There’s no secret sauce when it comes to managing corn stalk residue, but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. The approach one takes is determined by weighing factors […] Read more
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Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern in bet on trade
Biggest North American rail deal ever valued at US$25 billion
Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) agreed on Sunday to acquire Kansas City Southern in a US$25 billion cash-and-stock deal to create the first railway spanning the United States, Mexico […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn rebounds on technicals, sales to China
Soybeans also gain; wheat weak on improving U.S. crop
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rebounded on Friday in an end-of-week technical and bargain buying bounce from steep losses the previous day. Corn received an additional […] Read more
Cargill buying further into Saskatchewan ag retail
Company to take up other half of Precision Ag
Cargill plans to expand its crop retail reach further into southeastern Saskatchewan by buying up the remaining half of one of its joint ventures in the region. The Canadian arm […] Read more
New federal program to help develop on-farm carbon sinks
Plan to build out AAFC's 'Living Labs' concept across country
The federal government plans to put up $185 million over the next 10 years for farmers to work with scientists and others on new ways to pull carbon out of […] Read more
Oats riding high with other crops
MarketsFarm — Increased demand, both domestically and overseas, has caused the price of oats grown in Western Canada to rise compared to last year. And so far, seeding projections and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy slump in broad-based commodities selloff
Weekly corn export sales top estimates, China buys more
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday as a firm U.S. dollar and tumbling energy prices, with crude oil down more than eight per cent, […] Read more
Bumping up wheat production
What record-breaking New Zealand growers do, and what might work here in Ontario
Some areas of New Zealand have optimal climatic and geologic conditions for growing big wheat crops. For Eric Watson, a grain and vegetable farmer from the country’s Canterbury region, leveraging […] Read more
Yes or no now on AgriStability changes, ag minister says
Farm and commodity groups line up to press provinces for decision
Ottawa’s proposals for changes to the AgriStability farm income stabilization program require a yes or no answer from participating provinces, not more discussion, the federal ag minister said Wednesday. “It […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on slowing exports, Argentina rains
USDA confirms more U.S. corn sales to China
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures retreated on Wednesday on slowing export sales as global demand shifts to South American supplies and as U.S. farmers prepare to dramatically increase […] Read more