Crops

Pest Patrol: Thank you, Dr. Clarence Swanton

Posted 4 days ago by Mike Cowbrough

Crops

Weed control with small critters

Posted 5 days ago by Jennifer Barber

Crops, Guide Business

Their pattern of growth

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Trevor Bacque

Must Reads

• Crops

  Soybean cyst nematode tough in dry beans too

  It’s a case of “something old, something new” for growers with edible beans. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is now a…

  April 10, 2019

• Canola, Crops

  What’s the best seeding rate for canola?

  If you want the ideal, uniform, early-established canola stand of five to eight plants per square foot, don’t rely on…

  April 9, 2019

• Fruit/Vegetables, Guide Business

  A turn at Summerhill

  Chicken pot pie is on our radar the moment I arrive. I’ve heard raves about it, and it’s not long…

  April 8, 2019

• Corn, Crops

  2018 delivered many DON lessons for corn

  There can be little doubt that 2018 will go down in the record books as the worst year in Ontario…

  April 8, 2019

• Crops, Guide Business, Machinery

  Into the future

  While it’s not exactly as futuristic as 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s no longer such a big stretch to imagine…

  April 3, 2019

• Cereals, Crops

  Shorter straw, higher yield?

  On paper, it’s an ideal combination — a product which shortens straw but doesn’t reduce yield. But are plant growth…

  April 2, 2019

Canola, Crops, Markets

Ottawa pressed to consider more options on China’s canola ban

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

With canola export issues still looming large, some Canadian ag industry groups want the federal government to boost its diplomatic presence on the matter. The Canola Council of Canada on Wednesday said a Canadian technical delegation “has not yet been accepted” to travel to China and address Beijing’s recent suspensions of canola imports from two […] Read more

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Crops

Aurora Cannabis to buy up all of processor Hempco

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Edmonton cannabis company Aurora Cannabis is set to buy up the balance it doesn’t already own in hemp processing firm Hempco Food and Fiber. Aurora announced Tuesday it will pay $1.04 a share for the remaining shares of Vancouver-based Hempco, which makes and sells Planet Hemp hemp-based foods and Praise hemp-based supplements for dogs and […] Read more

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Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

WTO finds for U.S. on crop tariff dispute with China

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled largely in favour of the United States in a trade dispute regarding China’s application of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn and rice. The ruling, issued by the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), stated China did not apply the TRQs on imports of wheat, rice […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Ontario chamber makes recommendations to boost cannabis sector

By Reuters, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reuters –The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) on Thursday made several recommendations that address issues affecting the province’s booming marijuana industry, including having a common excise stamp to help cannabis makers ship their products smoothly. The industry body also recommended bolstering Health Canada, the country’s health regulator, so that it can issue licenses to facilities […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley acreage buoyed despite current prices

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

MarketsFarm — International demand for Canadian feed barley has been strong thanks to a 2018 growing season drought in Australia that limited exportable supplies. China purchased nearly 950,000 tonnes of Canadian barley in the first seven months of the 2018-19 year, significantly above the five-year average. However, feed markets in general are quite sluggish ahead […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher after dropping to five-month low

By GFM Network News 3 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Thursday after dropping to a five-month low on concerns about weak export demand and large harvests in South America. Corn futures ended near unchanged, while wheat futures touched a one-month low on a broadly favourable harvest outlook in the Northern Hemisphere. Positioning ahead of a […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola sideways, waiting for news

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News 4 days ago

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in a sideways trading range overall waiting for some fresh market-moving news. “April is usually the quietest month of the year for us,” said Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. In addition to large world oilseed supplies overhanging […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Bear market aches for bull news

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

MarketsFarm –– The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is currently a bear-market, according to broker Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodity Brokers. “It’s like the markets are saying ‘Show me something, we’ll take anything,’ but the bears are winning,” he said, noting there has been almost no news to drive the market in a bullish manner. […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures edge higher in turnaround from losses

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday in a rebound from falls to one-month lows a day earlier on the Chicago Board of Trade and contract lows in Kansas City and Minneapolis markets. Soybean futures set a five-month low, while corn futures also eased. Tuesday’s wheat price drop attracted bargain buying and […] Read more

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Crops

Pest Patrol: Thank you, Dr. Clarence Swanton

#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

By Mike Cowbrough 4 days ago

“Matty Cowlick” is indifferent to the recent retirement of Dr. Clarence Swanton, weed scientist in the department of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph. But I’m happy for him. I’m happy that Clarence will continue with his research program and to advise graduate students, and happy that he will have more time to spend […] Read more

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