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Yu Wang, a post-doctoral researcher (left), and Dr. Stephen Long, professor at University of Illinois, make up part of a team studying the effects of light quality on yield in soybeans.
Crops, Soybeans

Bringing soybeans into a more favourable light

Illinois researchers investigate transitory shadows to brighten soybean yields

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Reading Time: 4 minutes One phrase often heard when the talk turns to getting more bushels out of a crop is the advice to “control the controllable.” Speakers making presentations use the term as a call for growers to streamline their focus on a select number of management practices. Factors such as planting depth, row width, weed, disease and […] Read more
A cornfield in Mexico’s Chihuahua state. (Undefined undefined/iStock/Getty Images)
Corn, Crops, Reuters

Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn

Country's organic growers welcome ban

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Monterrey, Mexico | Reuters — Mexico’s main agricultural lobby on Saturday criticized the government’s decision to ban genetically modified corn, while organic growers hailed the move that should protect smaller farmers. Mexico will “revoke and refrain from granting permits for the release of genetically modified corn seeds into the environment,” stated a decree issued Thursday […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit 6-1/2-year highs on Argentine corn export restriction, dry weather

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures extended gains on Thursday and hit their highest level in 6-1/2 years after major supplier Argentina said it would curb exports and as dry weather threatened harvests in South America. Soybeans also scaled a fresh 6-1/2-year peak on South American weather worries and tightening global supplies, while wheat […] Read more
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Canola, Markets

ICE canola weekly outlook: Canola dips at midweek

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts were weaker on Wednesday, sustaining contract prices around C$630 over the Christmas holidays. The nearby January contract closed at C$629.20 per tonne on Dec. 30, just a few pennies lower than its Dec. 23 close of C$630.90. Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg, Man., said canola prices will […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hold near 6-1/2-year peak as Argentina strike ends, dry weather remains

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures held near a 6-1/2 year high on Wednesday as investors shifted their focus from a now-resolved labor strike in Argentina that had pushed up prices to continued dry weather in South America that threatened the upcoming harvest. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat soared to a six-year peak […] Read more
Most of the soy food products that consumers purchase now can be made from GMO or non-GMO soybeans.
Crops, Soybeans

Will more GMO soybeans be planted in 2021?

Market demands for soybeans are changing, as are consumer preferences

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Any time there’s an outlook for lower commodity prices, the question comes up: “What would I plant instead?” On many farms, that’s when the non-GMO side of the soybean sector gets a fresh look. But one thing doesn’t change. Planting non-GMO food-grade or identity preserved (IP) still means having to balance the positives and negatives. […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as earlier slide leads to new buying

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures soared to new highs on Tuesday as traders shrugged off short-term pressure from promising labor negotiations in Argentina. Corn followed soybeans higher on export optimism, while wheat rose after two days of losses. Despite starting the day trending lower, the most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of […] Read more
RWOAC chair Eric Johnson wants to work with farmers to find out their ideas for managing resistant wild oats.
Crops

A new plan of attack for resistant wild oats

With more wild oats showing resistance to Group 8 herbicides, this action committee is going on the offence

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Reading Time: 5 minutes In the 1970s, the Wild Oat Action Committee was formed to encourage farmers to control the pesky weed, especially with herbicides. Now a new version is back, but with an ironic twist — the herbicides aren’t working. A recent Prairie-wide study reveals 69 per cent of tested wild oats proved resistant to some modes of […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans add new highs on Argentine supply disruptions

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybeans climbed for a sixth consecutive day as a labor strike in Argentina stalls through the Christmas holiday, curbing global supply. Corn rose for a 10th consecutive session, supported by prolonged South American dryness that could hurt harvest prospects. Wheat slipped on holiday profit-taking, but held near two-month highs. The […] Read more
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Canola, Markets, Soybeans

ICE weekly outlook: Canola, soybeans – keep an eye on South America

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Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – After canola incurred six consecutive sessions of gains in which new contract highs were reached, the Canadian oilseed took a bit of tumble on the Intercontinental Exchange. Such is a sample of the volatility in the market during the holidays. Keith Ferley, a trader with RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg, Man., suggested there […] Read more

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