(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies to seven-month high after USDA data

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures gained two per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture increased its export forecast and showed smaller-than-expected global supplies in a monthly report. Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell and corn prices declined narrowly from an earlier seven-month peak in the […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soy firms with export demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Tuesday on continued strong export demand as overseas buyers waited for the bulk of the expected bumper South America harvest to come online, traders said. “Beans continue to be the darling of the grains thanks to a long seasonal export tail, with the big anticipated shift […] Read more






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U.S. grains: Wheat hits highest since August

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hitting its highest in more than five months on signs of better-than-expected export demand. Soybeans closed slightly higher as technical buyers pushing prices into positive territory late in the session while corn eased […] Read more



Chris Snip of Agris Co-operative works with farmers to check soil health and fertilizer practices of farmers near Lake Erie as part of the Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Initiative. (John Greig photo)

Phosphorus program aims to reduce Lake Erie nutrients

Chatham, Ont. — Henry Denotter’s farms near Kingsville, Ont. are close to the Wigle Creek, which flows into Lake Erie and takes with it any residues it pulls from nature and farmers’ fields. The Wigle Creek subwatershed, west of Leamington, has turned into ground zero in long-term research on how farmers can reduce phosphorus running […] Read more