Monchuk, the Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, says the intent of the event is to encourage conversations among consumers and the people who grow their food.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Clinton Monchuk-Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	The core of who we&amp;#39;re trying to target is those who are living in larger urban centers.&lt;br /&gt;
	Now that being said, there&amp;#39;s smaller kind of rural towns that are out there that still have individuals that have never been to a farm.&lt;br /&gt;
	So really our target audience is those who are interested in knowing more about how their food is produced, whether that is a rural or an urban center and really the full gamut from everybody from children all the way to seniors.&lt;br /&gt;
	Really, it&amp;#39;s those who are interested in knowing more about their food, that&amp;#39;s who we&amp;#39;re targeting.&lt;br /&gt;
	Those are the individuals that we want to have these conversations with so they can feel more comfortable and confident about their food.&lt;br /&gt;
	Again, a lot of the individuals that are coming out to these farms are just curious to know more about where their food comes from and talk to people who are actively doing it.&lt;br /&gt;
	So, on the consumer side, the response that we&amp;#39;ve been getting is, this is amazing that we can actually come and talk to these farmers, we can see how cows are being milked, we can actually understand the different products that might be used in a grain farm, or even taste some of the products, whether it&amp;#39;s a winery or a distillery, to get that experience as well and understand more about that process when it comes to making food.&lt;br /&gt;
	All around, it&amp;#39;s been a very positive experience and something that we are very committed to going forward with in the future.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Monchuk notes last year&amp;#39;s event attracted just over four thousand participants and that number is expected to increase this year.&lt;br /&gt;
	Additional information on Saskatchewan Open Farm Days including lists of venues can be accessed at skopenfarmdays.ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>SHIC-AASV Webinar to Address New World Screwworm August 4th</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <guid>260803-04</guid>
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           <author>Dr. Lisa Becton - Swine Health Information Center</author>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for August 3, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	A Swine Health Information Center-American Association of Swine Veterinarians webinar planned for tomorrow afternoon will update pork producers and their veterinarians on New World Screwworm and action underway to eradicate the parasite.&lt;br /&gt;
	On June 3rd USDA&amp;rsquo;s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, in a 3-week-old calf in Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
	The Swine Health Information Center, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, will host a webinar tomorrow which will examine New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
	SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton says the webinar is intended to prepare producers in the event that New World Screwworm should be found in their state or in their herds.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dr. Lisa Becton-Swine Health Information Center:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	The purpose of the webinar is to continue to provide pork producers, their veterinarians and other interested stakeholders key information on USDA response strategies, treatment options and management and control of New World Screwworm, including insights on how Texas is experiencing and managing New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
	We will have experts from USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, EPA, and Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
	There will be a review of the USDA response playbook as it relates to pork production.&lt;br /&gt;
	There will also be a review of treatment options from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as well as EPA, which really is going to cover where the information is located for treatments and how they are approved for use, as well as who is authorized to use these products.&lt;br /&gt;
	And then lastly, there will be insights provided on actual boots on the ground response in Texas.&lt;br /&gt;
	Both USDA and the Texas Animal Health Commission have a very active program to detect and treat any cases that are identified as rapidly as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
	There is concern that New World Screwworm could move within wildlife, so there is active surveillance of wildlife populations in areas of concern, especially located at the border.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	A registration link for the August 4th webinar as well as additional resources for addressing New World Screwworm can be found at swinehealth.org.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Hot Weather Speeds Up Crop Development but Stresses Crops in Drier Areas</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29078</link>
          <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Tyce Masich - Saskatchewan Agriculture</author>
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               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/7/FS073126-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for July 31, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	Saskatchewan Agriculture reports hot weather over the past week has sped up crop development but is stressing crops in the drier areas of the province.&lt;br /&gt;
	Saskatchewan Agriculture released its crop report yesterday for the period from July 21st to 27th.&lt;br /&gt;
	Tyce Masich, a crops extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, says over the past week it&amp;#39;s been hot and humid with not a lot rain.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Tyce Masich-Saskatchewan Agriculture:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	The hot conditions, the hot temperatures have been the biggest source of crop stress this past week.&lt;br /&gt;
	It&amp;#39;s affected oilseed, pulse and cereal crops.&lt;br /&gt;
	The hot temperatures have been the biggest factor and in some areas of the province, like in the east-central and northeast parts of the province, canola is still flowering in those areas.&lt;br /&gt;
	Canola is very susceptible to damage from heat when it&amp;#39;s flowering so it definitely might have had an impact on crops in those areas.&lt;br /&gt;
	In terms of other loss we might have seen from last week specifically, there wasn&amp;#39;t a lot other than just the heat and then in the northern parts of the province, there were scattered thunderstorms that brought strong winds that caused some crop lodging here and there.&lt;br /&gt;
	Parts of the northeast are still dealing with excess moisture in certain parts of their fields, mainly low-lying areas, which again is contributing to crop stress and potential yield loss from that.&lt;br /&gt;
	In terms of insects that are out right now, there really aren&amp;#39;t any that are causing too much crop damage other than just some isolated cases of Cabbage seed pod weevil and pea aphids in southern and western regions.&lt;br /&gt;
	But again, those reports are pretty few and far between in terms of damaging crops.&lt;br /&gt;
	The thing that producers and agronomists are going to be on the lookout for over the next week and the weeks after that is bertha armyworms, because there have been some high counts of Bertha armyworms in the province leading up to this and now that it&amp;#39;s time for them to start feeding on the crop, we might see some spray go down in the coming weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
	But I guess we just have to wait and see what comes about that.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	Masich says producers are starting to get harvest equipment out of the sheds and getting ready for harvest, especially in the southern regions where the crops are more advanced.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>SHIC Highlights New World Screwworm Resources and Plans August New World Screwworm Webinar</title>
          <link>http://www.farmscape.com/f2ShowScript.aspx?i=29075</link>
          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
           <guid>260730-04</guid>
           <guid2>29075</guid2>
           <author>Dr. Lisa Becton - Swine Health Information Center</author>
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               <Audio1>Feature Report</Audio1>
               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/7/FS073026-04.mp3</AudioURL1>
               <Audio2>Full Interview  6:31</Audio2>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for July 30, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	The Swine Health Information Center is highlighting resources to help address New World Screwworm and will cohost a New World Screwworm webinar next week.&lt;br /&gt;
	In response to the detection of New World Screwworm in Texas in June, the Swine Health Information Center is making New World Screwworm resources available to livestock producers and veterinarians and, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, cohosting a &amp;ldquo;New World Screwworm Response Planning, Available Resources and Outreach Strategies for Pork Producers&amp;rdquo; webinar August 4th.&lt;br /&gt;
	SHIC Associate Director Dr. Lisa Becton says there are nine active cases and 33 inactive cases as of July 26th, primarily in Texas with one in New Mexico.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Dr. Lisa Becton-Swine Health Information Center:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	It really is important to continue to monitor the situation, especially as it is evolving, because it can help determine where in Texas and what counties are being affected, as well as what other movement and or restrictions that may be placed within those counties.&lt;br /&gt;
	But it&amp;#39;s also important to continue to monitor for clinical signs of potential New World Screwworm infestation, which can include non-healing wounds with a bad odor, signs of pain in an animal or licking and biting at wounds.&lt;br /&gt;
	This can be something to look at, especially for production practices, including castration of male pigs, ear tagging and other things that may create a potential wound.&lt;br /&gt;
	There are several different resources that have been developed since New World Screwworm was first detected.&lt;br /&gt;
	Some of those are available for Texas Animal Health, as well as USDA.&lt;br /&gt;
	USDA&amp;#39;s site, screwworm.gov, has an extensive amount of information for producers, veterinarians and other stakeholders, including a weekly status update of where the infestations are identified.&lt;br /&gt;
	There&amp;#39;s a lot more information as well included for treatments, for different approved products and withdrawal times.&lt;br /&gt;
	As well, SHIC has a swine health fact sheet for New World Screwworm.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Dr. Becton says early identification and treatment will reduce any potential spread of the fly so it&amp;#39;s important for producers to work with their veterinarians if there are suspected cases.&lt;br /&gt;
	To access SHIC&amp;#39;s New World Screwworm resources or to register for the August 4th webinar visit swinehealth.org.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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          <title>Warmer Temperatures Across Manitoba Accelerate Crop Development</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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           <author>Sonia Wilson - Manitoba Agriculture</author>
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               <AudioURL1>http://www.farmscape.com/2026/7/FS073026-01.mp3</AudioURL1>
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Farmscape for July 30, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	Manitoba Agriculture reports warmer weather over the past week has accelerated crop development across the province.&lt;br /&gt;
	Manitoba Agriculture released its weekly crop report Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;
	Sonia Wilson, an oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says over the past week we saw variable amounts of precipitation and warmer temperatures.&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;strong&gt;Quote-Sonia Wilson-Manitoba Agriculture:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
	There were some significant amounts of rainfall in parts of northwest, central, and eastern as well.&lt;br /&gt;
	In terms of growing degree days, we&amp;#39;ve definitely seen some warmer temperatures, so right now we are sitting at about 797 to 1112 growing degree days with most of southern Manitoba having accumulated quite a few, over 930.&lt;br /&gt;
	So, we are seeing quite a fast development for most crops with these warm temperatures, so really moving through the growth stages, especially crops that were later seeded.&lt;br /&gt;
	At this point, it&amp;#39;s very dependent again on your region, so as mentioned a couple weeks ago, there was definitely large amounts of hail damage that had gone through in the Killarney region, etcetera, so there was definitely crop loss there and we also have seen the excess moisture stress, especially in the northwest and parts of the Interlake.&lt;br /&gt;
	The other regions do look quite strong in terms of where we&amp;#39;re sitting for crops, particularly cereals and canola, as well as the corn, so we&amp;#39;ll likely be seeing quite strong yield potential and then just more stress though in some of those areas that received a lot of excess moisture, especially in June and even into July, as well as the areas that received the really significant hail damage.&lt;br /&gt;
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	Wlson says over the next week farmers will be finishing up the last of spraying for fusarium head blight and scouting fields for signs of plant diseases and insect infestations.&lt;br /&gt;
	For more visit Farmscape.Ca.&lt;br /&gt;
	Bruce Cochrane.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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	&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; *Farmscape is produced on behalf of North America&amp;rsquo;s pork producers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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