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Monsanto profit falls, less sharply than Street expected

By GFM Network News January 7, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto on Wednesday reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in part because of lower planted corn acreage in South America and a shift in timing of some sales, but the decline was less steep than analysts expected. Shares of the world’s largest seed company, which is known for its genetically […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

China approves Viptera corn, two types of soybeans

By GFM Network News December 17, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– A top Chinese government official said the country has approved imports of genetically modified Agrisure Viptera corn and two varieties of biotech soybeans after years of review, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said imports of Viptera corn, known as MIR 162, had been approved by […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Argentine state bank to cut off farmers who hoard soy

By GFM Network News December 13, 2014

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s main state bank will deny credit to farmers who are holding onto soybeans as a hedge against inflation, a top official said on Friday, as the government cracks down on crop hoarding as part of a campaign to build up its dollar reserves. The grains-rich but cash-poor South American […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Dry spell to create ideal conditions for Argentine grains

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 1, 2014

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains during the weekend will be followed by a dry spell across much of Argentina’s grains belt, creating ideal growing conditions for the 2014-15 corn and soy crop, a local meteorologist said on Monday. German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist with the (CCA) Applied Climatology Consultancy, said about 50 millimetres fell across […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Ontario’s curbs on neonics may protect bees but diminish crops

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News November 26, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Ontario’s move to protect bees by reducing use of a pesticide seed treatment may diminish corn and soybean production, seed companies said on Wednesday. Beekeepers welcomed the move by Ontario, the first North American government to curb use of seed treated with neonicotinoids, which are used to kill insects that harm […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Production efficiency improves dairy cattle operation

Ontario: New technology means more milk, fewer cows 

By Lee Hart November 25, 2014

Producing more milk with fewer cows has been the management focus of Eastern Ontario dairy farmers Jason and Amanda O’Connell, over the past few years. When they returned to farming in 2006 and began working with Amanda’s father on the family dairy farm at Carleton Place, west of Ottawa they were milking about 115 head […] Read more

young family standing in a field of corn

Cereals, Crops, News

Adding value pays off for farm business

Manitoba: When buying more land became difficult, Myron and Jillian Krahn made the most of what they had

By Lee Hart November 24, 2014

Myron and Jillian Krahn don’t have a lot of opportunity to increase the land base of their southern Manitoba farm, but they do grab every opportunity they can to add more value to farm enterprises they do have. They’ve increased the size of the farm near Carman, Man. considerably since they took over the operation […] Read more

Crops, Features, Soybeans

High oleic soybeans look for market share

U.S. farmers planting high-oleic soybeans have their sights set on the canola market

By Leeann Minogue November 12, 2014

The brochure for this type of soybeans would catch any Prairie farmer’s eye: “With high oleic soybeans, you can take back the market share you lost to canola and other crops.” It’s not meant for us — it’s for U.S. soybean growers. Jay Myers, United Soybean Board director from Colfax, North Dakota said, “I don’t […] Read more

Corn, Soybeans

Grain ‘trade’ at risk of low-balling U.S. soybean yields: Maguire

By GFM Network News November 6, 2014

Chicago / Reuters – At 47.1 bushels an acre, last month’s soybean yield estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was a new all-time high. And the average trader estimate for the USDA’s November projection is higher still, at 47.608 bushels. Even so, the long-term relationship between corn and soybeans suggests current soybean yields remain relatively […] Read more

Crops, Features, Soybeans

New soybean varieties for 2015

Seed companies shortening maturity in a bid to see varieties where no soybeans have gone before

By Lisa Guenther November 3, 2014

Farmers will have their pick of new soybean varieties to seed next spring, and seed companies are offering more and more early-maturing varieties. BrettYoung’s Akras R2 is “early enough to be suited to production in Saskatchewan and western and northern areas of Manitoba,” Rene Mabon, agronomic and regulatory services manager wrote in an email. And […] 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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