Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures finished stronger on Tuesday after Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged infrastructure at the port of Odesa, a day after Moscow quit the Black Sea grain export deal. The strikes diminished some expectations that Russia may still renew the export deal, analysts said. Markets […] Read more
US Grains: wheat futures end firmer amid Black Sea supply worries
Ukrainian officials said Russian air strikes damaged the port of Odesa
Soybean grower varies seed options to reduce risk
A variety blend can produce a complementary package for different field conditions
Reading Time: 4 minutes Variability is nothing new to growers, aside from posing a constant challenge. They tend to have a firm grasp of those parts of their fields that are the most variable, whether due to soil type or topography. But other than by investing in precision planting equipment or a variable-rate application system, dealing with those challenges […] Read more
Rain needed for soybeans, other southern Manitoba crops
Seeded soybeans projected to be up more than 40 million acres from 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm – When Toban Dyck started to plant his 600-plus acres of soybeans this year, the soil in the Winkler, Man. area had pretty decent moisture content. But following the combination of hot temperatures and strong winds with little rainfall in May, precipitation is now much needed. “There’s still a little bit of moisture there. […] Read more
Managing white mould in soybeans
Most of the disease is in eastern Ontario, but there are pockets everywhere
Reading Time: 4 minutes If soybean diseases had a contest, it’d be easy to think of third or fourth place as something of a win, especially with soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and sudden death syndrome (SDS) holding firmly on to first and second. Yet for growers in eastern Ontario and western Quebec, white mould’s less-than-prominent status is hardly a […] Read more
Organic no-till soybeans a challenge
An OSCIA project is using cereal rye as a cover crop weed suppressant
Reading Time: 6 minutes No one has ever said organic production is easy. It can be profitable, but just as in conventional row cropping, it’s subject to vagaries in price, weather, weed management and quality. But no-till organic? In soybeans? That’s an entirely different level of thought processing, planning, monitoring and showing flexibility in adjusting to growing season conditions. For […] Read more
Unlocking soybean yields
A three-year project is looking at whether the key is something other than agronomics
Reading Time: 5 minutes For most growers, yield isn’t just an important metric, it’s the only metric. Researchers and plant breeders have explored new methods to address diseases or pests, but these advances can have trouble gaining traction without translating to more bushels in the bin. Matt Rundle is trying to shift the focus on performance by examining more […] Read more
Argentina soybeans expected to go from horrible to great
El Nino expected to improve growing conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — While Argentina is headed to one of its worst soybean harvests in decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) attaché in Buenos Aires projects a huge turnaround in 2023-24. Argentina is the world’s third-largest grower of soybeans — a fair amount less than Brazil and the U.S., but a lot more than other […] Read more
Drought curtails Argentina’s latest ‘soy dollar’ scheme
Soy supply 'a very different situation' now
Reading Time: 2 minutes Buenos Aires | Reuters — Farmers participating in Argentina’s “soy dollar” plan to boost exports have traded less than half of the soybeans they had traded at the same point during the previous plan, due to the impact of a drought, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday. The Argentina government launched its latest “soy […] Read more
Vast tracts of drought-hit Argentine soy fields seen going unharvested
Yet more cuts to production possible
Reading Time: < 1 minute Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Buenos Aires grains exchange on Thursday said farmers would likely leave large tracts of soy fields unharvested due to damage from a historic drought, which could lead to more cuts to its 25 million-tonne production forecast. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soybean oil and meal, but its […] Read more
Sustainable soybean program underway
Food-grade, IP soy growers showing interest in verification, Soy Canada says
Reading Time: 2 minutes A new voluntary program spearheaded by Canada’s soybean value-chain group is expected to help Canadian soy growers seeking a sustainability mark for their goods. Soy Canada on March 28 announced the rollout of Sustainable Canadian Soy, a program it said will be available for the 2023 growing season. Exporters and handlers who supply customers that […] Read more
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