Crops , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

By Karl Plume April 13, 2016

Reuters — The world scaled back biotech crop planting for the first time ever in 2015, led by a decline in the U.S., which has fuelled rapid expansion of genetically modified crops since their commercial launch two decades ago, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The decline was blamed largely on lower crop plantings […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn may be nearing highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 13, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with soybeans leading to the upside on the back of fund buying. The May soybean contract moved above $9.53 Wednesday, which marks the midpoint between the highs and lows of the past year (all figures […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola wary of soybean rally

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 13, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower overall during the week ended Wednesday, as the bearish influence of the rising Canadian dollar countered any spillover support from gains in CBOT soybeans. CBOT soybeans climbed sharply over the course of the week. However, the Canadian dollar has also posted solid gains over the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

By Julie Ingwersen April 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Front-month U.S. corn futures rose three per cent on Wednesday, their biggest single-day advance since September, on short-covering and concerns about planting prospects in the Midwest, analysts said. Concerns about South American weather lent support. Soybean futures also charged higher, buoyed by chart-based buying and data showing strong demand from China, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 13, 2016

WITHDRAWN, April 15, 2016: A historian’s review of the Prairie grain trade, commissioned by supporters of the former single marketing desk for wheat and barley, suggests history is repeating itself at grain growers’ expense — but the data on which the review is based is now being questioned. The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance on Wednesday released a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

By Reuters April 12, 2016

Berlin | Reuters –– Germany plans to back an European Union proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, but has provoked a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it might cause cancers. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month highs in comeback rally

By Tom Polansek April 12, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain futures jumped on short-covering and technical buying on Tuesday, with soybeans closing at eight-month highs after a see-saw session. Heavy buying by commodity investors helped drive the gains, with funds snapping up an estimated 15,000 soybean contracts and 20,000 corn contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, traders said. […] Read more

Forages, Livestock

Forage breeding faces funding challenges

Government has cut back, private companies are not keen on crops that don’t need to be reseeded every year, and you can’t check off sales to farmers’ own livestock

By Ron Friesen April 12, 2016

Forages are Canada’s biggest crop but you wouldn’t know it because of the few resources that go into breeding them. You’d think that, given its size, forage would be a giant in the world of plant breeding. Unfortunately, it’s more of a midget. Canada has only four major publicly funded programs for breeding tame forages, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

By Reuters April 12, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Dimethoate, an insecticide widely used to protect crops such as cherries, could be harmful to humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policymakers, said Tuesday. The report follows a request from France, which is calling for a Europe-wide ban of the substance made by companies including BASF and […] Read more

The CRTC’s map of broadband internet availability in the Prairie provinces, at the end of 2014. Green areas denote fixed wireless service; yellow denotes LTE; purple and blue denote cable and DSL/fibre connections respectively. (CRTC.gc.ca)

Crops, Machinery

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

By Jade Markus April 11, 2016

CNS Canada — As spring approaches, some producers are searching for new technology to integrate into their operations — while others have opted out of the ag tech sector, whether by choice or through a lack of accessibility. “Even two years ago, it was way worse out there in terms of apps, in terms of […] 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

Daily Network News

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

Crops

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn may be nearing highs

ICE weekly outlook: Canola wary of soybean rally

U.S. grains: Corn jumps three per cent, most in seven months

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

U.S. grains: Soybeans set eight-month highs in comeback rally

Forage breeding faces funding challenges

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

Blogs

Cows ain’t coal

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Latest Market News