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Why variety matters when growing barley for silage

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon May 30, 2017

When growing silage, particularly barley silage, most producers select varieties with proven agronomic traits such as yield, disease and lodging resistance. In contrast, relatively little information is available on the nutritional value of the numerous barley varieties that are available for seeding. Recently a joint research project was run at the University of Saskatchewan and […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

By Julie Ingwersen May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest level in nearly 14 months on Tuesday on better-than-expected weather conditions over a long holiday weekend and worries about export demand for new-crop supplies, analysts said. Corn and wheat futures declined about two per cent on improving U.S. weather outlooks. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

By Julie Ingwersen May 30, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The earliest reports from the start of the U.S. hard red winter wheat harvest underscored industry fears of a second straight year of low protein, a factor that shifts the market’s focus to prospects for the North American spring wheat crop, a higher-protein variety. “It’s probably a foregone conclusion at this […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters

Conagra to sell Wesson oil brand to Smucker

By Reuters May 30, 2017

Reuters — Packaged food maker Conagra Brands said on Tuesday it would sell its Wesson cooking oil brand to Folgers coffee maker J.M. Smucker Co. for about US$285 million. Conagra will continue to manufacture products sold under the Wesson brand for up to one year following the close, after which Wesson will be merged into […] Read more

Features, Livestock, Pasture

Overgrazing is a matter of timing

Grazing with Steve Kenyon

By Steve Kenyon May 29, 2017

Overgrazing. It is a very misunderstood term. Let me clear this up right at the start. It does not matter how many head of livestock. It does not matter how many acres. Everyone wants to know, “How big do I make my paddocks? How many animals should I have on my pasture?” Two ranchers can […] Read more

Keith Coble, of Mississippi State University, says there may be overexuberance in the agriculture technology market. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Greig: Farmer trust key to big data’s future

By John Greig May 29, 2017

The marketplace for precision agriculture technology is sorting itself out, but it still has a way to go before it will be mature and have predictable uses for farmers, says a U.S. agriculture economist. Dr. Keith Coble, chair of the Mississippi State University’s department of agricultural economics, says we’re in the “overexuberance” phase of technology […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

By Allison Lampert, David Ljunggren May 29, 2017

Montreal/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian National Railway and a union representing 3,000 conductors on Monday reached an agreement in principle ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad, said a top union official. The union had set a strike deadline of Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET after the railroad announced new work rules […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CN’s conductors serve strike notice

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 29, 2017

The unit of the Teamsters representing Canadian National Railway’s (CN) conductors and yard operations staff has served notice that its members may be walking the line come Tuesday morning. Montreal-based CN said Saturday it had received 72-hour strike notice from the conductors’ unit of the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC), putting the unit in strike […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 27, 2017

The maker of Robin Hood and other brands of flour is further widening a major product recall to cover products made from 11 loads of Canadian wheat. Ardent Mills and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Saturday announced an expanded nationwide recall to include more varieties and sizes of Robin Hood, Golden Temple, Purity, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Glencore seen paying up to US$6 billion in possible Bunge deal

By Barbara Lewis, GFM Network News May 26, 2017

London | Reuters –– Miner and trader Glencore may pay up to US$6 billion in cash in a possible tie-up with U.S. grains trader Bunge based on current valuations, Moody’s ratings agency said on Friday, but said it did not expect an outright acquisition. Glencore said this week it had made an informal approach to […] Read more

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Why variety matters when growing barley for silage

U.S. grains: Soybeans near 14-month low as weather worries recede

Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears

Conagra to sell Wesson oil brand to Smucker

Overgrazing is a matter of timing

Greig: Farmer trust key to big data’s future

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

CN’s conductors serve strike notice

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

Glencore seen paying up to US$6 billion in possible Bunge deal

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