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U.S. soy acreage forecast at all-time high despite plentiful stocks

By GFM Network News March 31, 2017

Reuters – U.S. farmers plan to seed a record amount of soybean acreage this spring, even with supplies trending near all-time highs, the government said Mar. 31. Growers will dial back their corn seedings this spring despite signs of firm demand as record stocks have cast a bearish tone over the futures and cash markets […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Between the Rows: Tech, teaching and tonnage

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 23, 2017

It’s no secret that technology companies have placing agriculture-related bets in recent years, but their total investment in startups is down from its 2015 peak. Has Silicon Valley cooled on agriculture or will it keep pushing at what some describe as tech’s “last frontier?” On this week’s episode of Glacier FarmMedia’s new podcast Between the […] Read more

The lowest leaves on the soybeans plants were sloughing off.

Crops, Soybeans

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Mystery of the ailing soybeans

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the March 17, 2015 issue of Grainews

By Russell Thompson March 16, 2017

It was the first week in July when I got a call from Aaron, who grows wheat, canola, barley and soybeans at his farm northeast of Dauphin, Man. Soybeans account for 1,000 acres of Aaron’s 3,300-acre operation, but plants in two of his soybean fields were really struggling. “The crop isn’t doing so well in […] Read more

General, Markets

Ag groups tout potential of trade pact with China

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Canadian ag commodity groups expect to make a case for freer trade with China during consultations now underway alongside Ottawa’s talks on a possible free trade deal with Beijing. Federal Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday announced public consultations, running until June 2, following last September’s announcement of “exploratory discussions” on a free trade agreement […] Read more

A ship at Brazil’s Port of Santos.(Portosdobrasil.gov.br via Flickr)

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

Soy loadings delayed at Brazil northern ports

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 2, 2017

Brasilia | Reuters — At least 11 ships are facing delays in loading soybeans at Brazil’s northern ports after rains washed out roads and disrupted the progress of trucks carrying beans from the centre-west region, Brazilian officials said on Thursday. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said some commodities traders could have problems fulfilling soy export contracts […] Read more

Planning large-scale agricultural landscapes requires a lot of organization and co-ordination.

Crops, Features, Soybeans

Studying the whole ecosystem

Matthew Mitchell’s research looks at how soybeans are affected by nearby forests

By Lisa Guenther February 15, 2017

How can farmers produce food while also providing more environmental and societal benefits from the land they’re managing? That is a million dollar question that Dr. Matthew Mitchell is trying to answer. While completing his PhD in natural resource sciences at McGill, Mitchell was part of a larger, two-year study looking at how people affect […] Read more

A view from Minnesota Soybean Processors’ crush plant and biodiesel facility at Brewster, Minn. (MNSoy.com)

Crops, Soybeans

U.S. soy grower co-op plans North Dakota crush plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 10, 2017

A U.S. soybean growers’ co-operative has picked its site for what it says would be the first soybean processing plant of its kind in North Dakota. Minnesota Soybean Processors and its North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP) subsidiary announced Tuesday their site will be on 150 acres near Spiritwood, N.D., 260 km south of the Manitoba […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pointed lower

By GFM Network News February 1, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw a bit of a corrective bounce on Wednesday but their overall trend remains pointed lower, with the winter highs possibly in for now, according to an analyst. “The technical and the fundamentals are pointing down,” said Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary, pointing to […] Read more

Crops

Federal forecast sees more oilseed acres, less in grains

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 1, 2017

Canadian farmers are expected to cut back the summerfallow allocation and put more acres in production this spring, planting more of those acres in oilseeds and fewer in grains and pulses. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis group on Monday released an outlook for principal field crops which, assuming a return to average or trend […] Read more

Crops

Fungicides in canola and soybeans

By Kirsten Ratzlaff January 25, 2017

Many hybrids and varieties are developed to be resistant to potentially damaging insects and diseases, but this isn’t always possible. Fungicides and insecticides are important tools that pick up where genetics end, protecting crops against disease and pests when plants are not resistant. Several diseases can affect canola, with the most widespread being sclerotinia white […] Read more

Daily Network News

Complexity of being a woman in farming can lead to mental, physical health risks

Federal gov. funds youth employment in agriculture, agri-food

Pulse Weekly: StatCan projects fewer pea and lentil acres

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