A team including evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto have identified the ways in which herbicide-resistant strains of invasive common waterhemp have emerged in fields of soy and corn […] Read more
Corn
Study shows multiple routes to herbicide resistance
U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up on worries over U.S. weather, late harvest
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures crept higher on Wednesday on uncertainty about unfavourable weather threatening the size and quality of delayed autumn harvests. Traders were watching forecasts as […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans mixed on harvest progress, weather uncertainty
Chicago | Reuters – Chicago corn and soybean futures were mixed on Tuesday as an advancing U.S. harvest curbed price gains while traders awaited further developments in U.S.-Chinese trade negotiations. […] Read more
Oil vs Corn: U.S. lawmakers set hearing on fractious biofuels policy
The U.S. oil and corn industries will continue a long-running public battle over America’s biofuels policy on Tuesday during a Congressional hearing about the Trump administration’s use of “secret waivers” […] Read more
Corn, soy harvest advances, except for in North Dakota: Braun
Fort Collins | Reuters – The U.S. Crop Watch growers report decent progression of the corn and soybean harvests last week, and the overall sentiment toward the crop is unchanged […] Read more
Putting value on the effect of undigestible forage fibre
Using highly digestible fibre corn hybrids usually makes financial sense, says researcher
Dairy farmers who put digestibility at the top of their corn hybrid decision-making process should see more profit over those who look solely at yield. Mike Miller, a researcher at […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce off two-week low on U.S.-China trade hopes
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures inched up on Monday, rising off a two-week low touched on Friday on hopes for progress in trade talks between Washington and Beijing […] Read more
Fund traders still bearish on canola as open interest falls
Commodity fund traders were back on the sell side in canola and corn during the week ended Oct. 22, but added to their net long position in soybeans, according to […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans drop as harvest accelerates
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell to two-week lows on Friday on an accelerating U.S. harvest and disappointing demand from China as purchases have not lived up to […] Read more
China to request U.S. remove tariffs in exchange for ag buys
Washington | Reuters – Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials will discuss plans on Friday for China to buy more U.S. farm products, but in return, Beijing will request cancellation […] Read more
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