There are mixed reports on the health of dry beans in Ontario this season. While many fields look good, rains following the initially dry conditions at planting have increased the […] Read more
Cereals
Root rot, white mould and crop pest insects
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for July 13
Saskatchewan raises salvage threshold for parched crops
Stock watering program also boosted; APAS, Tories' ag critic had called for more drought aid
Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance agency is raising the yield threshold at which drought-damaged crops can be grazed, baled for greenfeed or cut for silage with no penalty on future coverage. […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Inflation another major concern for traders
MarketsFarm — While weather has become a primary factor in rising commodity prices over the past week, traders at the Chicago Board of Trade are also paying close attention on […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans up on weather worries
MGEX, CBOT September wheats also gain
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures hit their highest in nearly two weeks on Wednesday as forecasts called for dry weather in the Midwest crop belt next […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn up on supply worries
Soy futures follow veg oils higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday on concerns about tightening grain supplies while soybean futures advanced on strong global vegetable oil markets, analysts said. Wheat futures […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat futures rally after U.S. slashes harvest estimates
Agency raises U.S. corn crop forecast from June
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures climbed on Monday on lower-than-expected production estimates for domestic crops damaged by searing weather and drought, analysts said. Corn and soybean futures also […] Read more
Editorial: Farmers have a YEN for more useful data
I was sitting in the livestock pavilion at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus during the SouthWest Agricultural Conference when I first heard about yield enhancement networks and thought they […] Read more
CN, CP trains ordered to slow down against fire risk
Ministerial order in effect until Oct. 31
A new federal ministerial order calls for Canada’s big two railways to significantly cut their train speeds in any areas deemed to be at an “extreme” fire risk. “With extreme […] Read more
U.S. grains: Rain pushes corn to 12 per cent weekly drop
Soybeans, wheat hesitant as dry northern U.S. still a concern
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dipped on Friday, losing 12 per cent for the week as rain and moderate temperatures were expected to boost U.S. Midwest crops. Wheat […] Read more
Healthy eating during harvest can be difficult
Planning and prepping is important to maintain good nutrition during a long harvest season
Lindsay Boere, a pork producer and cash crop farmer in Parkhill, Ont., says meal planning is especially important during the harvest season because time is in short supply. “When it’s […] Read more