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Crops, Markets

Feed barley marches ‘lockstep’ with U.S. corn

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CNS Canada — Western Canada’s feed barley market continues to trade above the key $200 per tonne mark, taking strength from consistent demand and a lower-sized crop in 2017. “The market has changed (gotten stronger) from last year when high-vomitoxin wheat was trading at a discount,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. […] Read more
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Lower U.S. corn acres raise optimism for Manitoba growers

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CNS Canada — A wet spring in the U.S. has forced many farmers to switch out corn acres in favour of alternative crops — a practice that could potentially raise prices for Manitoba farmers, an industry watcher said. “It’s encouraging on the price outlook to see they (U.S. farmers) put less acres in,” said Myron […] Read more
Initial symptoms of tar spot are brownish lesions on leaves of affected corn plants. Black spore-producing spots appear later. (Kiersten Wise photo courtesy Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology)
Crops

Storm suspected of carrying new corn disease into U.S.

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Chicago | Reuters — A tropical storm could have carried the corn disease tar spot into the heart of the U.S. farm belt for the first time, as winds and rain blew in from Latin America, researchers told Reuters. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed cases of tar spot in at least four locations […] Read more

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