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The money will be aimed at improving living quarters for temporary foreign workers, the federal government said. Photo: Getty Images
Fruit/Vegetables, General

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government is announcing $58.6 million in new money to further support temporary foreign workers in Canada’s agricultural sector, it was announced July 31. Spending is expected to focus on health and safety of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Farmers will be eligible to access $35 million, administrated through Agriculture and […] Read more
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Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan crops in decent shape heading into August

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Crops throughout Saskatchewan rated as being in fair to good condition, according to the latest weekly crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. As of July 27, spring cereals, canola, field peas and soybeans were said to be in fair to excellent. The report said winter wheat and fall rye were ripening and maturing. Harvest […] Read more
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Cereals, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Feed grains come under harvest pressure

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – Delayed springtime planting pushed back the feed grain harvest. As a result, prices for old crop feed grains are now beginning to converge with new crop prices. “It feels like we’re transitioning towards new crop,” remarked Travis Ebens, a grains trader with CorNine Commodities in Lacombe, Alta. He said prices for feed barley […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn ends nearly flat as crop prospects offset big sales to China

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures closed fractionally higher on Thursday but held just above one-month lows, as benign crop weather and expectations of a large harvest offset news of massive U.S. corn sales to China, analysts said. Soybean futures ended firmer higher while wheat futures drifted lower. Chicago Board of Trade December corn […] Read more
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Corn, Reuters

U.S. sells record amount of corn to China as tensions rise

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chinese buyers booked their single biggest-ever purchase of U.S. corn, extending their flurry of large U.S. purchases even as tensions between Washington and Beijing rise. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday that private exporters sold 1.937 million tonnes of corn to China for delivery in the 2020/21 marketing year. That topped the […] Read more
A crop of soft red winter wheat, grown at Szentimrey Seeds near Cambridge, Ont., in 2019.
Crops

The struggle for longer crop rotations

Growers know the benefits, but often the economics seem just too steep

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Modern agronomic science is clear. Longer rotations are better. Three crops are better than two, four are better than three. Yet commodity prices and weather conditions often confound the search for an ideal rotation. In 2019, corn had two knocks against it. The planting season turned wet. Plus, the market was weighed down by heavy […] Read more
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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Large corn, soybean crops expected

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) continues to watch growing conditions in key regions of the United States, as record yields are expected for corn crops. “Corn is pretty much made,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago, Ill. “Conditions have improved significantly, and nobody sees any major problems.” Trade participants expect […] Read more
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Canola, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola scale-up selling to temper gains

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Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm – ICE Futures canola contracts climbed above chart resistance to hit their highest levels in six-months on July 29. While there is more room to the upside, farmer selling could temper additional gains. Fund traders adding to long positions together with solid export demand, especially from Europe, accounted for much of the recent strength […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn falls to one-month low as mild U.S. weather favours crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, touching their lowest level in a month as mild weather in most of the Midwest favored prospects for a large harvest, analysts said. Soybeans also fell on beneficial weather outlooks. But wheat futures rose on short-covering and optimism about export […] Read more

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