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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat recover from early dips

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Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures all closed modestly higher on Friday, recovering from early weakness on a mild round of technical buying. All three commodities posted weekly gains but an ample supply base and rising export competition kept a bearish tone over the marketplace and checked Friday’s strength. Additionally, investors […] Read more
(Photo courtesy United Soybean Board)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on profit-taking, Brazilian crop

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by the ongoing harvest of a projected record-large crop in Brazil and profit-taking after a two-session climb attributed to fund buying, traders said. Corn futures and wheat futures closed lower, tracking broad declines in commodities. The 19-market Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index fell nearly […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat ends up three per cent

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed about three per cent on Wednesday on a mix of technical buying and enthusiasm over a larger-than-expected wheat purchase by top global importer Egypt a day earlier, traders said. Corn and soybeans also rose, supported by fund investment at the start of a new month and carry-over […] Read more
Demonstrating the instant sensor readout, Jason Diehl of Dimos Labtronics placed his hand over the 
probe sensor and the readout on the cell phone in his other hand changed almost instantly.
Machinery

Bin probe provides instant temperature reading

The Dimos Labtronics bin 
probe transmits Wi-Fi signal

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Keeping tabs on the temperature of stored grain is critical to ensuring producers don’t lose money from spoilage. Increasing internal bin temperature readings are an indication stored grain is at risk. Jason Diehl of Dimos Labtronics was showing his company’s Wi-Fi grain probe at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon. It’s designed to provide an easy […] Read more
Maximize your sprayer productivity
Crops, Features

Maximize your sprayer productivity

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How efficient are you when you’re using your sprayer? Tom Wolf, applications specialist with AgriMetrix Research & Training, told farmers at the November Saskatchewan oilseed grower meetings about a new sprayer productivity calculator his group has developed to help farmers answer this question. Read more: Herbicide drift not always wind-based Read more: Dicamba drift gets real In […] Read more
Wireworm: hard to control and on the rise
Cereals, Crops, Features

Wireworm: hard to control and on the rise

Without Lindane, there’s very little that cereal growers can do to control this pest

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Wireworms ruin many cereal crops, and they’ve been on the rise since the federal government banned lindane for use as a pesticide in 2004. Lindane killed the bugs outright says Dr. Bob Vernon, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and since its banning “there is really nothing that will kill them.” “Wireworms […] Read more
(Doug Wilson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Oats

Wheat disease risk sees farmers looking to oats

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CNS Canada — Canadian farmers are showing an increased interest in seeding oats this spring, despite a lack of activity from a pricing standpoint, as quality concerns in wheat and barley have growers looking to other cereals. “We are seeing a huge influx of acres into oats,” said Scott Shiels, grain procurement merchant with Grain […] Read more

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