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Troy Missen stands beside his single disc planter. Low soil disturbance is a key part of his ryegrass management strategy.
Crops, Features

Herbicide resistance is a global problem

Like Canadians, Australian farmers are planning their strategies to manage herbicide resistance

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Andrew Morrison’s family bought their farm, southwest of Melbourne, Australia, in 1910. His family home is built from bluestone, a volcanic rock used by earlier generations to construct buildings and fences. Morrison’s farm was originally a livestock operation. After a drought in 1982, the Morrisons started continuous cropping. These days it’s a mixed farm, with […] Read more
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CHS says Viterra intriguing at right price

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm co-operative and grains trader CHS Inc. would be interested in the Canadian grain handling assets of embattled commodities trader Glencore, but only if they came at a discounted price, CHS CEO Carl Casale said in an exclusive interview. As part of a debt-reduction plan, Swiss-based Glencore has said it […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat futures jump as USDA cuts production outlook

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday, after a government report showed that wheat production was less than traders had expected. Meanwhile, corn futures lost ground, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly grain stocks report showed that both corn and soybean supplies were plentiful and U.S. farmers are harvesting what is […] Read more
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Barley, Canola, Crops, Markets, Oats, Peas, Spring Wheat

Next StatsCan survey expected to show larger canola, wheat crops

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CNS Canada — Yields are generally beating earlier expectations as the harvest progresses across Western Canada, which should lead to upward revisions to canola and wheat when Statistics Canada releases its latest production survey results Friday. However, those numbers still may be underreported, and further revisions are expected in subsequent reports. “As the harvest is […] Read more
Dallas Leduc, who farms near Glentworth, Sask., says he hasn’t run into many problems when it comes to meeting contract requirements, although year-to-year price changes can be frustrating.

Crops, Features

The fine print on grain contracts

Lee Hart talks to seven Prairie grain farmers about their experiences 
with grain contracts

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Grain contracts: they appear to be a necessary part of doing business for most western Canadian farmers, but how many actually read them? The Canadian Canola Growers Association* has published a handy and informative booklet called, “A Practical Guide to Navigate Grain Contracts.” It is a quick and easy, 21-page read which covers many of the […] Read more
Crops, Features

Devil may be in the contract details

A grain contract should work both ways to protect the buyer as well as the seller

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It may seem like just a lot of fine print, but farmers are urged to read and understand the whole document before finalizing a contract when selling any commodity, says a manager with the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA).* Farmers need to know their rights, and they also need to understand any clauses that may […] Read more

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