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The annual rebate roundup: 2018

Get the most for your hard-earned input dollars by understanding these cash-back plans

By Leeann Minogue January 9, 2018

Once again, it’s time for the Grainews annual rebate roundup. We’ve talked to experts at 11 different companies to ask what they’re offering in the way of cash-back savings for the 2018 growing season. Three of these companies have no special rebate programs, some have simple programs, and some companies have rebate programs with so […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

By GFM Network News December 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota became the latest U.S. state on Tuesday to restrict controversial weed killers made by Monsanto and BASF that were linked to widespread crop damage, while Arkansas took a step back from imposing new limits. The U.S. has faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new versions of the herbicides, […] Read more

AGCO’s new C Series RoGators debuted last August and offer a host of upgrades over previous models.

Machinery

AGCO reinvents the RoGator

The C Series offers improved driveline and product delivery technology

By Scott Garvey December 6, 2017

AGCO thinks anyone looking to spend less of their day cleaning and maintaining sprayers and more time rolling through fields applying product will like their new C Series RoGators. Equipped with the brand’s new LiquidLogic system, these machines promise more efficient cleanouts with less wasted product and more precise application in the field. “With the […] Read more

Crops

FMC deal for DuPont assets wins clearances

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 26, 2017

The chemical company set to take up a significant chunk of DuPont’s crop protection work in Canada has picked up the last of the regulatory clearances it needs to close the deal. Philadelphia-based FMC Corp. announced Thursday it received the final approval needed, from the Competition Commission of India, to close the deal the company […] Read more

Albaugh’s chemical plant at St. Joseph, Missouri. (AlbaughLLC.com)

Crops, Reuters

Herbicide supplier Albaugh said to be exploring sale

By GFM Network News August 31, 2017

Reuters — Albaugh LLC is exploring a sale that could value the privately held U.S. producer of agricultural crop protection chemicals at more than US$1.5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Albaugh, controlled by its 67-year-old founder Dennis Albaugh, is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Co. to discuss a […] Read more

The plants in the field’s inner region were already starting to bloom, while the plants in the perimeter remained green and weren’t nearly as tall.

Canola, Crops, Features

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: What’s holding up this canola’s blooming stage?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the May 16, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Samantha Sentes August 10, 2017

Kyle farms 2,000 acres of canola, oats and peas west of Yorkton, Sask. He called me the first week of July, last year, when he discovered part of his canola crop wasn’t flowering with the rest of the field. Kyle thought perhaps environmental factors, seeding issues or nutrient deficiencies could be stressing the crop. The […] Read more

The plant symptoms included stunted development, twisted and bent stems and chlorosis at the growing point.

Crops, Features, Peas

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Why are these yellow peas in a twist?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 18, 2017 issue of Grainews

By Jodi Christopher July 19, 2017

On June 6 of last year, I visited Mike’s 3,000-acre farm, near Morse, Sask., where he grows green lentils, yellow peas, mustard and durum. Mike was concerned about some yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants in an area of his pea crop. Two days before he noticed the damaged plants, the crop had been sprayed by a custom applicator […] Read more

Crops, Features

Sociology and herbicide-resistant weeds

Think weed management strategies are all about agronomy? There are other factors

By Angela Lovell July 5, 2017

Would you tell your neighbour how to farm? Not likely. On the other hand, what if this reluctance to “stick your nose in” was creating a real barrier to the adoption of practices that could help slow down the spread of herbicide resistant weeds? Scientists have a word for this way of thinking. They call […] Read more

Implementing strategies to stave off herbicide resistance can bring increased costs  to individual farmers in the short term, while the economic benefits are delayed.

Crops, Features

Managing herbicide resistance costs

Farmers considering herbicide resistance strategies are looking at the economics first

By Angela Lovell June 26, 2017

There are several reasons many farmers haven’t yet adopted herbicide resistance management (HRM) plans. These include a lack of information, the complexity of different management strategies and limited time. But a major reason is still economics. Many farmers worry about the costs of implementing a resistance management plan, especially if they’re uncertain about the potential […] Read more

Corn, Crops

Critical weed-free period in corn

Keeping your corn crop weed free through the key stages can lead to higher yields

By Michael Weir June 21, 2017

The critical weed-free period (CWFP) in corn takes place from emergence to V4 stage (six-leaf stage). Although corn is typically seen as a longer-season crop, maintaining a clean, weed-free field during this period is critical. A weed-free field is important during all stages of the CWFP. Corn isn’t a very competitive crop, so during the […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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