Soybeans & Production Tips

The high cost of buying stocks and bonds in a boom market

With financial prices rising, prudent investors need to be cautious in the marketplace

By Andrew Allentuck October 16, 2014

It is a paradox of off-farm investing that, as the U.S. economy strengthens and the Canadian economy gains speed, albeit sluggishly, buying stocks and bonds is getting to be harder, not easier. The reasons are, of course, that many other investors have already made their bets, bought the stocks they expect to rise, put money […] Read more

Columns, Crops, Soybeans

Taking notes makes farming easier

For someone that hasn’t been farming long, there are lots of things to remember. Notes can help

By Toban Dyck October 16, 2014

I play the fool sometimes, to illustrate the simpler yet important points of farming that an expert may no longer consider. And I’m guessing some of you, the ones who didn’t grow up with smartphones and GPS, need constant reminders of the potential efficiencies clipped to your belts. It was supposed to be too cold. […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. EPA approves Dow’s Enlist Duo herbicide for GM soy, corn

By GFM Network News October 15, 2014

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval on Wednesday to a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences, ordering a series of restrictions to address potential environmental and health hazards. The EPA said it was applying “first-time-ever restrictions” on its approval of the herbicide, Enlist Duo, which is designed to be used with […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

CBOT soybeans, corn watch weather

By GFM Network News October 15, 2014

CNS Canada — Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) were higher during the week ended Wednesday, driven upward by harvest delays over wet weather and sluggish farmer selling. “These rallies don’t make a lot of sense to me but we were due for a bit of a bounce and I think this […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Features, Soybeans

Corn and soybean farmers in U.S. Midwest, prepare for losses

At the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, there was a gloomy message coming from the Rabobank tent

By Leeann Minogue October 10, 2014

Farmers in the Rabo AgriFinance tent at the U.S. Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, in late August looked uncomfortable when Curt Hudnutt, Rabo AgriFinance’s chief credit officer, delivered the heart of his message: “We expect that corn and soybean farmers will lose money in 2015 and 2016.” It was a hard message to take […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Argentina says will make soy producers sell more

By GFM Network News October 9, 2014

Buenos Aires | Reuters –– Argentina will use “all the tools” at its disposal to end financial speculation by grains producers and exporters, government cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich said Wednesday, in a further sign of state intervention in Latin America’s No. 3 economy. Soy producers in Argentina, the world’s No. 3 soybean exporter, have been […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT corn poised to drop below US$3/bu.

By GFM Network News October 8, 2014

CNS Canada — Chicago corn futures moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly crop report, due Friday, has the potential to push values sharply lower, according to an analyst. “Traders are looking for a three-point increase in the yield for the U.S. corn, and that could draw nearby […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Soy industry group taps Canola Council exec as chief

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 6, 2014

Canada’s new national soy industry body has gone to Canada’s other national oilseed industry body for its new chief executive. Soy Canada, which set up shop last month in Ottawa as a new Canada-wide organization representing the soybean value chain, on Monday appointed Jim Everson, vice-president of government relations for the Canola Council of Canada, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Brazil soy exporters to police Monsanto seeds, for fee

By GFM Network News October 3, 2014

Sao Paulo | Reuters — At least one soybean exporter in Brazil has agreed with Monsanto to collect royalties, in exchange for a fee, from farmers who planted genetically engineered seeds marketed by the company, according to industry sources. The landmark deal, already finalized by a firm that declined to be identified, highlights an increasingly […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Chicago corn to test US$3 mark by mid-month, analyst says

By GFM Network News October 1, 2014

CNS Canada — Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were lower during the week ended Wednesday, as funds continued to try and take advantage of new lows on the market. “People in the market come in and try to cherry-pick the bottom,” said Sean Lusk, director of commercial hedging at Walsh Trading in […] Read more

Daily Network News

JBS reaches deal with U.S. meatpacking workers who went on strike

Public consultation open on national beef code of practice

Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon

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