The Great Plains have long been celebrated for the “amber waves of grain” in the popular hymn “America the Beautiful.” The region’s states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 (C$6.86) per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an inflection point, with many forced to either lose money, feed wheat to cattle or kill off the crop.
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‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle
Midwestern farmers abandoning wheat crops as profits recede, weather challenges
Kerry Wright named new executive director of OSCIA
She has held key positions with organizations such as the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, CAAIN, and Mallot Creek Group
Kerry Wright has been appointed the new executive director of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association.
Indian rapeseed meal exports soar as China replaces Canadian canola supply
China placed Canadian canola oil, meal under a 100 per cent tariff in March
China is set to make record purchases of rapeseed meal from India following Beijing's move to impose a 100 per cent retaliatory tariff on Canadian canola imports, senior industry officials said.
Exeter Produce’s Veri family diversifies into poultry for future generations
A second poultry barn was recently completed as part of a succession strategy
Exeter Produce’s Veri family diversifies into poultry production for future generation business succession.
Varied rains leave parts of Manitoba in need of moisture: report
Planting 100 per cent complete
Varied rainfall across Manitoba left many areas of the province still in need of precipitation, with accumulations at 60 per cent of normal in eastern, Interlake and northwestern regions, reported Manitoba Agriculture in its latest weekly crop report.
U.S. grains: Soybeans end higher, supported by crude oil; wheat rises, corn mixed
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday, supported by rising crude oil prices and uncertainty about Midwest crop weather in the weeks ahead, while soyoil prices eased following a sharp two-day rally tied to stronger U.S. biofuel blending mandates.
U.S. Senate bill would shrink tax credit for biofuels made from foreign feedstocks
U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a tax bill that would extend a clean fuel tax credit through 2031, but trim 20 per cent of the value of the credit for biofuels made from feedstocks produced outside of the United States.
Bunge-Viterra merger clears final hurdle with China’s conditional approval
China's market regulator has granted conditional approval for global agribusiness Bunge Global's merger with Glencore-backed grain handler Viterra, it said on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the $34 billion mega-deal announced two years ago.
GoodLeaf Farms is on track to become first vertical farm worldwide with all facilities profitable
Vertical farm blends science, sustainability and scale
GoodLeaf Farms is a vertical farm growing baby greens, micro greens and salad mixes in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.
Port of Johnstown expanding fertilizer, crop shipment capacity
Local authorities and V6 Agronomy partner to “re-shore” inputs and expand export opportunities
An expansion is in the works for the Port of Johnstown’s agricultural product handling capacity.
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