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U.S. grains: Soy climbs on uncertain weather, strong exports

By Julie Ingwersen June 27, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Monday, retracing a portion of last week’s heavy declines, as attention turned to weather risks and strong export demand ahead of closely watched U.S. government crop reports, analysts said. Wheat futures sank on harvest reports of large U.S. yields at a time of ample world stocks, […] Read more

Crops

5 tips for fungicide application

If you've decided to spray, make sure you get the most out of your investment

June 27, 2016

If you’ve decided to invest in added fungicide protection this season, do everything you can to get your spray spot-on. And to help you get the most out of your investment, I’ve put together my top five fungicide spray tips.

Corn plants are beginning to show more wrapping and spiking in their leaves, and in some fields, earlier in the day. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Pearce: Ontario corn, soy look good despite dryness

By Ralph Pearce June 27, 2016

One part of Ontario is wilting under the absence of moisture, another part is… managing. As farmers in eastern Ontario look to the skies and the long-term forecasts for rainfall and relief, their colleagues in some parts of southern Ontario are doing a little better — concerned, but making do. Regions north of Toronto and[...]
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Richardson Pioneer agronomist Jeneen Ewen shared this photo with us last summer showing what turned out to be stemphylium blight in a southwestern Saskatchewan lentil crop.

Crops, Pulses

Guenther: Farmers aim to keep pulse diseases in check

By Lisa Guenther June 27, 2016

Rain makes grain, the saying goes — but too much spring rain and farmers are likely to see disease in pulses. That’s certainly been the case in Saskatchewan, where farmers in most regions are actively scouting for, or in some cases spraying for, crop diseases, according to the provincial crop report. So which leaf diseases[...]
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Crops, Reuters

EU officials to decide on Roundup after political impasse

By Alissa de Carbonnel June 25, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– An impasse between EU nations on whether to allow Monsanto’s Roundup and similar herbicides to continue to be sold means that the European Commission, rather than national politicians, will decide the issue next week. With most EU attention focused on Britain’s shock decision to quit the bloc, everyday work continued in[...]
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Crops, Markets

More canola and pulses, less wheat expected in Canada

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 24, 2016

CNS Canada — Canadian farmers likely seeded more canola and pulse acres than originally thought this spring, but less wheat, according to average trade estimates ahead of Statistics Canada’s next official survey results due out June 29. Poor returns per acre and frustrations over grading issues had some farmers backing away on wheat, said Jerry[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, corn drop on Brexit fallout

By Mark Weinraub June 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans fell on Friday, caught up in a broad commodity sell-off as investors shed risky assets following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Wheat was mixed, with the front-month Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract eking out a small gain on short-covering while deferred[...]
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Crops, Weather

Little critters causing big problems for Alberta crops

By Erin DeBooy June 24, 2016

CNS Canada — They may look cute and harmless, but gophers have been wreaking havoc on crops across Alberta. Gophers have been reported causing problems in southern, central and northeastern Alberta for canola crops and pastures, according to the provincial Crop Report. “It’s been dry again this year and that triggered them; it’s been quite[...]
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Uneven corn emergence in eastern Ontario. (Photo by Gilles Quesnel)

Corn, Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Pearce: Eastern Ontario weather challenges corn, soybeans

By Ralph Pearce June 24, 2016

Times are tough for corn and soybean growers across parts of Ontario, with reports of wrapped leaves and low moisture levels. Hardest hit are the areas north of Toronto, through parts of Niagara and across eastern Ontario, where moisture levels in some locations are less than half of normal levels for May through to late[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn weakens as weather improves

By Mark Weinraub June 23, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures sank 1.4 per cent to a six-week low on Thursday, under pressure from improving weather forecasts across the U.S. Midwest as the crop nears key developmental phases, analysts said. The weather outlook also weighed on soybeans, which eased to a three-week low. Wheat also weakened, dragged down by[...]
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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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