CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher on slow harvest pace

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected harvest pace and news of fresh export sales, although plentiful global supplies kept a lid on the market, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on sluggish export demand while corn futures ended narrowly mixed. Chicago Board of Trade January soybean futures settled up […] Read more



CBOT December 2018 wheat, with 100-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on short-covering, export optimism

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped more than three per cent on Monday on fund-driven short-covering coupled with expectations of a pick-up in export business, analysts said. Corn futures followed wheat higher while soybeans declined on forecasts for rising U.S. soy inventories. Chicago Board of Trade December (CBOT) soft red winter wheat futures […] Read more



Jay and Jennifer Bruggencate and Mike and Kelly Sulzle and their families farm together at Vector Grain near Lacombe, Alta., as a joint venture.

Meet your farming neighbours: The Bruggencates and Sulzles

This is the story of a joint venture between 
the Bruggencates and the Sulzles

Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more

Sask. harvest progress hits 92 per cent

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 22

After multiple weeks of delay, many producers were able to return to the field and complete harvest. Thanks to warm and dry weather last week, producers now have 92 per cent of the 2018 crop harvested, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. This is up from 82 per cent last week, but slightly behind […] Read more



Sask. harvest reaches 82 per cent, weather, wildlife seen damaging crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 15

Although wet and cool weather conditions last week continued to delay harvest in much of the province, many producers are back in the field or will be soon. Eighty-two per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report, up from 78 per cent last week but behind […] Read more