Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters — Farmers in Brazil have started planting what may be their third consecutive record soybean crop though progress has been uneven in South America’s largest economy, analysts for two state-level farm institutes said Wednesday. Parana, Brazil’s No. 2 soy growing state, in southern Brazil has planted six per cent of its […] Read more
Brazil soy farmers start planting expected record crop
Big crops keep pressure on CBOT soybeans, corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell to fresh four-year lows during the week ended Wednesday, and there is still plenty of room to the downside as the harvest pressure builds over the next month. “It will be a long harvest,” said Scott Capinegro, president of Barrington Commodity […] Read more
Dow’s Enlist corn, soybeans face hurdles despite USDA approval
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. approval of Dow AgroSciences’ new genetically-modified corn and soybeans takes the agricultural giant a step closer to its “most important” product launch ever, but a series of hurdles remain, the company said Thursday. “We sure are aware of the concerns that have been expressed,” said Dow AgroSciences president Tim Hassinger in an […] Read more
USDA grants approval to Dow’s Enlist corn, soybeans
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday gave final approval to new genetically modified corn and soybeans developed by Dow AgroSciences that, while criticized by environmentalists and some farmers, are portrayed by Dow as an answer to weed resistance problems that limit crop production. The approval may clear the way for a full […] Read more
Man. soybeans surviving recent unfavourable weather
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Many areas of Manitoba have seen unfavourable cool, wet conditions recently, with frost reported in some areas — but the province’s soybean crops seem to be holding up OK. Frost seen on Sept. 12 and 13 caused some damage to soybean crops in the province, but it was mostly minimal, said Dennis […] Read more
Pest Patrol: options for tufted vetch
Can I do anything to get rid of vetch before seeding soybeans?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tufted vetch (Viccia cracca) is a weedy perennial legume that is difficult to manage in cropping systems that use reduced tillage and particularly when annual legume crops like soybeans are grown. Tufted vetch also exhibits high tolerance to many herbicides, most notably glyphosate. A rate response study was conducted by the University of Guelph over […] Read more
Caution reigns as Brazil soy farmers eye another record crop
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazilian soy farmers are about to start sowing what could be a third consecutive record crop, but caution is their motto as near-term weather forecasts are less than ideal and low grain prices combined with rising costs are squeezing margins. Soybean planting in Brazil’s leading agricultural states is only allowed […] Read more
Good weather, looming record harvest weigh on CBOT beans, corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell lower during the week ended Sept. 3, despite some short-covering near the end of August, according to an analyst. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday released its weekly crop progress report which pegged 72 per cent of the U.S. bean crop as […] Read more
Soybeans fight to reach full potential against cyst nematode
A growing problem with sudden death syndrome is causing concern for Ontario soybean growers, but one plant pathologist says it’s a manageable concern
Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s an in-field whodunnit — a burgeoning crop disease that closely resembles other better-known problems, but is its own unique culprit, with its own unique symptoms, development and costs. The first symptoms are a widespread mottling and crinkling of leaves on soybean plants, usually coming after the start of flowering, though in rare cases symptoms […] Read more
Further selling expected in CBOT corn, soybeans
Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Corn and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) moved lower during the week ended Wednesday — and the two markets are expected to remain under pressure until at least mid- to late September. “I think we’re just going to see this gradual selling over the next month, month and […] Read more
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