Farm Credit Canada says it plans to help its farmer clients in Atlantic Canada work around financial pressures following Hurricane Dorian’s passage through the region over the weekend. “We won’t […] Read more
Cereals
FCC to offer flexibility in hurricane-battered areas
U.S. grains: Corn, soy hit lows on weather, before technical bounce
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to contract lows on Monday and soybeans slid to 3-1/2 month lows on crop-boosting weather and weak demand before short covering and […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Barley bouncing back, reducing need for corn
MarketsFarm — This year has been proving good for barley, according to trader Allen Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “A lot of acres went in and that takes […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn hits contract lows on sluggish exports, mild weather
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to life-of-contract lows on Friday, pressured by disappointing weekly U.S. export data and forecasts for benign weather in the heart of the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on demand worries
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than one per cent on Thursday on concerns about burdensome supplies and weak export demand as the U.S. trade war with […] Read more
An experienced look at farm organization futures
Retiring farm leaders on what Ontario agriculture needs to thrive
After years acting as organizational leaders in Ontario’s farm sector, Dave Stewart of Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO), and Neil Currie, who was for 19 years general manager of the […] Read more
Controlling compaction need not be expensive
Elgin field day highlights high-tech and low-tech methods of reducing compaction
Getting a handle on compaction starts with knowing how much equipment weighs and how some practical techniques can alleviate the iron load. Farmers, agronomists, and equipment dealers gathered at Elgin […] Read more
P+H to buy Louis Dreyfus’ Prairie elevators
Updated — Commodities and agrifood giant Louis Dreyfus Co. is stepping out of the grain handling business it built in Canada with a deal to sell its Prairie elevator network. […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn extends slide on crop prospects
Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago corn futures fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, setting life-of-contract lows as improving crop ratings and benign weather forecasts raised confidence in U.S. […] Read more
COFS demos: Finding the value in fertilizer spreaders
More farmers are doing their own precision application of dry fertilizer
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is hosting a new Fertilizer Spreader Demo this year as part of its extensive, ongoing list of field demonstrations. Other demos in this year’s line-up include […] Read more
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