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Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on rain prospects for Plains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell more than two per cent on Monday on improving weather forecasts for the southern Plains winter wheat belt, analysts said. Corn followed wheat down and nearby soybean futures closed fractionally lower after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat settled down 10 cents at $4.30-1/2 […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit two-month low on huge Brazil crop

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a two-month low on Thursday, pressured by rising government forecasts for a record-large Brazilian soy harvest, traders said. Corn futures also declined on forecasts for big South American crops, and wheat followed the weak trend. The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract settled down 10-3/4 […] Read more
Mowing that patch before it went to seed might have been a better strategy that using an ineffective herbicide.
Cereals, Crops

The more you spend, the less they work

If you want to keep using herbicides, give them an occasional rest and try a winter cereal or a heavier seeding rate

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Neil Harker says that when you no longer have the big hammers in the tool box, it’s time to use the little ones. For the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) weed scientist, wild oat herbicides are the big hammers, and the little ones are integrated weed management practices. Harker says that although western Canadian producers […] Read more
A kochia seedling.
Crops

Step one: Identify your weed enemy

Step two: Identify the best means to combat it. Here are some ways to help determine the treatments for weeds, insects and diseases

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Is that cow cockle or cocklebur? It’s easy to tell when it’s grown so much that it’s already cost you yield, but not so easy when it’s first popping out of the ground. And once you know for sure, what are your control options? Insect control is even trickier. Is that critter eating my crop, […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises on weather concerns

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Monday and hit their highest level since mid-February on concerns about dry conditions hampering crop development in the U.S. Plains, traders said. Falling production in Australia and strong export data also lent strength to the wheat market, which closed in positive […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat recover from early dips

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures all closed modestly higher on Friday, recovering from early weakness on a mild round of technical buying. All three commodities posted weekly gains but an ample supply base and rising export competition kept a bearish tone over the marketplace and checked Friday’s strength. Additionally, investors […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index fell nearly […] Read more

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