Reading Time: < 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters — Canada has asked for formal consultations with Mexico over its restrictions on genetically modified (GM) agricultural imports under the North American free-trade agreement, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Canada requested the talks on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg, a day after the U.S. requested formal trade consultations […] Read more
Canada reported seeking formal talks with Mexico on GMO rule
U.S. already seeking similar talks
U.S. demands formal trade talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute
U.S. says new rules a breach of CUSMA
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago/Washington | Reuters — The United States requested formal trade consultations with Mexico on Monday over U.S. objections to its southern neighbour’s plans to limit imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotechnology products. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced the request for technical talks after months of informal discussions with Mexican officials over […] Read more
Mexico opens door for GM corn in feed, industrial uses
U.S. 'disappointed' in Mexico's new decree
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico on Monday scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States — but retained plans to prohibit use of the GM grain for human consumption, as well as the herbicide glyphosate. The move, approved in a government […] Read more
A ‘new’ corn trait makes for better feed
Enogen hybrid trait boosts an enzyme that enhances the breakdown of starch into sugar and increases ruminal starch digestibility in cattle
Reading Time: 5 minutes David Bekkering knows a thing or two about corn, and given the size of his operation, it only makes sense. As farm manage er of TFS Expanse, knowing how it’s grown and turned into feed goes a long way to defining success for his operation. Bekkering and his brother James run four Alberta feedlots with […] Read more
Dealing with N and S deficiencies in corn
Much of Manitoba’s corn is on sandier soils that are more prone to nutrient losses
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba corn growers’ hopes for a lower nitrogen bill in 2022 disappeared with the N leached away by the wet spring. Manitoba Agriculture soil specialist John Heard tested some fields in the spring and found that about 30 pounds of N per acre leached in clay soils and 80-plus pounds in sandier soils. “We know […] Read more
A down then up year for Prairie corn
Troubles due to a wet spring, but mostly ideal conditions from then on
Reading Time: 5 minutes With fertilizer prices climbing, some corn growers in Western Canada — particularly in Manitoba — went into the 2022 season with hopes of capitalizing on large N carryovers because of the drought over the previous two years. But a wet spring washed those hopes away, especially in sandier soil regions, as N leached out and […] Read more
Going for nutrition rather than bushels per acre
Silage-specific corn hybrids can offer better returns in beef and milk
Reading Time: 5 minutes When commodity prices are higher than normal, it’s sometimes hard to switch gears and think about corn production using a metric other than bushels. But precision agriculture techniques can also be used to maximize feed characteristics for meat and milk production. At the 2022 edition of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, seed companies were distributing their […] Read more
Worst drought in decades sees Argentina exchange slash soy, corn forecasts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Rosario Grains exchange sharply cut its forecast for the 2022-23 soybean harvest to 37 million tonnes from a previous forecast of 49 million, it said on Wednesday, as the country faces its worst drought in 60 years. The exchange also slashed its 2022-23 corn harvest estimate to around 45 […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Corn imports still weigh on domestic feed market
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Ample corn imports from the U.S. continue to keep the western Canadian feed grain market under pressure, with barley bids in Lethbridge trending lower through the early days of 2023. “We started the year with cash barley trading at roughly $450 (per tonne) in Lethbridge, it’s since declined to roughly $435,” said Jim […] Read more
Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January
U.S. officials threatening action under CUSMA pact
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico and the United States aim to reach an agreement in January over a pending Mexican ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, the Mexican foreign ministry said on Friday after officials from the two countries held talks in Washington. In a statement, the ministry said talks would continue […] Read more
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