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U.S. grains: Wheat futures slide on larger-than-expected crop view

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell Friday, with Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) spring wheat tumbling more than three per cent after the U.S. Department of Agriculture surprised traders by raising its estimate of the U.S. spring wheat crop, despite a summer drought. Soybean and corn futures rose roughly one per cent each on […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
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U.S. grains: Soy at two-week low on harvest, pre-report adjustments

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a two-week low on Thursday on pressure from the expanding U.S. harvest and technical selling a day ahead of key U.S. government crop reports, analysts said. Wheat and corn followed the lower trend as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s small grains […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: Soy down on harvest, worries about biodiesel

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to a one-week low on Tuesday on technical selling combined with better-than-expected yield reports from the Midwest, analysts said. Wheat and corn futures followed the weak trend, with wheat retreating after climbing to a one-month high. Chicago Board of Trade November soybeans settled down 7-3/4 cents at […] Read more
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U.S. grains: Soybeans sag as harvest gets rolling

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.3 per cent on Monday as anecdotal reports of better-than-expected yields from the early harvest in the Midwest began to trickle in, traders said. Wheat futures turned higher on fund short-covering ahead of a key U.S. government crop report on Friday while corn was little changed. […] Read more
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Prairie canola, soy now in Cargill ProPricing portfolio

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canola and soybean growers in Western Canada are now able to get in on Cargill’s ProPricing grain marketing program for the 2017-18 season. The U.S. agrifood company’s Winnipeg-based Canadian arm announced Sept. 14 it would offer its first-ever canola contract in its ProPricing portfolio, allowing eligible growers to hand off a portion of their canola […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. grains: Soy at six-week top on exports, yield uncertainty

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a six-week high on Friday on stepped-up export demand and uncertainty about the size of the U.S. crop, analysts said. Corn followed the firm trend, supported by chart-based buying. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat set a one-month high but turned lower. Chicago Board of Trade November […] Read more
The cover crop plot with the most complex blend of different species, including planting dates, method and rates.
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PHOTOS: Farm Show demo digs deep on value of soil health

Roots, worm casts and different cover blends show amazing effects

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Soil health has been a buzz phrase that’s gone from a whisper three to five years ago to a chorus that’s spreading across the agrifood industry. That goes to show the swinging of the pendulum away from plowing and aggressive tillage — and it seems to be gaining more advocates with each passing day. This […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
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U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month top on technical buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures posted a one-month high Thursday on technically driven trade while U.S. soybean and corn futures eked out modest advances as traders waited for the harvest to expand in the Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade December what settled up 2-3/4 cents at $4.52-1/2 per bushel after reaching $4.54-1/2, its […] Read more
A field of winter wheat that has chess growing within it prior to harvest.
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Pest Patrol: Chess moves on winter wheat crop

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

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Reading Time: 2 minutes [Question:] I had a weed called “chess” in my winter wheat crop at harvest. How did it get here? Is it a problem? And how do I get rid of it? [Answer:] How did it get here? Chess (scientifically known as Bromus secalinus) is also sometimes referred to as “cheat” or “rye brome.” It is […] Read more

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