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CBOT July 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and dark green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn futures above $8 on supply concerns

Ukraine war continues disrupting Black Sea grain exports

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn futures topped US$8 a bushel and reached their highest price in nearly a decade on Monday on concerns over unfavourable U.S. weather slowing plantings and the Ukraine war disrupting grain exports. Traders worry chilly weather hampering plantings this spring could potentially contribute to lower yields come […] Read more
It is much easier for optimum silage cutting to have fields level and rocks pushed into the ground thanks to rolling the field. But what is the best timing for field rolling? Ongoing research by Farming Smarter to examine proper timing of field rolling is showing rolling fields once the crop gets to the fourth-leaf and first-node stages can reduce both yield and quality of barley.
Crops, Features

Roll, roll, roll your fields

The next line might not be gently down the stream, but more along the lines of sooner rather than later

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If you are a barley grower who likes to roll fields to make them level before harvest, don’t do it the day before your agronomist arrives to do field scouting. It makes it difficult for them to find the weeds. That may be one important reason to roll fields earlier in the spring as opposed […] Read more
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Cereals, Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Market stagnant as U.S. corn imports continue

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MarketsFarm — Feed grain markets in Western Canada are holding relatively steady for the time being, as end-users are well covered with corn imports from the United States. “It seems like most buyers have managed to cover themselves well into June with corn,” said Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, adding that […] Read more
CBOT May 2022 corn (green and red candlesticks) with 20-day moving average (yellow line) and December 2022 corn (orange candlesticks). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs on global supply fears

Wheat down on profit-taking; Argentina trucker strike supports soy, corn

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit life-of-contract highs on Thursday, supported by tightening global grain supplies and an uncertain production outlook as the Russia-Ukraine war continued to rattle markets, analysts said. However, trade was choppy and deferred corn contracts finished lower as traders took profits ahead of a three-day holiday weekend. U.S. markets […] Read more
I have seen pea crops combined in some years by the end of August or early September. What the smart farmer then does is heavy harrow the pea stubble and bury a few bushels per acre of peas that missed the combine. Under moist soil conditions, these peas will germinate and, in most instances, grow well into the end of October.
Columns, Crops

Let’s get real on cover crops

Let’s call them Prairie catch crops

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Cover crops have been much heralded as possible wonder fits for Canadian Prairie cropping systems. Sometimes they might fit. It really depends heavily on our most important nutrient of all — water — and the type of following crop you intend to grow. In many years of Prairie crop evaluations, it is no surprise that […] Read more
Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)
Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Italian court upholds veto against Syngenta purchase of seed producer

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Rome | Reuters — An Italian administrative court ruled that a government veto of the purchase of seed producer Verisem by Chinese-owned Syngenta was valid, the agrochemicals giant said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mario Draghi blocked the proposed takeover in October, the second time he used the special “golden power” rules to ward off an […] Read more

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