Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-month low on Thursday, pressured by forecasts for welcome moisture in the southern U.S. Plains crop belt that should boost […] Read more
Cereals
U.S. grains: Wheat down on forecasts for Plains moisture
CBOT soybeans and corn both end higher
U.N. counts cost of ‘man-made’ famines
US$400 for a plate of rice and beans?
New York | Reuters — Nearly 30 years ago a malnourished two-year-old girl died in front of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a refugee camp in […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy sag on profit-taking after USDA data
Midwest's winter wheat entering key growth phase
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures each fell about two per cent on Wednesday, a day after monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts failed to offer […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat and soy climb, corn sags after USDA data
U.S. dollar's retreat also supportive
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose more than one per cent on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a monthly report lowered its forecast of global […] Read more
Why on-farm research continues to grow
There’s a North American-wide trend to greater research conducted on working farms
Farmer confidence in making decisions is a major outcome of the increasing number of on-farm research trials happening in Ontario. “Conducting trials makes me make better decisions,” says Dr. Stefan […] Read more
ONFARM project delivers baseline data
Farms that are part of the program are sharing data on their research
The On-Farm Applied Research and Monitoring (ONFARM) four-year research program has begun delivering results and data. ONFARM established 33 cooperator sites, eight edge of field (EOF) sites, 25 best management […] Read more
Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says
Grain handlers take issue with MarketsFarm report
MarketsFarm — The association representing the Prairies’ main grain handling companies says recent delays in loading vessels have less to do with the availability of grain and more to do […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans near seven-year peak
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in almost seven years on Monday as forecasts for dry weather in Argentina and excessive rains in Brazil stoked supply […] Read more
No credit expected for farmers’ past work in new carbon market
Work on protocols for specific projects to begin this spring, department says
Draft regulations for Canada’s new carbon market show Canadian farmers won’t receive credit for removing any greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the atmosphere prior to 2017. Federal Environment Minister Jonathan […] Read more
Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies
MarketsFarm — Warming temperatures and melting snow across Western Canada may cause some disruptions to grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks as seasonal spring road restrictions come […] Read more