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Corn, Crops, Reuters

USDA clears Monsanto, Syngenta corn traits

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer regulate a genetically-modified corn developed by Monsanto to resist dicamba herbicide, the agency said on Wednesday. The move by the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), means it can now be planted without permits or any additional regulatory oversight from […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Beans choppy ahead of data, corn sideways

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn prices are set to trade sideways over the course of the week as the market awaits fresh news, but that staleness is in direct contrast with the turbulence in soybeans. Soybeans – “They’re going to trade pretty choppy,” said Terry Reilly at Futures International. Soybeans should feel […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Weather

Corn acres seen rising in Manitoba

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Corn prices in Manitoba may not be setting any records these days but they’re still likely high enough to spur an increase in the amount of corn planted this year, according to an industry watcher. “I would not all be surprised to see a 20 per cent increase. The value of corn […] Read more
Is this the shape of Prairie grain? Monsanto is betting $100 million on it.
Corn, Crops

The Corn Belt moves north

Monsanto has plans to produce varieties that can be grown on half the acres in Western Canada

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Reading Time: 7 minutes It might not look like it at first glance, but this nondescript boardroom in a steel building beside a busy highway in southern Manitoba is the heart of the western Canadian corn pipeline. The site near Carman is home to Monsanto’s major corn expansion project, announced just over two years ago with much fanfare and […] Read more
Multi-hybrid planters may not be in widespread use, but there’s no reason why other parameters can’t be adjusted, such as plant populations according to different soil types.
Corn, Crops

The right corn hybrid for your soil?

Pat Lynch says there are other ways to maximize production — and they’re more realistic

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Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s always high on any list of recommendations. No matter which researcher or agronomist you talk to, choosing the “right” hybrid for your field is always near their top of their Top 10 list for growing a more productive crop of corn. With precision ag systems, however, is it possible to determine which hybrids perform […] Read more
Preliminary research suggests strip tillage is an option for exposing enough soil to get it warm enough to plant corn in Western Canada.
Corn, Crops

Corn isn’t just about crop heat units

New shorter-season hybrids are just part of the Prairie corn picture. Just as important will be the local research to fine-tune how they’ll fit into the production system

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Reading Time: 5 minutes As the life-science companies begin to deliver on their promise of shorter-season corn for the Prairies, another challenge arises. Typically corn is grown in rotation with soybeans in a far wetter climate in a corn-soybean rotation. How will it fit in a drier landscape, and in rotation with wheat, pulses and canola? There aren’t many […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn ‘starving for news’

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as both commodities saw a short-covering correction off of nearby lows. However, large supplies and looming South American harvests remain bearish for the two crops, likely keeping the futures bouncing around in a sideways pattern […] Read more

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