MarketsFarm – Hot and dry conditions continued to affect most of Saskatchewan, but they caused little, if any hindrance to the province’s hay cut, according to the province’s weekly crop […] Read more
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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Hay cut progressing in dry weather
Flax prices expected to push higher
MarketsFarm — Although flax prices have held pretty much steady over the last few weeks, prices will soon increase, according to Dale Johnston of Johnston Seeds at Welwyn, Sask. Johnston […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as drought persists
Soybeans ease on pressure from broader commodity markets
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Monday, climbing to a 2-1/2- month high, supported by dry weather in parts of U.S., Canadian and Russian growing areas that […] Read more
Healthy eating during harvest can be difficult
Planning and prepping is important to maintain good nutrition during a long harvest season
Lindsay Boere, a pork producer and cash crop farmer in Parkhill, Ont., says meal planning is especially important during the harvest season because time is in short supply. “When it’s […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Expensive canola required
MarketsFarm — Canada’s coming canola harvest, if lower than projected, would add tremendous pressure to prices as supplies could become much tighter than they have, according to trader Ken Ball […] Read more
VIDEO: A pre-harvest checkup for wheat fields
Field Talk with Joanna Follings
With the wheat harvest only a short time away for some Ontario growers, Matt McIntosh with Farmtario talks with Ontario cereals specialist Joanna Follings with OMAFRA about field scouting and […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after rain
Chicago corn, wheat futures both mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn soybean futures fell on Thursday, pressured by rain in key growing areas of the U.S. Midwest this week, traders said. “I […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains seen boosting crop health
CBOT September wheat down, MGEX September wheat up
Chicago | Reuters — Forecasts for rain in the U.S. Midwest pushed corn and soybean futures lower on Tuesday, traders said. New-crop December corn, which tracks the crop that farmers […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy eases on improved weather view
Chicago corn mixed, wheat down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday on an improved weather outlook for the Midwest crop belt, analysts said. The forecasts for cooler and wetter conditions later […] Read more
Corn stocks cut in USDA WASDE report
MarketsFarm — Corn ending stocks in the U.S. are forecast to be tighter than earlier expectations for both old- and new-crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s world agricultural […] Read more