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Initial symptoms of tar spot are brownish lesions on the leaves. Black, spore-producing spots appear later, making the leaf feel rough or bumpy.
Corn, Crops

Two new diseases in corn crops

The flow of sub-tropical diseases continues in the the North American heartland

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Reading Time: 4 minutes It has been an interesting year for field crop pathologists in the U.S. Although many seasons often pass without the discovery of any new diseases, this year they were treated with not just one but two new corn diseases in the country. Tar spot and bacterial leaf stripe were both discovered late in the growing […] Read more
Crop watchers say new regulations on neonicotinoid seed treatments could cause a reduction in no-till farming and early planting, and result in lost yield potential.
Corn, Crops

All that confusion on seed treatments

Some implications of Ontario’s new neonic regulations are stunning

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Reading Time: 6 minutes As the calendar has turned to a new year, the news from seed and chemical companies is that there is considerable confusion about seed-applied treatments. Growers, they’re finding, have been left with a mixed bag of information about the options available to them, much of which is flat out wrong. Some growers believed they had […] Read more
Young Maize Corn Crops Leaves in Field
Corn, Markets

Corn market 2016

How big to go with corn this spring? The answer may be very big indeed

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Change is our only constant in agriculture. It seems only a few short years ago that corn farmers in southwestern Ontario used to hope to get 150 bushels per acre come harvest. In fact, much of that hope was confined to the southwest where corn was first grown in the province. In 2015, Ontario grew […] Read more
Change pays off today
Corn, Crops

Change pays off today

For Tyler Vollmershausen, a high-tech focus on soil health is producing benefits that boost this year’s crops

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Change may be inevitable, but that doesn’t mean it’s always welcome. On the farm, in fact, there are times when change can be greeted with suspicion, reluctance and sometimes even with disdain. Then there’s Tyler Vollmershausen, a sixth-generation farmer who works with his father Larry, his uncle Brian and his grandparents Doug and Connie on […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans await fresh news

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are waiting on fresh news for direction, according to one U.S. analyst, as both markets move on mostly technical trading short-term. “There’s some bullish influence, there’s some bearish influence, but at the end of the day, there’s just not much push either […] Read more
The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Corn, Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Cruz’s Iowa victory could show Big Corn’s waning influence

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New York | Reuters — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s victory on Monday in corn-rich Iowa could represent a major blow to the country’s controversial biofuels program, reflecting its waning influence over politicians even in the U.S. farm heartland. Cruz, a conservative senator from Texas and outspoken opponent of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn stays within range

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Chicago Board of Trade corn futures stayed mostly range-bound for the week ended Wednesday; the corn market ebbed and flowed with crude oil and ideas of demand. However, it also felt technical pressure, according to Sean Lusk, a co-director at the commercial hedging services division of Walsh Trading in Chicago. “Corn keeps […] Read more
Barley, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia said considering export duties for corn, barley

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Moscow | Reuters –– Russia’s agriculture ministry is considering introducing an export duty for corn and barley, Russian news agency Interfax reported Wednesday, citing First Deputy Minister Evgenii Gromyko. “We will discuss this question,” he said. Gromyko added that the question was planned to be discussed at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

China to let market decide its corn prices

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Beijing | Reuters — China will let the market decide its domestic state corn prices to help cap the country’s rising imports and record-high level of state reserves, a senior official was cited by state media as saying on Monday. “The direction of corn reform is… to let the market decide prices, and (state support) […] Read more

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