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Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat drops to near one-week low as crop progresses

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Reuters — Chicago wheat fell on Wednesday to a nearly one-week low, pressured by a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that revealed U.S. wheat was progressing faster than expected. Corn rose to its highest in almost a week, following technical indicators. Soybeans gained on bargain-buying. The Chicago Board of Trade’s most-active May wheat contract fell […] Read more
Yara’s fertilizer terminal at Stockton, California. (Sebastian Braum photo, Yara.com)
Crops, Reuters

Vale, Yara deny talks over fertilizer unit stake

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Brasilia | Reuters — Vale SA denied a report on Wednesday that it was negotiating a sale of fertilizer assets to Norway’s Yara International as the Brazilian miner seeks to raise cash following its biggest quarterly loss in decades. Valor Economico, a Brazilian business newspaper, reported Vale could sell a minority stake in its fertilizer […] Read more
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Crops, Grapes, Reuters

Constellation considering Canadian wine IPO

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Reuters — Constellation Brands said on Wednesday it was considering taking a part of its Canadian wine business public and reported better-than-expected quarterly net sales, helped by strong demand for its premium Corona and Modelo beers. Shares of the New York-based wine, beer and spirits company, which forecast full-year profit largely above estimates, rose as […] Read more
Photo: Prairie Oat Growers Assoc.
Crops, Oats

Five tips for a successful oat crop

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Oats is a small-acre crop that has tended to fall behind in terms of agronomy research. That’s changing as more oat varieties become available and new niche markets continue to develop and offer premiums to growers meeting their specifications. For anyone trying oats for the first time, or considering adding oats to their rotation, soak […] Read more
Investing in vertical tillage tools
Crops, Features

Investing in vertical tillage tools

Soil Management: When it comes to vertical tillage, there is no "one size fits all" for every job

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Farmers struggling with excess residue, moisture, or compaction are experimenting with various forms of tillage. But many questions remain about how to best use the equipment on the market today. In the fall of 2014, the Buiten­huis and Baillargeon families ran a tillage demo at their farm near Edam, Sask. They ran seven different tillage units, plus used a […] Read more
High oleic soybean oil may be useful in the food industry. It is low in saturated fat and linoleic acid, contains no trans fat and has high heat stability, increased fry time, and extended shelf life. For growers, there would be little difference in agronomic terms or yield performance compared to regular soybean varieties.
Crops, Features, Soybeans

Oleic soybeans not ready for the West

High oleic soybean varieties and their high premiums will not be in the West soon

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High oleic soybean varieties may not be coming to Western Canada any time soon, but if and when they do, they will offer growers a bit of a premium. “We have a long history in southern Ontario of growing IP (identity preserved) soybeans or soybeans for special end use markets, and some of those markets […] Read more
soybean field
Crops, Soybeans

Get more from your soybeans

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Soybean growers should be aware of some agronomy recommendations. Soybeans require a bacteria, Bradyrhizobium japonicum, to create nitrogen-fixing nodules on its roots. The bacteria that forms nodules on soybean roots is not found naturally in soils in Western Canada, so inoculation is necessary. If the plant has poor nodulation, it must rely on nitrogen present […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Soybeans

Manitoba soybean acreage looks to inch upward

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CNS Canada — U.S. farmers may be seeding fewer soybean acres this spring but expectations for the crop remain relatively steady north of the border, according to Francois Labelle, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. “Our first indications are that acreage will be the same as last year to up a little bit,” […] Read more

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