Crops
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Manitoba government’s pulse specialist said it’s likely there will be more dry bean acres seeded in the province this spring.
Crops
Pulse weekly outlook: More acres for dry beans in Manitoba
Soybean acres also expected to increase
Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering
Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator.
Feed barley under pressure, but opportunities available
Corn downturn likely to keep feedlots looking to extend coverage
Reading Time: < 1 minute Feed barley bids in Western Canada remained under pressure in mid-February amid continued imports of corn from the United States and the relatively mild Prairie winter. However, localized spot opportunities do pop up occasionally.
U.S. grains: Wheat rises nearly four per cent on short-covering, corn and soy climb
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose nearly four per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from life-of-contract lows as a softer dollar and the approach of the spring growing season in the northern hemisphere sparked a short-covering rally, analysts said. CBOT corn and soybeans also closed higher but hovered near multi-year […] Read more
Potato wart survey comes back clean
Fungus-fraught P.E.I also gets clean bill of health
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fungus-fraught P.E.I also gets clean bill of health
Green lentils finding support, while reds under pressure
AAFC projects seeded lentil area in the country to be up by 8.0 per cent
Reading Time: 2 minutes Green lentils continue to show solid premiums over their red counterparts, with prices for both old and new crop green lentils well above where they were at this time a year ago.
Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods
Discovery sets off media story despite samples testing well inside safe levels
Reading Time: 3 minutes A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats.
‘Unprecedented’ growth possible for canola demand
Renewable fuels could propel canola demand into the stratosphere: speaker
Reading Time: < 1 minute The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into unheard of territory in the coming decade, according to one industry expert.
Soybean acres may soon stabilize in Manitoba
Volatile yields, acres and weather have kept soy on a roller-coaster since 2017
Reading Time: 3 minutes There's an emerging consensus in Manitoba that soybean acres in the province could soon stabilize at around 1.5 to 1.9 million.
U.S. dicamba ruling won’t touch Canada: Bayer
Thousands of American farmers who have already bought the herbicide now in a bind after court bans over-the-top use
Reading Time: 3 minutes An Arizona court decision that essentially prohibits American farmers from using dicamba for over-the-top spraying on soybeans and cotton will not stop Canadian growers from using the herbicide this year, says Bayer Crop Science Canada.
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