Glacier FarmMedia – The new Lexion 6000 series of straw walker combines are designed to be more efficient than their predecessor, the Lexion 760, with the help of an additional […] Read more
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Claas debuts walkers for small grains
Accelerator drum feeds the cylinder to make for efficiency gains
Lasting impact: The secret to increasing carbon is in the soil
Microbial activity, not volume of biomass, gets more credit for adding carbon
This article is part two of a three-part series highlighting lessons learned from two long-term crop rotation experiments at the Ontario Crops Research Centres at Elora and Ridgetown, Ont. The […] Read more
Harvested fields a good time to improve soil health
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for July 23
Harvested wheat fields offer the perfect opportunity to focus on improving soil health. Planting cover crops and/or applying manure or other organic amendments provides soil microbes with the carbon compounds […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans gain ground on Chinese buying
Wheat rebounds after technical correction
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybeans futures climbed on Wednesday as news of Chinese purchases offset strong yield prospects after recent rain across the U.S. Midwest offered relief […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans trim back on improved crop conditions
Wheat gains on weaker U.S. currency
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, despite renewed exports to China, after the U.S. Agriculture Department issued better-than-expected weekly crop ratings. Corn also eased on better-than-expected […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn weakens on rain across Midwest
Soybeans gain for fifth session, wheat futures tumble
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures dropped on Monday, as rainfall strengthened crop conditions during a crucial stage in development. Soybean futures gained for a fifth consecutive session on […] Read more
Funds covering short positions in canola
MarketsFarm — Fund traders continued to bail out of short positions in canola during the week ended July 14, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids mixed
MGEX, K.C. wheats down on week
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada were mixed during the week ended Thursday, as the Minneapolis futures bounced around within a 15-cent per bushel range. Average Canada Western […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy futures extend gains on China demand
CBOT September wheat eases
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures rose on Friday, with soybeans hitting a one-week top as a pick-up in export demand for both crops, primarily from China, […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Belated new crop props up barley
MarketsFarm — Delayed spring seeding means new-crop feed barley has a few more weeks left in the field, which is keeping old-crop prices strong into summertime. “We were expecting new-crop […] Read more