Features, Livestock, Pasture

Beware of toxic plants in pastures

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Heather Smith Thomas

Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

Strategies for year-round grazing

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Heather Smith Thomas

Forages, News, News Roundup

Polycrop grazing goes under the microscope

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Lisa Guenther

Must Reads

• Livestock, Nutrition, Pasture

  The Matador Community Pasture: A unique educational experience

  One of the privileges of a faculty position at a Canadian university is the interaction one has with undergraduate students.…

  November 15, 2018

• Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

  Protein kick needed for mature, dry forages

  In the fall and winter, most native forages and tame pastures are low in protein (unless fall rains have stimulated…

  November 14, 2018

• Crops, Forages, News Roundup

  Dormant seeding forage crops — sometimes it pays to delay

  For many producers 2018 was another dry year with poor conditions for seeding perennial forage crops. Since good moisture is…

  November 6, 2018

• Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

  Extending fall and winter grazing

  Extending the grazing season for cattle can help reduce production costs and there are various ways to increase forage production/utilization…

  November 5, 2018

• Features, Forages, Livestock

  Testing forage even more necessary in a dry year

  A startling amount of beef producers run the risk of nutrient deficiencies in their herd by not testing their forage…

  October 30, 2018

• Forages, Livestock, News

  New name and facilities for Western Beef Development Centre

  There are changes afoot at the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) including a new name, additional locations and increased research,…

  October 26, 2018

Crops, Markets

Opinions differ on quinoa prices in 2019

By GFM Network News 10 hours ago

CNS Canada — There are opposing views on what will happen with Canadian quinoa prices in 2019. One buyer believes the specialty crop will increase a few cents per pound; another believes the price will slightly decrease in the New Year. Dan Boulton of NorQuin at Saskatoon said there is a world shortage of quinoa, […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Cheaper canola could stir up export interest

By Ashley Robinson, GFM Network News 18 hours ago

CNS Canada — The ICE Futures canola market has seen contracts become cheaper of late, which could lead to an increase in demand — but the market is also still closely following the ongoing saga between China and the U.S. “Everybody’s just waiting for some kind of news regarding China possibly purchasing U.S. beans. They […] Read more

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Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans trend up, but trade off headlines

By GFM Network News 18 hours ago

CNS Canada — Speculative short-covering and optimism over trade with China helped soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade move higher over the week ended Wednesday. While additional gains are possible, both markets will take more short-term direction from the day-to-day headlines. Conflicting headlines, tweets and other commentary lead to a choppy […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise as China buys U.S. supplies

By GFM Network News 19 hours ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as China bought U.S. soybeans for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in early December. State-owned Chinese companies bought at least 500,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, two U.S. traders said, in deals valued […] Read more

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Crops, Lentils, Markets, Peas

Pulse weekly outlook: Market depends on India’s fortunes

By GFM Network News 21 hours ago

CNS Canada — When it comes to Canadian pulse crops, David Newman of Commodious Trading says producers, speculators and processors are long — and that has been of great concern to him. “You have everybody wanting to sell and you better hope that there’s someone there to take all of it,” he said. The wildcard […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Funds reduce short position in canola

By GFM Network News 1 day ago

CNS Canada — Fund traders lowered their net short positions in ICE canola futures during the week ended Dec. 4, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to the latest report, managed money and other reportable speculators decreased their net short position in canola […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on hopes for China buying

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday as traders anticipated potential Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products, and shrugged off a bearish monthly global soy inventories report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn firmed, led by soybeans, but wheat futures fell after USDA raised its forecasts of U.S. and global […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Reuters

USDA keeps domestic soy stocks view steady

By GFM Network News 2 days ago

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday left its estimate for domestic soybean supplies unchanged but boosted its outlook for world stocks amid rising expectations for the South American crop. U.S. soybean ending stocks for the 2018-19 marketing year were pegged at 955 million bushels, the government said in its monthly supply […] Read more

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Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola Council resets course for ‘efficiencies’

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Facing new limits on available funding, Canada’s canola value chain organization plans to refocus its work on its “core strengths” and collaborate with other players. The Canola Council of Canada on Wednesday announced a revised work plan, coming out of a “priorities review” undertaken after one of Canada’s biggest grain companies called a halt to […] Read more

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Crops, Reuters

Bunge CEO Schroder to step down amid investor pressure

By Reuters, GFM Network News 3 days ago

Reuters — Bunge CEO Soren Schroder is stepping down after five years at the helm of the global agribusiness, following months of pressure from shareholders to shake up the company amid a prolonged grain market slump. The management change is the latest event to rattle the two-century-old commodities trader after a stretch of particularly weak […] Read more

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