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Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Recent court decisions have threatened farmers' abilities to use some herbicides

Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.


Ed Usset, grain marketing economist with the University of Minnesota, tells growers attending the 2024 Commodity Classic conference to stick with a strategy of pricing grain pre- and post-harvest because it delivers far better results than marketing it at harvest time.

Corn and soybean prices may be ready to rally

An analyst points to 'strong evidence' for higher old crop prices; booming renewable diesel industry seen as a positive

 Old crop corn and soybean prices in the United States will likely rally this spring, according to an agricultural economist. That would also be good for Canadian grain and oilseed prices if it happens. The highest corn prices so far this year occurred during the first two days of January, and they have been heading […] Read more






David Allen, vice president of sustainability at PepsiCo, talks about the $120 million regenerative agriculture program it is running in conjunction with Walmart.

Commodity Classic day 1: Growers feel “blindsided” by dicamba ruling

Glacier FarmMedia– Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers. U.S. farmers are clearly annoyed about a number of new pesticide regulations. Growers felt blindsided by a federal district court ruling in Arizona vacating the 2020 […] Read more


World stocks of wheat, excluding China, have declined for four straight years, with inventories at their lowest level in 15 years.

World wheat supplies may recover in 2024

Some analysts expect a rebound but others aren’t as confident

Glacier FarmMedia – Gro Intelligence is forecasting a rebound in global wheat supplies in 2024 after multi-year declines. World stocks of the crop, excluding China, have declined for four straight years and inventories are at their lowest level in 15 years. Why it matters: World wheat demand affects pricing for the winter wheat grown by […] Read more

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Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

Nearly two thirds of agri-food companies can't hire all the workers they need

Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.