CNS Canada –– Officials in North Dakota continue to hunt down suspicious plants in a bid to keep the aggressive weed Palmer amaranth from establishing there. Palmer amaranth, a pigweed […] Read more
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North Dakota still on lookout for Palmer amaranth
Some North Dakota wheat rejected for ergot, merchants say
Chicago | Reuters –– Elevated levels of the grain fungus ergot are showing up in spring wheat being harvested in south-central North Dakota, prompting grain elevators to impose discounts and […] Read more
North Dakota bean acreage down, as crops get off to good start
Hotter-than-normal temperatures have created concern in leading U.S. edible bean-producing state
The dry edible bean crop in North Dakota is shaping up well, according to Tom Kennelly, president of Northarvest Bean Growers Association. “But there are spots that got adequate moisture […] Read more
Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean acres depend on soy
CNS Canada — After Manitoba in 2017 grew its largest edible bean crop in more than a decade, a downturn could be expected in 2018. However, new-crop pricing opportunities look […] Read more
Organic grain firm picks up elevator near border
A Minneapolis startup in the organic grain business has bought a northwestern North Dakota elevator that further expands its southern Prairie catchment. Pipeline Foods — which has hung out its […] Read more
Second incidence of waterhemp found in Manitoba
A second case of waterhemp — a noxious weed which, in many places in Ontario and the U.S., is resistant to glyphosate, Group 2 herbicides or both — has been […] Read more
U.S. northern Plains ranchers welcome hay lottery
Reuters — Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations. […] Read more
Drought hits parts of North Dakota spring wheat prospects
Minot / Reuters – Spring wheat crops in central and northwestern North Dakota were showing the effects of hot, dry conditions and yield prospects were down sharply from a year […] Read more
U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch
Chicago | Reuters — Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts […] Read more
Lower North American durum acres keep attention on yields
CNS Canada — North America’s smaller durum acreage base in 2017 could give prices a boost later in the growing season, depending on how yields shape up for the new […] Read more
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