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This commodity outlook from Rayglen Commodities may help you decide what to put in the ground this spring
“14 day forecast for the U.S. Midwest looks hot with not much chance of rain!” Hearing these words this spring as a Canadian grower will likely lift your spirits, even though it means the drought is extending for wheat, corn and soybean farmers in the U.S. It is too bad that others have to come […] Read moreJust because interest rates are low doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t negotiate for the lowest rates. Try these tips
Keep in mind, banks are not in the business of charity,” Stephen Foerster told a room filled with about 35 farmers. Foerster is a professor of finance at Richard Ivey School of Business, and this is Grower University. The people in the room were leading farmers from across Canada. They travelled to London, Ontario to take part […] Read moreSoybean aphids aren’t an annual problem in Manitoba, but lessons from Ontario may be helpful on your farm
Over 2.6 million acres of soybeans were grown in Ontario in 2012, making them Ontario largest row crop,” said Horst Bohner, Soybean Specialist, Crop Technology Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). “As soybeans are considered a warm-season crop and were originally a sub-tropical plant, the length of their growing season is […] Read moreBefore you set your seeding rates, look at these relationships between seeding rate, seed size and seedling survival
Editor’s note: In last week’s “Grainews,” an article on thousand kernel weight went through the math of using seed weights to calculate seeding rates. This article from the Canola Council shows the relationships between seed size, seed rates and seedling survival in canola. Thousand kernel weight (TKW) for canola seed can vary from less than […] Read more
