Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures were lower on Wednesday as investors squared up their positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report due on Thursday, traders said. Prices for each crop have cooled from last week’s multimonth highs amid dry growing conditions for U.S. wheat and Argentine corn […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report
CN apologizes as farm groups, Ottawa press on rail service
Canada’s largest railway has taken the unusual step of apologizing for its pace of grain delivery in recent weeks and pledging “immediate steps” to improve its grain handle. After parting ways with its CEO Luc Jobin on Monday, Canadian National Railway (CN), through interim CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest, said Wednesday it “apologize(s) for not meeting the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures fell on Tuesday as crop conditions stabilized in the dry Plains growing region and buying interest waned following a surge that brought prices to an eight-week high last week, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade May wheat futures eased 2-1/4 cents to $5.07 per bushel, trimming declines […] Read more
Spring forecast sees early planting in Ontario
Ontario farmers may benefit from a warmer spring in 2018 – if the weather is dry enough, says a WeatherFarm-DTN The Progressive Farmer spring forecast. Why it matters: Planting early usually means higher yields and sets the tone for the growing season. Jim Block, chief meteorological officer with DTN, says a weak La Nina is […] Read more
Off-the-shelf controller tech modifies fertilizer spreader
Chuck Baresich was frustrated with his dry fertilizer spreader. It was good quality, had some potential, but it never delivered on the width of spread and the lack of control of the spread speed or distance meant wasted fertilizer. He also had been watching how well some other, more expensive spreaders, were accomplishing those goals. […] Read more
U.S. pushes NAFTA talks pace, warns of political headwinds
Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican and U.S. officials pushed on Monday to speed up NAFTA negotiations, with the U.S. floating the idea of reaching an agreement “in principle” in coming weeks to avoid political headwinds later this year. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, showing impatience at the slow pace of the talks, said Mexico’s […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief for dry wheat crops in the Plains or drought-affected grain belts in major exporter Argentina. Global benchmark Chicago Board of Trade May wheat was up […] Read more
Continental Grain to push Bunge to consider potential sale
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural investor Continental Grain plans to push Bunge to consider a potential sale, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, after Archer Daniels Midland approached Bunge about a takeover. It was unclear how Continental Grain would pressure Bunge, one of the world’s top agricultural merchants. But the company, […] Read more
CN CEO Luc Jobin steps down abruptly
Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) CEO Luc Jobin stepped down abruptly on Monday, as the board looks to “energize” the railroad’s leadership amid a major supply crunch that has hurt profits and angered customers. “The board believes the company needs a leader who will energize the team, realize CN’s corporate vision and take the […] Read more
Destroying weeds – at harvest
The Harrington Seed Destructor is showing some potential as a way to manage weeds without chemicals – but will it work on Ontario weeds?
Combines and harvest practices in general are great weed seed distribution systems. Think of all those weeds going in the front of the combine and then blowing out the back, all over the field. But what if you could destroy most of those weed seeds before they hit the ground? Canadian research on an Australian […] Read more
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