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John Hardman says buffer strips allow him to turn heavy equipment around without compacting the soil where crops are growing.

Are buffer strips right for your farm?

A Manitoba farmer discusses how his farm benefits from the practice

By Jim Timlick December 19, 2023

John Hardman learned much of what he knows about farming from his father. Now Hardman owns Crooked Creek Farms near Dauphin, Man., which he has run for the past 40 years. He succeeded his father, Edwin, who farmed the same land for nearly half a century. One of the most enduring lessons Hardman learned from […] Read more

Soybeans ZSF24 for Dec. 18 with Bollinger bands over 20 days. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as Argentina seeks to raise meal, oil export taxes

Good export demand also underpinned soybeans

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 18, 2023

U.S. soybean futures clawed back early losses and ended higher on Monday on good U.S. export demand and after Argentina's new government said it would raise export taxes on soymeal and soyoil in the world's supplier of the soy products.

Crops, Markets

Speculative net short position in canola hits new record

CBOT long liquidation saw the net long position in soybeans dip

By GFM Network News December 18, 2023

The net short position in canola futures climbed to a new record large level in mid-December, as speculators added to their bearish bets for the second week in a row, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

CBOT soybeans ZSF24 as of Dec. 15 (Barchart).

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy posts first weekly gain in 1-1/2 months

Traders waited to see whether beneficial rains will arrive in dry areas of Brazil

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 15, 2023

Chicago | Reuters -- U.S. soybean futures finished higher in the nearby contract and lower in deferred months on Friday as traders waited to see whether beneficial rains will arrive in dry areas of Brazil as expected.

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

General, Markets, Reuters

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

Aviation is seen as one of the few routes to increase ethanol demand amid rising electric vehicle sales

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 15, 2023

Reuters - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby.

January 2024 CBOT soybeans as of Dec. 14, 2023, with moving averages over 20, 50 and 100 days. (Barchart)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid US export demand

China may buy a couple more cargoes of U.S. soy for next-year delivery: analysts

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 14, 2023

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher on Thursday on steady U.S. export demand and weakness in the dollar, analysts said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on improving weather forecast for Brazil

Corn and wheat futures also traded lower

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 13, 2023

Chicago soybean futures sank for a second consecutive session on Wednesday as the prospect of rain in Brazil eased worries about drought damaging harvest prospects in the world's top exporter.

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Drifting market in need of outside support

South America growing conditions likely price driver in soy markets for next months

By GFM Network News December 13, 2023

The ICE Futures canola market remained under pressure heading into the New Year, lacking any significant supportive news of its own that could spark a move higher.

U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather

Wheat and corn futures advance

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News December 12, 2023

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures backpedaled on Tuesday after reaching their highest price in December as traders assessed risks from unfavorable crop weather in Brazil.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand

Wheat futures plummeted; corn pressured by spillover weakness

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 11, 2023

U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday as concerns re-emerged that drought conditions in Brazil are having a detrimental effect on crops in the top-producing nation and after the U.S. government announced another export sale.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Oilseeds

Are buffer strips right for your farm?

U.S. grains: Soybeans rally as Argentina seeks to raise meal, oil export taxes

Speculative net short position in canola hits new record

U.S. grains: Soy posts first weekly gain in 1-1/2 months

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

U.S. grains: Soy futures rise amid US export demand

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on improving weather forecast for Brazil

ICE weekly outlook: Drifting market in need of outside support

U.S. grains: Soy futures end down as traders eye Brazil weather

U.S. grains: Soybeans finish higher on Brazil weather concerns, global demand

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