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Sask producers make good haying progress, crops mostly measure fair-to-good

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 29

By Saskatchewan Agriculture August 1, 2019

Livestock producers continue to make good haying progress as 39 per cent of the hay crop is now baled or put into silage. An additional 27 per cent is cut and ready for baling according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is currently rated as three per cent excellent, 52 per cent good, […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Why soybeans need inoculant and how some crops fix nitrogen without it

Plus, never do this with inoculant

By Ieuan Evans August 1, 2019

Next to water, nitrogen is usually the most limiting nutrient in crop production. In prairie agriculture, by far the major source of fixed nitrogen for crop production is nitrogen produced industrially via the Haber process. But nitrogen fixation by legumes is also a very important economic factor in world agriculture. The nitrogen-fixing family of plants, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China

By GFM Network News August 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures closed at their lowest levels in over a month on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Chinese goods while a more favorable weather outlook also sent corn prices down. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest

By GFM Network News July 31, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures had a dismal close on Wednesday and touched a two-month low as analysts said U.S. crop weather was not threatening, while wheat and soybean prices also eased. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 11 cents, or 2.7 percent, at $4.10 a bushel. The […] Read more

Markets

Chicago Board of Trade waiting on (any) news

By GFM Network News July 31, 2019

MarketsFarm – Grain markets on the Chicago Board of Trade are “falling of its own weight” due to removed technical levels and a lack of substantive news to influence markets. “There’s just no news to generate any upside swing,” said Steve Georgy, President of Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Illinois. “Some technical levels were removed, and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition

By GFM Network News July 30, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn futures reached a two-month low on Tuesday after a weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Monday said the U.S. crop was in better condition than analysts expected. The Chicago Board of Trade’s (CBOT) most-active corn contract settled down 6 cents, or 1.5 percent, at $4.21 a bushel. Wheat settled […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm

By GFM Network News July 29, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures settled just over 1 per cent higher on Monday, climbing for the third time in the last four sessions, underpinned by lower estimates for output in top exporter Russia. Soybeans and corn settled higher after closing down on Friday, as the focus turned to […] Read more

The Schultz farm recently installed this major grain drying and storage facility, purchased through GSI dealer Western General in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. It included a VersaLoop conveyor, two bucket elevators and a double stack Quiet Dryer.

Machinery

Drying tough grain in the bin with a GSI quiet drier

Alberta farmer finds  dryer system key to optimizing grain grades

By Scott Garvey July 26, 2019

Jason Schultz of Bashaw, Alberta, says he’s made a practice of harvesting his crops when they’re a little on the tough side, not only to get an early start on harvest operations, but perhaps more importantly to maximize grades — and, therefore, revenue per acre. “We want to start as early as we can. I […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns

By GFM Network News July 26, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. grain and soybean futures all ended the week lower, with corn futures falling for a third straight session on Friday, as traders reacted to sluggish U.S. export data and forecasts called for milder growing weather over the weekend. But traders said they were starting to doubt that much of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

By GFM Network News July 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean and corn futures dipped on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its weekly export sales report that disappointed analysts. China, which is in a trade war with the United States and needs fewer soybeans as swine fever ravishes its pig herd, cancelled […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

Wheat

Sask producers make good haying progress, crops mostly measure fair-to-good

Why soybeans need inoculant and how some crops fix nitrogen without it

U.S. grains: Soybeans end down as Trump announces new tariffs on China

U.S. grains: Corn futures set two-month low as improved weather hits U.S. Midwest

Chicago Board of Trade waiting on (any) news

U.S. grains: Corn hits two-month low on improved U.S. crop condition

U.S. grains: Wheat rises as dry weather curbs Russian output; corn firm

Drying tough grain in the bin with a GSI quiet drier

U.S. grains: Corn futures ease as weak exports offset crop concerns

U.S. grains: Soybeans down after ‘disappointing’ U.S. export sales report

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