Crops

Stress relief for crops

Posted 2 days ago by Ralph Pearce

Cereals, Crops

Harnessing the power of the rhizosphere

Posted 5 days ago by Clare Stanfield

Crops

Going forward with a 4R nutrient plan

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Treena Hein

Must Reads

• Crops, Guide Business

  At the edge

  "A wise person once said to me ‘if you don’t stretch, you don’t grow.’”…

  March 18, 2020

• Crops

  A new approach to phosphorus applications

  Scott Keller didn’t fully appreciate the benefit of phosphorus fertilizer until he ran out…

  March 17, 2020

• Crops

  Phosphorus 101: The basic BMPs

  Soil tests The Olsen (bicarb) test is effective across a wide range of soils, including the high pH calcareous soils…

  March 17, 2020

• Crops

  Pest Patrol: White mould and Canada fleabane

  I could barely contain my excitement. What was this fluffy white stuff that had taken down large fleabane rosettes? Had…

  March 17, 2020

• Fruit/Vegetables, Guide Business

  You can’t do that!

  Admittedly, asparagus can be a love-hate thing. Many of us can’t wait for the season to start. Others, well, not…

  March 16, 2020

• Crops, Equipment

  Robotic weed management takes to the fields

  Extraordinary. Revolutionary. Game-changing. Those are just some of the adjectives being used to describe robotic weed management, a technology that…

  March 12, 2020

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Rising loonie cuts into bids

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 23 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada lost ground during the week ended Thursday, as the bearish influence of a strengthening Canadian dollar more than offset supportive influence from gains in U.S. futures. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down $5.50-$10 per tonne, according to […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. EPA waives fuel requirements, extends biofuels deadline

Deadline extended to help refineries

By Stephanie Kelly 23 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled measures to help oil refineries cope with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, including waiving anti-smog requirements for gasoline and extending the deadline for small facilities to show compliance with the nation’s biofuels law. The outbreak has touched off a massive global decline in demand for […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat firm on Russia export quota plan

Chicago corn ends lower

By Julie Ingwersen 23 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday on optimism about export prospects as a Russian plan to cap grain exports for the rest of the season shifted attention back to potential supply tensions during the coronavirus pandemic. However, futures pared gains on profit-taking ahead of the weekend and worries that the rally […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds reduce net short position in canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 1 day ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Fund traders were covering short positions in canola during the week ended Tuesday, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 48,614 contracts (886 long/49,500 short), a decrease of about […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats from two-month peak

Corn rallies to end firm

By Julie Ingwersen 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday, retreating from a two-month high set the previous session, as traders booked profits and awaited developments in the coronavirus crisis that had sparked the recent run-up in wheat markets. Soybean futures also declined but corn rallied late in the session to eke out a modest […] Read more

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Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Spring rally unlikely

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 2 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Feed grain bids in Western Canada have held relatively steady over the past month despite large moves in many outside markets. However, a number of factors may weigh on values heading into the spring. Feed barley is trading in the $4-$4.95 per bushel area in Alberta, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. Prices […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Farm suppliers race COVID-19 spread for planting season

By Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek 2 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — North America’s biggest farm suppliers are accelerating shipments of fertilizer, seeds and agricultural chemicals to crop-growing regions in an unprecedented race against the coronavirus that threatens to disrupt planting season. The timing could not be worse for farmers preparing to plant crops. Disruptions in deliveries of fertilizer, seeds or chemicals could […] Read more

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Crops

Stress relief for crops

These bacterial endophytes may give farmers more control over their crops than anyone has ever dreamed could be possible

By Ralph Pearce 2 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the chase to increase agricultural productivity, science has turned to hybridization, transgenics, soil fertility, pest resistance and even CRISPR. Every year there’s been something new. So what more could there be left to explore? Well, what if we could effectively stop stress? How much would our yields go up if stress was no longer […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

ICE weekly outlook: Canola, soy crush margins up sharply

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — As canola and other ag commodities made strong gains over the last week, there was something a little strange about them, according to Winnipeg-based trader Bill Craddock. Crush margins, he said, follow prices for edible oils and meal, as well as the Canadian dollar. It’s all part of the formula used to calculate […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

CBOT weekly outlook: Wheat futures underpinned for now

However, traders still watching headlines

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm 3 days ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — U.S. wheat futures have climbed higher over the past week, with the largest gains in Chicago Board of Trade soft wheat, as global uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic provided some support. However, that uncertainty could also makes predicting market trends rather difficult, according to an analyst. “All of my comments come with a […] Read more

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