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U.S. grains: Profit-taking sparks sharp drop in soybeans

By Mark Weinraub May 5, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, with soy dropping two per cent, on profit-taking by investment funds looking to lock in gains from recent rallies. Wheat futures slid 1.8 per cent to their lowest since mid-April, pressured by reports of strong crop prospects in the U.S. Plains and weak […] Read more

Everything you could want to know about a bale is found on a scannable tag on the twine.

Forages, News

Less stress and more hay in a day

By Debbie Furber May 4, 2016

Launch of the IntelliCruise feed-rate control system in 2016 marks the latest advancement in forage harvesting technology from New Holland after introducing its CropRFV last year and CropID in 2013. IntelliCruise does exactly what the name implies. It’s a variable cruise control for the tractor that adjusts ground speed according to a set rate for […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola hits $500, watching volumes

By Dave Sims May 4, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts seem to have found a new range during the week ended Wednesday, with both the July and November contracts lifting around the $500 per tonne mark. Weakness in the Canadian currency and a dry weather premium in Western Canada were behind a lot of the support. As […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn consolidating

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 4, 2016

CNS Canada –– Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade appear to be running out of room to the upside, and are now consolidating after posting sharp gains through March and April. “A lot of positive news has now been discounted,” said Rich Feltes, vice-president of research at RJ O’Brien in Chicago, noting export […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat firm on bargain buying

By Mark Weinraub May 4, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybeans firmed on Wednesday, reversing overnight losses, on technical buying and a mild round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures weakened, with buyers wary of pushing prices higher amid a swift pace of planting in the U.S. Midwest. Sharp declines on Tuesday caused investors to step in and […] Read more

Former Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vince Ferragamo and wife Jodi converted a horse corral to a vineyard on their property in California’s Orange County to start their winery in 2010. (FerragamoWinery.com)

Crops, Grapes, Reuters

Italy’s Ferragamo suing ex-Als QB over same-name winery

By jonathan-stempel May 4, 2016

Reuters — Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, the Italian luxury goods maker, on Wednesday sued former Montreal Alouettes and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo, saying he infringed its trademarks by operating his namesake winery in southern California. Consumers are likely to be confused into thinking the Ferragamo Winery and Ferragamo SpA are related, the Italian company […] Read more

Crops, Markets

StatsCan grain stocks data to confirm feed demand, production

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 4, 2016

CNS Canada — Just how much barley did Canadian cattle eat over the past winter? Will there be any old-crop wheat left over this year? And how much canola was really grown in 2015? Answers to these questions and more will be closer to being found when Statistics Canada releases its latest stocks data on […] Read more

Crops

CPS to seek buyer for Sask. farm supply outlet

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 3, 2016

A deal for Agrium’s Crop Production Services (CPS) to buy a crop input retail chain in north-central Saskatchewan will require the company to sell off a retail outlet and a pair of its storage sites. The federal Competition Bureau on Monday announced it has an agreement with CPS over its planned deal to buy six […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Minneapolis leads U.S. wheat futures trifecta

By Jade Markus May 3, 2016

CNS Canada — Minneapolis wheat prices are gaining on those at other U.S. futures markets, as traders expect reduced acres this year. But the opposite is true for the Kansas City exchange as the expectation of high production weighs, and Chicago markets are moving on technical trading. Minneapolis Grain Exchange — “We’re keeping an eye […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

By P.J. Huffstutter May 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, saying the document was inadvertently published and the agency had not finished its review of the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. The 86-page report, seen by […] Read more

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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