Winter wheat harvest is now complete and before long the 2020 winter wheat crop will be seeded across the province. Yields have been better than expected for many. September planted […] Read more
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Soil fertility benefits of wheat in rotation
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of August 19
Winter wheat harvest varies by province
MarketsFarm — Depending where a farmer is located, Canada’s winter wheat crop has varied this year. Ontario has long been the country’s powerhouse for winter wheat. Statistics Canada projected the […] Read more
Feed weekly outlook: Varying yields make for average crop
MarketsFarm — Feed grain crop yields are expected to be about average across the Prairies as harvest has kicked off. “It appears we’ll have somewhat of an average crop, with […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy ease on warmer weather
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures all settled down on Monday after early strength, as outlooks for improved U.S. weather boosted crop production prospects, analysts said. […] Read more
Wet weather keeps farmers out of fields
Ontario Field Crop Report for the week of April 22
The snow in the north and wet weather in the rest of the province continues to prevent field work from occurring across the province. Widespread rain over the Easter weekend […] Read more
Have patience when deciding fate of winter wheat fields
Wet, cool conditions making predictions of wheat success difficult
Wheat needs heat. With few truly warm days seen so far — as well as unfavourable planting conditions in the autumn of 2018 — agronomy experts say to not rush […] Read more
Relay cropping adzuki beans into winter wheat
A Woodville-area farmer aims to benefit from multiple crops in one field
A volunteer crop from the previous year growing between the rows of the present year’s crop represents a nuisance to most farmers, but not to Dustin Mulock. Instead, a patch […] Read more
U.S. farmers seen planting more corn, less soy in 2019
The USDA estimates winter wheat seedings will fall to a 110-year low
Reuters – American farmers will plant 92 million acres of corn this spring, up from 89.1 million last year, while reducing soybean acres to 85 million acres from 89.2 million […] Read more
U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies on short-covering
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures rallied on Thursday for the second time in three days, hitting their highest in more than a week as investors […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies as investors cover shorts
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped 5.5 per cent on Tuesday, rebounding from contract lows on a round of technical buying and bargain hunting in an oversold market, […] Read more
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