Toronto | Reuters — Ontario’s newly elected Tory government said Monday it will delay the start date of recreational marijuana sales in the province and will allow private retailers to sell cannabis rather than government-run stores. Ontario will allow private retailers to sell recreational marijuana starting on April 1, officials from the province’s Progressive Conservative […] Read more
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Rains should mean healthy Ontario corn crop
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U.S. grains: Soy up from three-week low as record harvest looms
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures turned higher on Monday after touching their lowest levels in over three weeks on expectations that domestic inventories will pile up due to a record harvest and the ongoing trade dispute with Beijing. Prices recovered from a 4.7 per cent selloff on Friday that was ignited by a […] Read more
Dicamba drift problems continue in farm states
Fewer instances of dicamba drift onto non-target crops are being reported this year in the United States, but it continues to divide agriculture community
Aaron Hager has seen many changes in American agriculture in his 25 years at the University of Illinois. As an extension specialist and weed scientist, he saw the introduction and controversy around genetically modified crops and the emergence of herbicide resistant weeds. But nothing compares to the battle and nastiness over the last 12 months […] Read more
Filtering phosphorus from drainage water
New phosphorus-runoff reduction initiative focused on finding tech solutions that work at the farm level
Every farm is different and what technology works on one may not suit the other. According to representatives from farm groups, environmental groups and municipal governments, understanding this truism is critical to finding solutions to Lake Erie’s algal bloom troubles. Why it matters: Investigating phosphorus filtration technologies for drainage systems and ones that work at […] Read more
Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding
Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 per cent on Monday, losing about US$14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay US$289 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of U.S. lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller and cancer. After the verdict […] Read more
Glyphosate maker Monsanto ruled liable in U.S. cancer trial
Reuters — A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordered the company to pay US$289 million in damages. The case of school groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate […] Read more
Drought slashes EU wheat, export surplus to be cut
Hamburg | Reuters – Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume more of its own grains, experts said on Friday. French analysts Strategie Grains forecast a 10 percent smaller EU soft wheat harvest this year, with northern […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble as USDA sees record U.S. crop, huge yields
Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures dropped more than 4 percent on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected larger-than-expected crop yields in the United States and said U.S. and global stocks of the oilseed would swell to record highs. Corn and wheat prices also dropped as the USDA forecast a bigger average U.S. […] Read more
USDA expects record soy production, corn yields
Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday raised its outlook for domestic corn and soybean harvests by a more than expected amount due to good weather during key phases of development. The increased domestic projections, which pushed futures markets sharply lower, will boost the U.S. soybean stockpile to its biggest ever while […] Read more
Farmers look to trucking industry to help soil compaction issues
Weight distribution across increasingly heavy equipment is critical
Truckers in North America and farmers in Europe know all about regulations related to weight of equipment — and innovative solutions to deal with those regulations. At a session during the recent FarmSmart Expo at the University of Guelph’s Elora Research Station, Ontario farmers heard they might need to learn those strategies one day. “The […] Read more
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