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Alberta crop commissions name leadership

Cereal, canola, pulse organizations welcome new board members

By Grainews Staff March 2, 2024

Meeting season on the Prairies brings new leadership to Alberta’s merged wheat and barley commissions, along with new board members for the province’s canola and pulse groups. Alberta Grains on Jan. 31 announced Tara Sawyer, who farms near Acme, as the chair for its inaugural board of directors. Sawyer previously served as Alberta Barley’s chair, […] Read more

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans off 3-year low, but gain limited by global supplies

Slowing Chinese demand also weighs on prices

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 1, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures turned higher on Friday on signs of bargain buying and short-covering, after hitting three-year lows the previous day, although sluggish exports and hefty global supplies continue to weigh on prices, traders said.

FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt April 24, 2017. Picture taken April 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

General, Reuters

Only grain ships from Black Sea and for Iran still crossing Red Sea, analysts say

Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping since November, forcing ships to re-route

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 1, 2024

Grain ships originating from the Black Sea or bound for Iran are about the only ones still sailing through the Red Sea as Houthi militants continue to attack vessels in the area, analysts said on Friday.

Polish farmers gather as they protest at Lithuanian border, alleging Ukrainian grain transports are brought back into Poland as ‘EU’ grain, and against European Union ‘Green Deal” near border crossing at Polish Lithuanian border in Budzisko, Poland, March 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

General, Reuters

Polish farmers take grain protests to Lithuanian border

Farmers continue to protest against what they say is unfair competition from outside the EU

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 1, 2024

Polish farmers protested on the border with Lithuania on Friday against what they say are imports of Ukrainian grain through the Baltic country, something the Lithuanian officials deny.

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise from three-year low

Corn extends recovery; wheat futures fell

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 28, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher on short-covering and technical buying on Wednesday as the market rebounded after the front-month contract matched a three-year low, analysts said.

Speaking to delegates at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting, the minister referenced the APP while talking about available programs. He said farmers had been through a lot in the last few years with pandemic supply chain issues, global unrest and extreme weather. | Screencap via twitter.com/@CFAFCA

General

CFA delegates want interest-free portion of APP back at higher limit

Politicians grilled on intentions toward carbon price exemption bill

By Karen Briere, GFM Network News February 28, 2024

Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay said Feb. 27 he couldn’t move the interest-free portion of the Advance Payment Program back up to $350,000.

General, Markets

Spring road restrictions coming soon to Prairies

Grain, equipment movement can be affected by road bans

By GFM Network News February 27, 2024

The spring melt across Western Canada will cause disruptions to grain and livestock movement, as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies.

Photo: Fotokostic/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn extends bounce from three-year lows on bargain buying

Soybean futures backpedal from early advances

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News February 27, 2024

Chicago | Reuters -- Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, extending a slight recovery from their lowest levels in more than three years.

Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Mixed price movement for Prairie lentils

Australian supply, pricing pressuring old crop red lentils

By GFM Network News February 27, 2024

In the Prairie Ag Hotwire compilation of prices from across Western Canada, as of Feb. 26, Laird lentils added two cents ranged from 57 to 78 cents/lb. delivered depending on the size.

Tile drains are perforated plastic pipes installed below the crop rooting zone, used to reduce the depth of shallow water tables in imperfectly and poorly drained areas of a field. This pipe has a filter sock to prevent sediment from getting into the tile system.

Crops, Features

Make it drain: Is tile right for your fields?

A producer and an agrologist consider whether tile is worth your while

By Jim Timlick February 27, 2024

Tile drainage may be the best tool in the toolbox to manage saline soil in fields, a southwestern Manitoba farmer told an audience at the recent Ag Days farm show. Aaron Hargreaves, who co-owns Harwest Farms south of Brandon, said he and his four partners have struggled with soil salinity on their farm since they […] Read more

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Pulses

Alberta crop commissions name leadership

U.S. grains: Soybeans off 3-year low, but gain limited by global supplies

Only grain ships from Black Sea and for Iran still crossing Red Sea, analysts say

Polish farmers take grain protests to Lithuanian border

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise from three-year low

CFA delegates want interest-free portion of APP back at higher limit

Spring road restrictions coming soon to Prairies

U.S. grains: Corn extends bounce from three-year lows on bargain buying

Pulse weekly outlook: Mixed price movement for Prairie lentils

Make it drain: Is tile right for your fields?

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AgCanadaTV Special Feature: Crop pest insects to watch out for in 2026

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