Cereals, Crops

Crunching the numbers on cover crops

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Crops

Choosing your seed. Certified or farm-saved?

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Crops

Pest Patrol: Canada fleabane in an organic hay crop

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Mike Cowbrough

Must Reads

• Canola, Crops

  Capturing spores in the fight against sclerotinia

  Sclerotinia stem rot is the most yield-damaging canola disease in Western Canada, yet payback on fungicide hinges on a “yes”…

  June 4, 2021

• Cereals, Guide Business

  Cheers! Raise a glass to the farm-to-bottle trend

  When sixth-generation potato grower Devon Strang had potatoes that were too small for retail sales, he used to ship them…

  June 3, 2021

• Cereals, Crops

  The next step to GMO wheat

  Bioceres, an Argentine biotech company, has released a genetically modified wheat variety that is both drought-tolerant and resistant to glufosinate-ammonium.…

  June 2, 2021

• Crops, Equipment

  Farm automation likely adopted in high-value crops first

  Glacier FarmMedia – The growing number of new crop automation products coming to market are finding their first uses in…

  May 28, 2021

• Crops, Soybeans

  Will the soybean variety you planted still be around come harvest?

  Manitoba farmers should take note of the soybean varieties they’re planting this spring. More than two dozen will have their registrations cancelled…

  May 26, 2021

• Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat

  Strong wheat yields possible in ultra-early seeding system

  Glacier FarmMedia – Graham Collier’s grandfather used to time his seeding by the frogs. Once the frogs started singing in…

  May 25, 2021

Canola, Crops, Weather

Flea beetles a nuisance for canola crop

By Adam Peleshaty 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Western Canada’s canola crop has been hit hard by hot, dry weather so far this growing season in the midst of ongoing drought conditions — which may also be aiding another threat. Across the Prairies, flea beetles are an oft-seen pest whose larvae feed on both canola and mustard seedlings, damaging crops and, […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat up after sell-off

Some traders feel Thursday's sell-off overdone

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose sharply on Friday, rebounding from steep declines a day earlier on bargain-buying ahead of the weekend and uncertainty about weather in the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. Fresh export interest lent support as this week’s break in futures appeared to stimulate demand. Chinese state-owned […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

U.S. refiners amass biofuel liability as Biden mulls relief

Open RIN positions could hit refiners' earnings

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly 3 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes New York | Reuters — U.S. merchant refiners have amassed up to a US$1.6 billion shortfall in the credits they will need to comply with U.S. biofuel laws, according to a Reuters review of corporate disclosures, an apparent bet that the Biden administration could let them off the hook or that credit prices will fall. […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Rains, demand keep bids down

By Adam Peleshaty 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — While recent wet weather on the Prairies has helped bring down prices for feed grains, demand — or a lack thereof — has been another primary factor. “The rains have definitely affected (prices) a bit, but probably not to the extent demand has,” said Erin Harakal, trade manager for Agfinity at Stony Plain, […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn, soy plunge on weather, broad commodities sell-off

CBOT wheat follows trend lower

By Julie Ingwersen 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Thursday, pressured by outlooks for rain and cooler temperatures in the Midwest crop belt, as well as spillover from broad-based selling in the commodities sector, analysts said. Wheat followed the weaker trend, with seasonal pressure noted from the U.S. winter wheat harvest. Chicago […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Weather

College farms, GFM Discovery Farm to get smarter together

Two Alberta colleges sign on for new CAAIN-backed network

By Dave Bedard 3 days ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes A pair of Alberta college farms and Glacier FarmMedia’s Saskatchewan farm are the first to plug into a national network of “smart farms” to improve the ag sector’s smart technology experience. The Olds College Smart Farm will lead the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network, which will also include Glacier FarmMedia Discovery Farm at Langham, Sask. and […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Clean ag tech adoption fund open for applications

Intake open and ongoing for Agricultural Clean Technology Program

By Dave Bedard 3 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes A federal program farmers can use to invest in “cleaner” on-farm equipment — including money specifically for more efficient grain dryers — is now taking applications. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced the $165.7 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program is “now open to applicants.” First launched in 2018 and earmarked for expansion under […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

BHP delaying decision on Saskatchewan potash project

Jansen mine decision to be delayed by a few months

By Reuters 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Melbourne | Reuters — BHP Group expects to present its board with a decision on whether to proceed with its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan in a few months’ time — rather than mid-year — after choosing between two port options, an executive said on Thursday. The world’s biggest miner has estimated the project at […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Weather, soy complex weaken canola

By Adam Peleshaty 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Wet weather on the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains has brought downward pressure on ICE Futures canola prices, taking the market off the contract highs hit in early June. Losses in palm oil and soyoil were also bearish. While precipitation, or the potential of it falling over canola-growing areas in Western Canada and […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market expected for rest of month

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 4 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — The weather is just one of the factors guiding futures values at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), according to Terry Reilly, grains analyst for Futures International in Chicago. As prices have fluctuated with hot and dry weather interrupted by rain, Reilly noted there’s more to the ebbs and flows than the latest […] Read more

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