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Lodging presents a much higher risk of yield and quality reductions and economic losses if barley can’t be sold for malting.
Barley, Crops

PGRs for malting barley? Maybe

Research suggests plant growth regulators should be considered as a risk-management tool in fields with high yield potential

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Reading Time: 4 minutes [UPDATED: April 12, 2021] Lodging is the enemy of barley producers, especially if they’re hoping for a malting premium. It’s prompted some producers to get out of barley altogether. Others are turning to plant growth regulators (PGRs) to help cut their losses. Sheri Strydhorst, a research scientist at the University of Alberta, says lodging is […] Read more
MGEX May 2021 wheat (candlesticks) with K.C. May 2021 wheat (yellow line) and CBOT May 2021 wheat (green line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Spring wheat slowly regains premiums

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Nearby Minneapolis spring wheat contracts have historically traded at a premium compared to their Chicago and Kansas City soft wheat counterparts. And after a winter during which that premium had all but disappeared, spring wheat has so far made gains in 2021. Since the start of the year, both spring wheat contracts have […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Flax area seen expanding on strongest prices ever

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — To MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville, there’s no doubt that flaxseed acres in Canada will increase in 2021. In Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) March supply and demand estimates, the department projected flax acres to jump 22 per cent in 2021-22 at about 1.14 million, up from nearly 931,600 seeded in the previous […] Read more
ICE May 2021 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola fundamentals still strong in volatile market

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with the largest gains in the old-crop months amid ongoing concerns over tight supplies. Day-to-day activity could remain volatile at times, but underlying fundamentals should remain supportive heading into the 2021 growing season, according to an analyst. While canola futures have traded […] Read more
MGEX May 2021 spring wheat (candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (gray line) and CBOT May 2021 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat lifted on spring planting concerns

Near-term tightness in world supply underpins soy, corn

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Wednesday, following the Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s hard red spring wheat higher on concerns that dryness across the U.S. Great Plains could affect spring wheat plantings. Chicago corn gained ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report on Friday, which is expected to […] Read more
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Crops, Lentils, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil values mainly steady

'There’s no fire in the lentil belly, that’s for sure'

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — There hasn’t been much change in lentil prices over the last week and at least one marketer expects there likely won’t be any when it comes to the amount of lentils that Canadian farmers plant in 2021. “[Lentil prices] are just softer than what they were. There’s no fire in the lentil belly, […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Record-level grain handles continue for CN, CP

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Canada’s two largest railways both reported new highs in grain movement for March and for their first fiscal quarters. Canadian National Railway (CN) announced Monday it had moved 2.95 million tonnes of grain last month, beating the previous March record of 2.74 million transported last year. It was also the 13th straight month […] Read more
CBOT May 2021 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages and November 2021 soybeans (blue line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on tight near-term supply

CBOT corn mixed, wheat lower

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures gained on Tuesday as traders assessed the impact of a lower-than-expected U.S. plantings forecast and a rain-delayed harvest in Brazil on ever-tightening supplies of the oilseed. Corn futures were mixed, with old-crop contracts rising slightly as investors adjusted positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture world […] Read more
It’s recommended that the Hypro 3D nozzle is in a forward-backward configuration to ensure better coverage.
Crops, Equipment

A nozzle approach to spray coverage

Design of this 3D sprayer nozzle began in the U.K. and now has a global reach

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Although they’re essential on today’s commercial farms, sprayers typically rank third in importance behind seeding equipment and combines, and maybe that’s fair considering the importance of how the crop starts and how it finishes. Still, there’s no denying that the jobs you do with your sprayer are taking on new importance. Just think herbicide-resistant weeds, […] Read more
A canola field near Pincher Creek, Alta. (Laughingmango/E+/Getty Images)
Canola, Crops, Markets

Japan increases demand for canola

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — Japan has continued to generate an increased demand for canola, according to Daisuke Sasatani, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché in Tokyo. Sasatani said approximately 98 per cent of Japan’s canola imports are from Canada, while Australia supplies the remainder. The attaché estimated Japan’s canola imports in 2020-21 are to rise by […] Read more

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