Getting high corn yield isn’t that much of a mystery: get simultaneous emergence, spray and fertilize in a timely fashion and with enough co-operation from Mother Nature you can get […] Read more
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Planter impact can be huge on corn yields
There are numerous ways that planters can have an effect on even corn emergence
CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn wait for next big thing
MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have recovered off of nearby lows, but remain rangebound overall waiting for fresh news to push values one […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies from near two-month low
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose on Wednesday, rebounding from a near two-month low with support from a broad rally in commodities and Wall Street equities tied to […] Read more
Syngenta launches five new fungicide products
Syngenta Canada recently launched Miravis, a lineup of five fungicide products designed to protect crops against several of the most destructive diseases facing Canadian farmers. Miravis fungicides are built with […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat sags on adequate world supplies, fund selling
Corn follows wheat lower; soy flat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a seven-week low on Tuesday as signs of adequate global supplies and softening world cash prices triggered a round of what […] Read more
Ethanol woes spur new feed focus for Green Plains
Biofuel maker to reinvent itself as DDGS-based feed maker
Chicago | Reuters — Green Plains Inc., one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers, is planning to flip its business model upside down to survive a crash in prices for […] Read more
Drones to be tested against Africa’s locust swarms
U.N.'s FAO testing drones to detect, spray pests
Nairobi | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The United Nations is to test drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomizers to spray pesticides in parts of east Africa battling an invasion […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans up as China pledges to fulfill purchases
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth straight session on Monday on expectations that Beijing will meet the purchasing targets agreed in the Phase One trade […] Read more
U.S.-China deal could be bad news for Ontario soybeans
To meet deal requirements, China would have to buy most of its soybeans from U.S.
The Ontario wheat market remains firm due to tight old crop stocks and uncertainty in new crop production in Europe, Russia and Ukraine. Quick look Soybeans: Canadian soybean exports down […] Read more
Fund traders add to bearish bets in canola
MarketsFarm — Large fund traders were busy adding to short positions in canola, soybeans and corn during the first few trading days of February, according to the latest commitment of […] Read more
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