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Water-soaked lesions after artificial inoculations in the chambers.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Five tips for managing bacterial leaf streak

Currently no seed treatments or in-crop disease control options exist. Understanding the disease is critical to managing it

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While bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been reported in Canada for at least 100 years, its incidence appears to be rising in both irrigated and non-irrigated Prairie wheat and barley acres over the past decade. BLS directly affects yield and grain quality and decreases emergence. Primarily seed-borne (at least for now), it is especially devastating […] Read more
As part of a series of weed abundance surveys, 2,277 fields across Saskatchewan were surveyed in 2019 and 2021. That data was used to provide metrics such as the frequency and density with which weed species can occur in a region after post-emergence herbicide application.
Crops, Features

Herbicide-resistant weed update for Saskatchewan

Your biggest herbicide-resistant weed threats for 2023 based on the latest survey results

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As any farmer will attest to, herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing concern on the Canadian Prairies. In fact, it’s estimated they cost farmers in Western Canada as much as $530 million annually in lost yields and alternative weed management practices. Charles Geddes, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), who specializes in weed […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

Prairie cash wheat: Reds higher, durum dips

U.S. wheat futures up on the week

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MarketsFarm — Wheat prices on the Canadian Prairies saw modest increases in the red spring varieties during the week ended Thursday, while durum stepped back. Significant gains in the U.S. wheat complex spilled over into Canadian cash prices, but stronger Canadian dollar tempered further increases. Ongoing concerns about dry conditions in the U.S., especially the […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans climb on supportive USDA data

Corn mixed; May wheat unchanged on day

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose 2.1 per cent on Friday, climbing back above US$15 a bushel for the first time since mid-March after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for 2023 plantings and its March 1 soy stockpiles estimate both came in at the low end of trade expectations. Corn futures ended […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prices continue to soften as April approaches

Seeding start in Alberta remains a question mark

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MarketsFarm — Corn is still moving into feedlots in southern Alberta as it approaches not only the end of its contracts, but also the end of winter. “We’ve been seeing here in Lethbridge prices at $395-$400 per tonne ($10.03-$10.16 per bushel),” said Erin Harakal, trade manager at Agfinity Inc. at Stony Plain, Alta. “It seems […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat down off Wednesday’s one-month high

USDA stocks, prospective plantings reports due out Friday

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Thursday on profit-taking after one-month highs a day earlier and reminders of strong competition for global export business, analysts said. Nearby corn and soybean futures drifted lower as traders squared positions ahead of key U.S. plantings and stocks reports due on Friday. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more
CBOT May 2023 soft red winter wheat with 20-day moving average, MGEX May 2023 hard red spring wheat (yellow line) and K.C. May 2023 hard red winter wheat (orange line). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat up on Cargill’s Russia decision

Corn firm ahead of U.S. planting report; soy up on Argentina concerns

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Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied and closed higher on Wednesday, after global grain trader Cargill said it would take a further step back from the Russian market by no longer handling the top wheat supplier’s grain at its export terminal from July. Cargill’s shipping unit will continue to carry grain from the country’s ports, […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Cargill plans to halt grain export activities in Russia

Viterra also set to halt grain trading in Russia, sources say

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Moscow/Chicago | Reuters — Cargill said Wednesday it would take a further step back from the Russian market by stopping handling Russian grain from its export terminal from July, although its shipping unit will continue to carry grain from Russian ports. Most international grain traders have stopped new investment in Russia since last year following […] Read more

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