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Market macro review for 2015

World grain supplies, politics, economics and weather can all have an influence on the price of your grain

By Brian Wittal January 30, 2015

In this column we’ll look at some macro issues that can and likely will influence grain markets in 2015 and beyond. World supplies Bumper crops in the U.S. An average crop on top of a bumper crop last year in Western Canada. Normal to above average production in the EU, but quality problems this year. […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Tillage: not always a dirty word

Moisture cycles change over time. It’s not a crime for soil management practices to change too

By Les Henry December 15, 2014

When soil-incorporated herbicides were all the rage, tillage was the main operation on many farms. For some granular soil-applied herbicides, the recommendation was to cultivate several inches deep at high speed and to go over it twice at right angles. In the best black soils it was not uncommon to hear farmers say they had […] Read more

Features

A new business model for precision ag data packages

Farmers Edge CEO Wade Barnes hopes to profit by bringing a bigger data  package to more customers with a new full service, low price model

By Leeann Minogue December 10, 2014

Farmers Edge has cut its per-acre pricing by more than 50 per cent for the 2015 growing season. Last year, farmers paid $8.95 per acre for a full-service package. This year, the price has fallen to $3.95 per acre, and that was lowered by a further 12 per cent for farmers who signed up before […] Read more

Features, Weather

Using a seasonal weather forecast

If you have Internet access, you have useful, free long-run weather predictions at your fingertips 

By Michael Flood November 20, 2014

Every farmer knows how important the weather is to success: too many hot, dry days and the crop will be stunted; too many cold, wet days and fungi can run rampant, cutting down yields. Knowing what the weather is going to be a few days from now is vital, and having a general picture of […] Read more

Reuters, Weather

U.S. weather forecaster slightly reduces El Nino outlook

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 6, 2014

New York / Reuters – The U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday projected a 58 percent chance of El Nino developing during the Northern Hemisphere winter, reducing its outlook for the likelihood of the weather phenomenon in its monthly report.The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the National Weather Service, said the most recent atmosphere and ocean […] Read more

Columns, Weather

We need a little global warming

Climate has been changing for the last  four billion years. Long-term weather  forecasts are anyone’s guess

By Les Henry April 9, 2014

On Sunday, January 5, I went out mid-morning to get a shot of fresh air — and it was fresh. The mercury thermometer on the garage stops at 40 below, which we all understand. The mercury was nearly curled up in the bottom: -37 C. Much of Canada and the northern U.S. has experienced a […] Read more

Crops, Features

Six ways to reduce early season seed stress

While not all factors can be controlled, there are ways to reduce early season stress on your crops 

By Rebeca Kuropatwa March 26, 2014

There are many ways to reduce early season stress on emergence, starting with planting date,” says Aaron Miller, an agronomist with DuPont Pioneer. Here are six. 1. Planting date “While planting early offers potential benefits, it also presents some challenges,” says Aaron Miller. “A well prepared seedbed along with the right temperature (close to 10 C) […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Faith, snuff and slough water

After a wet year, the water in your  slough may look clean. Test it first.  The results may surprise you

By Les Henry October 9, 2013

This is an update to an article that appeared in the September 2006 issue of Grainews. My Dad often talked about early bachelor settlers who lived on “faith, snuff and slough water.” In many cases on the Prairies it is a good thing they had strong faith and brought along lots of Copenhagen because the […] Read more

Daily Network News

Canadian drought conditions improve in March

PMRA renamed as Pesticides Regulatory Directorate

U.S. deputy farm secretary to meet with Mosaic amid high fertilizer prices

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