Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes Argentine company signs deal with Colorado Wheat Research Foundation to commercialize drought tolerant wheat in the U.S.
GM wheat gets closer to reality in U.S.
Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of Prairie crop associations have pledged $1.8 million to continue barley variety development at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre.
Pulse Weekly: More peas, lentils in Alberta
Reading Time: < 1 minute As Statistics Canada projected Alberta to see larger harvests of dry peas and lentils in 2025/26, the Alberta Pulse Growers offered their views as to why.
More corn, less wheat to be grown in Mexico says USDA attaché
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn production in Mexico is to improve to 25 million tonnes in 2025/26, while the country’s wheat crop is to recede a little, said the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Mexico City.
Wildfire smoke helped counter extreme heat, benefitting this year’s canola crop
Reading Time: 4 minutes As Canada’s western provinces experience the second-worst wildfire season in decades, driven by hotter and drier conditions due to climate change, some canola farmers say they are seeing an unexpected benefit to the hazy summer skies.
Canadian durum samples show damage from wet weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s durum crop has been damaged from rainy, damp conditions, with some farmers holding off on harvesting crops in the hopes of drier weather the Canadian Grain Commission said.
Argentina throws wrench into China-U.S. soybean trade says Cordonnier
Reading Time: 2 minutes In an unexpected move, Argentina has seriously disrupted any possible new crop soybean purchases to be made by China from the United States, said analyst Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor Inc. in Hinsdale, Ill.
Increased interest-free canola cash advances rolling out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Doubled interest-free advances for canola through the Advance Payments Program are now available says the Canadian Canola Growers Association.
Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert
Reading Time: 4 minutes Spray expert says proposed dicamba rule change would ban ‘over the top’ use of the herbicide
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to yield news on soybean exports, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures followed soybeans lower. Additional pressure stemmed from the ongoing […] Read more
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