Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade look technically bearish, one U.S. analyst says, but spec-longs may keep support in the market. Corn futures, meanwhile, are expected to continue in a rangebound trend. “Corn is still basically in a trading range; it doesn’t excite people. Beans, they’re all over the place,” […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Technicals trump recent support in soy
A place for community data
“Mining data isn’t a substitute for doing actual research,” warns seed company scientist
Reading Time: 7 minutes In the past five years, precision agriculture systems have begun providing an exciting opportunity to collect and pool data on factors ranging from yields to soil quality and beyond. Each data set offers greater insight into the characteristics of a field and its variability, or to its potential response to different treatments and management practices. […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn still rangebound despite recent gains
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but have little fundamental reason to continue in that direction, according to an analyst. Looking at corn, that market will be stuck in a sideways trading range for the foreseeable future, according to Preston Zacharias, […] Read more
A year to watch soybean markets
Global soybean supplies are up, but demand is surging too. Any production hiccups could see new market spikes
Reading Time: 5 minutes Soybeans continue to amaze. While 40 and 50 years ago they were relegated to the deep southwest of Ontario, now they are grown increasingly across Canada. When you drive from Windsor, Ont., toward Quebec City, soybean fields dominate the landscape, while acreage climbs in the Prairie provinces as well. Simply put, soybeans are challenging the […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soy have room to decline further
Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to trend lower as traders focus on the U.S. dollar’s recent strength. “This is a currency-driven market; we think the currency has moved too fast, too soon,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International, LLC. The U.S. dollar moved to a fresh […] Read more
Get your soybeans planted early
If done right, planting soybeans early can boost yields
Reading Time: 5 minutes When farmers first began growing soybeans north of the border, the general recommendation was to wait until the May long weekend to plant. The advice was always to plant soybeans in your best field on the best day, and even then to cross your fingers. Since then research has consistently shown a yield benefit for […] Read more
First soy seed treatment cleared against SDS
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Bayer CropScience fungicide is being pressed into service against sudden death syndrome (SDS) in Canadian soybeans. Bayer on Monday launched a new soybean seed treatment dubbed ILeVO, a suspension containing its Group 7 fungicide fluopyram at a rate of 600 grams per litre. ILeVO will be the first soybean seed treatment registered for use […] Read more
Building on 255 years
On this Nova Scotia farm, the ninth generation takes a decidedly modern approach to soybeans
Reading Time: 5 minutes Two and half centuries is a long time for a family to be farming. But brothers Craig and Brian Newcombe are leveraging the latest cropping techniques and business smarts to build the farm for the 10th generation of Newcombes. Part of the ninth generation of Cornwallis Farms near Port Williams, N.S., the Newcombes manage a […] Read more
EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer
Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. seeds and agrochemicals maker Monsanto Co. has secured approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new dicamba-based weed killer designed for its next generation biotech soy and cotton varieties, the company said on Wednesday. While approval had been expected, it is seen as a major step forward for the company’s newest herbicide […] Read more
Grow soybeans like corn
Increasing your management intensity with extra attention to weeds, pests, uniformity and canopy closure
Reading Time: 10 minutes Proponents of big yields often make the same observation. Whether it’s in corn with American record holders Francis Childs or Herman Warsaw, or it’s in soybeans, with Dr. Gary Ablett at Ridgetown Campus once pegging our potential soybean yield at 250 bu./ac., the talk always turns to “attention to detail.” Yet what confounds Eric Richter […] Read more
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