Crops

Pest Patrol: The importance of doing a ‘jar test’ with fertilizers and herbicides

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Mike Cowbrough

Crops

New directions in cover crops

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Ralph Pearce

Crops

Can innovation soothe consumer fears?

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Ralph Pearce

Must Reads

• Cereals, Crops

  Hang on to your chequebook for cropping decisions

  After two years of a three-year trial, results indicate that the highest wheat yields and protein come from applying the…

  June 3, 2020

• Crops

  Getting positive results from fungicide

  The decision to apply a fungicide in any given year weighs the risk of damage from the disease against the…

  May 29, 2020

• Canola, Crops

  How to keep sclerotinia infection to less than five per cent

  Like a detective piecing together the timeline of a crime, Dwayne Hegedus has played and replayed the sequence of events…

  May 28, 2020

• Crops

  Stay calm and spray on

  Do you have questions about fungicide resistance? Have you ever wondered if that fungicide you used before is still working…

  May 26, 2020

• Crops

  Apply your fungicide where it matters

  When it is time to make a fungicide decision, D’Arcy Hilgartner weighs several factors. Is the crop at the right…

  May 20, 2020

• Crops

  Disease considerations for a late and wet spring

  At the time of writing, spring moisture conditions in Eastern Canada remained to be seen, but there wasn’t much question…

  May 14, 2020

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Ontario to insure for crop loss due to lack of labour

AgriInsurance offering hailed as a first in Canada

By Dave Bedard 9 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ontario’s federal/provincial AgriInsurance program has been temporarily expanded to include coronavirus-related labour shortages as a covered cause for crop loss. Producers already enrolled in an eligible production insurance plan and hit by crop losses due to labour disruptions during the 2020 growing season will be able to get further insurance coverage, the Ontario and federal […] Read more

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Crops

Newfoundland farmers may shoot problem moose at night

Province to provide permits to qualified farmers

By Dave Bedard 13 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Moose causing crop damage on farms in Newfoundland and Labrador may now be shot by farmers at night under a new special permit system. Farmers dealing with “problem moose” can now apply for permits for night shooting, via provincial agriculture development officers in their areas, the provincial fisheries and land resources department said Thursday. The […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices to soften as new crop year nears

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 15 hours ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat will decline as the new crop year gets closer, according to Erin Harakal, senior trader with Agfinity at Stony Plain, Alta. Harakal said the new crop should start coming off of the fields around the end of August and the beginning of September. “Usually at this time […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat futures top two-month high on global harvest worries

Corn, soybeans firm as U.S. weather looks hotter, drier

By Tom Polansek 16 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Thursday leapt to their highest prices in more than two months as the latest crop estimates in major exporting countries like Argentina, France and Russia raised questions about global supply. Corn and soybean futures also strengthened, as weather forecasts predicted more heat and dryness […] Read more

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Crops

G3’s new Vancouver terminal clears commissioning phase

Formal grand opening ceremony not happening

By Dave Bedard 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Prairie grain handler G3’s new West Coast port terminal has passed its commissioning run and is now in “commercial operation,” but don’t wait for a ceremonial grand opening. Winnipeg-based G3 announced Wednesday its new 180,000-tonne capacity terminal at the Port of Vancouver is officially open, but the company has “set aside” plans for a ceremony […] Read more

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Crops

Rail unloads at Vancouver, Thunder Bay ahead of last year’s pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The numbers of railcars unloaded at each of Canada’s major grain ports varies as to whether they’re ahead of last year’s pace, according to a report from Quorum Corp. Terminal unloads at Vancouver jumped 22 per cent during week 47 of the 2019-20 crop year, compared to the same week in 2018-19. For […] Read more

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Crops

CP, CN break records for grain shipments

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 1 day ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Both of Canada’s major railways moved record-breaking amounts of grain in June and set records for the most grain moved in a fiscal quarter. Canadian National Railway (CN) reported moving 2.7 million tonnes of grain to ports during the month of June, while Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) moved 2.76 million tonnes. Similarly, CN […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Bayer puts Roundup future claims settlement on hold

Judge questions proposal for third-party scientists to rule on chemical's carcinogenicity

By Patricia Weiss, Tina Bellon 1 day ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used herbicide Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims. The German company said that lawyers representing those preparing a class action had withdrawn a request for […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola nears resistance

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts hit their strongest levels in three months during the first week of July, but appear to be running into resistance from a chart standpoint. The November contract hit an intersession high of $482 per tonne on Wednesday, but settled below the $480 mark. “You can’t discount at least the […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Trade looks to weather for support

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been supported by dry growing conditions in key regions of the United States, but remain largely rangebound. “It’s been hot and dry, but it’s tough to pin your hopes on a bull market because sooner or later it will rain,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […] Read more

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