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(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Japan, Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties

By GFM Network News August 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Japan and South Korea have both taken steps to block certain imports of U.S. wheat after unapproved genetically-modified (GMO) plants from Monsanto seeds were found growing in Washington state, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Monday. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said it will […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Northern port supporters appeal to government

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 29, 2016

A consortium supporting continued operation of the Port of Churchill met with federal and provincial government representatives this week in search of ways to keep the port open. “This is an emergency for our community, our region and indeed our country,” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence in a release. “We’ve been told by farmers that there […] Read more

Figure 1. A flat spade is used to level off the soil across several drill rows.

Cereals, Columns

How to find the seed in the ground

There is a better way to find your planted seed, and your anhydrous ammonia

By Les Henry July 27, 2016

When zero till seeding began in the 1980-90s, field days to demonstrate new seeders that could accomplish the task were common. Many colours of paint would make a pass down the field and farmers took off like gophers to dig around and find out where the seed was placed. A trusty garden trowel was the […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average

By GFM Network News July 27, 2016

Reuters – Spring wheat prospects in central and northwest North Dakota are near to or above average, aided by favourable weather, scouts on one leg of an annual crop tour said on Wednesday. Crop scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s tour travelling one route in west-central North Dakota made three stops and projected an average […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

North American farmers top up rye plantings as whiskey sales soar

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News July 27, 2016

Winnipeg / Reuters – North American farmers are turning back to a neglected crop, sowing fields with the largest rye crop in years partly as consumers satisfy a growing thirst for whiskey. Rye, planted in autumn and harvested in mid-summer, fell out of favour during the past decade as other crops produced bigger profits. But whiskey […] Read more

Rick Stamp of Stamp Seeds checks out the 2016 hybrid rye seed crop.

Cereals, Crops

New fall ryes have all the features

Bake it, drink it, or feed it to livestock – it's high quality and high value

By Lee Hart July 26, 2016

Get ready for a new generation of fall rye varieties that are high yielding, have high milling quality and perform well across a wide range of soil types and moistures conditions. Hybrid fall rye varieties that promise much more yield and market potential than the traditional open-pollenated varieties have become available to Western Canadian farmers […] Read more

Cereals

New crop year reminders for western producers and industry

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 26, 2016

The Canadian Grain Commission is reminding the grain industry and producers about grain grading changes that come into effect on August 1, 2016 in Western Canada. Primary and export grade determinant tables for the new Canada Northern Hard Red and Canada Western Special Purpose wheat classes take effect. Canada Western Feed, Canada Western General Purpose […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

By GFM Network News July 26, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – U.S. wheat futures are trading just above their weakest levels in 10 years, but the lows may be in for the time being as funds are already holding large short positions and attention turns to problems with the European crop. “We’re really just following the EU,” said wheat-broker Austin Damiani, of […] Read more

Cereals, Fruit/Vegetables, Pulses, Reuters

SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

By GFM Network News July 25, 2016

Reuters – Canadian organic food company SunOpta Inc, already under pressure from U.S. hedge fund Tourbillon Capital Partners LP, is being prodded by a second activist shareholder to explore the sale of all or part of the company, according to sources familiar with the matter. Canadian hedge fund West Face Capital, which pushed SNC-Lavalin to sell […] Read more

On the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the country’s biggest pork production, ships carrying UK feed wheat have been unloading volumes not seen in years.

Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

Black Sea export shipments are discounted $25 a tonne to corn

By GFM Network News July 20, 2016

Reuters — From the heart of the U.S. big farm belt to Colombia, Vietnam and Indonesia, livestock producers are snapping up wheat damaged by bad weather or low in protein, providing pigs and poultry with grain more often milled for making bread. The increased global purchases of cheap, poor-quality wheat for animal feed comes as a […] Read more

GFM Network News

China imports no U.S. soybeans in September for first time in seven years

Australia’s weather bureau casts doubt on prospects for La Nina

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall sharply as Trump says he’s working to lower beef costs

Cereals

Japan, Korea block certain U.S. wheat varieties

Northern port supporters appeal to government

How to find the seed in the ground

Tour shows wheat yields in central, Northwestern North Dakota near to or above average

North American farmers top up rye plantings as whiskey sales soar

New fall ryes have all the features

New crop year reminders for western producers and industry

Weak U.S. wheat futures watching European crops

SunOpta pressured by shareholders after sluggish sales

Poor-quality world wheat headed for feed

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