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Market analyst warns soybeans could hit $7.00

By GFM Network News October 31, 2014

Commodity News Service Canada – A surge in soybean values at a time when supplies are at a record level shouldn’t be mistaken for a breakdown in fundamental factors affecting supply and demand, according to the chief economist for AgResource. “The soybean market has gone up 12 to 13 per cent in the last 30 […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Man. soybeans likely to sit in storage until new year

By GFM Network News October 23, 2014

CNS Canada — The bulk of Manitoba’s soybean crop may be off the field but isn’t likely headed to market anytime soon, according to an analyst. Local elevators are filling up “incredibly fast” with crops such as wheat and oats, “so soybeans may or may not have bin space at some of these elevators,” said […] 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

Crops

Manitoba Insect and Disease Update: July 25, 2014

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 23, 2014

Manitoba Agriculture’s weekly Insect and Disease Update is now available.Visit the MAFRD website for full text and images. Highlights: Goss’s wilt and leaf blight disease are showing up in corn. Ergot disease infection is now showing up in fall rye and grasses. Blackleg infection on lower stems/roots on canola is showing up. Downy mildew on sunflowers […] Read more

News

The right amount of nitrogen for soybeans

Between hearing of U.S. farmers adding extra nitrogen, and  warnings about choosing fields with low nitrogen for soybeans, it’s easy to get confused

By Angela Lovell June 11, 2014

Some western Canadian farmers new to soybeans are understandably a little confused about the issue of whether or not they need to add nitrogen fertilizer to achieve better yields, especially if they are sourcing production information from the U.S. Differences in soils types, conditions and crop rotations mean that U.S. information isn’t necessarily applicable to […] Read more

Crops, Features

Cover crops increase profitability

Panelists shared cover crop success stories at the Commodity Classic conference in San Antonio

By Lisa Guenther June 3, 2014

Cover crops not only improve soil health and bump yields, but also increase profitability, a U.S. farmer told farm show delegates in San Antonio. Jamie Scott was part of a panel at the 2014 Commodity Classic this past February. Scott uses cover crops on his Indiana farm and coordinates the seeding of cover crops on another 100,000 […] Read more

Crops, News

Farmers tweak rotations to reflect markets

Farmer panel: Farmers contacted for the February Farmer Panel are making  changes to get the most from a falling market in 2014

By Lee Hart May 14, 2014

While the high rolling wheat, barley and canola prices of the past couple years are into a market slump in 2014, that doesn’t mean western Canadian farmers are making major changes to their cropping plans this coming year. Some adjustments, yes, as they consider crops with lower inputs, or bring back specialty crops they haven’t […] Read more

Columns

The middle view on GMO crops

Fresh from the city, Toban Dyck looks at GMOs as a farmer 

By Toban Dyck February 27, 2014

I don’t know enough about the issue to strip it down to its bones. Few do, it seems. But I do understand what sides, polarities, and knee-jerk reactions are. I’ve lived among those who equate genetically modifying anything to murder — murder committed by someone who hates the earth and loves Monsanto. These people walk […] Read more

Columns

Soybeans in Saskatchewan

Field notes: At a summer plot tour, Southeast Saskatchewan farmer Bobbie Bratrud took a look at some new varieties and crops that could give her farm a competitive edge

By Bobbie Bratrud February 11, 2014

If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would not only be attending a local plot tour focused on soybeans, but that they would make up 20 per cent of my farm’s acres, I would have never believed you. The changes and advancements in the varieties of crops we can grow here […] Read more

Daily Network News

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Market analyst warns soybeans could hit $7.00

Man. soybeans likely to sit in storage until new year

Taking notes makes farming easier

Manitoba Insect and Disease Update: July 25, 2014

The right amount of nitrogen for soybeans

Cover crops increase profitability

Farmers tweak rotations to reflect markets

The middle view on GMO crops

Soybeans in Saskatchewan

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