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Minnesota corn, soy crop prospects hurt by summer floods – crop tour

By Karl Plume August 23, 2018

Ghent, Minn. | Reuters – Corn yields in Minnesota are likely to be below average as excessive rains and flooding early in the growing season impeded crops, scouts on an annual tour through top U.S. production states said on Thursday. Soybean yield potential was also hampered by overly wet conditions, which delayed planting in many areas and forced […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean acres depend on soy

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 20, 2018

CNS Canada — After Manitoba in 2017 grew its largest edible bean crop in more than a decade, a downturn could be expected in 2018. However, new-crop pricing opportunities look favourable and industry participants say it’s still too early to get a firm sense on seeding intentions. “The pinto market is long in terms of […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

By Tom Polansek December 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota became the latest U.S. state on Tuesday to restrict controversial weed killers made by Monsanto and BASF that were linked to widespread crop damage, while Arkansas took a step back from imposing new limits. The U.S. has faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new versions of the herbicides, […] Read more

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

By Nate Raymond, GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Reuters — Syngenta has agreed to pay close to US$1.5 billion to resolve lawsuits stemming from its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved importing it, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Swiss company confirmed that it has reached a settlement, without confirming the financial terms. […] Read more

Waterhemp is a concern not only because it’s a new weed for Manitoba, but because in places in Ontario and the U.S., it’s often resistant to glyphosate, Group 2 herbicides or both. (Tone Ag Consulting photo)

Crops, Soybeans

Second incidence of waterhemp found in Manitoba

By Allan Dawson September 20, 2017

A second case of waterhemp — a noxious weed which, in many places in Ontario and the U.S., is resistant to glyphosate, Group 2 herbicides or both — has been found in Manitoba. Waterhemp (amaranthus tuberculatus), which resembles redroot pigweed and is in the same family, was first found in a soybean field southeast of […] Read more

Palmer amaranth. (United Soybean Board photo)

Corn, Crops, Pasture, Reuters

Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

By Renita D. Young, Tom Polansek April 6, 2017

Reuters — An invasive weed likely entered Minnesota through seed planted on land in a U.S. conservation program, state agriculture officials said on Thursday, bringing to a close an official probe of a growing threat to agricultural production. Infestations of the weed, Palmer amaranth, have affected other states in the U.S. Midwest through seed planted […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

By Renita D. Young, Tom Polansek April 5, 2017

Winterset, Iowa | Reuters — A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America’s rural heartland. The weed is hard to kill and, if left unchecked, destroys as much as 91 per cent of corn on infested land, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Minnesota probes Palmer amaranth’s sudden appearance

By Renita D. Young February 8, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota has launched an investigation to find the source of seed mixes contaminated with weed seeds after the aggressive, herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth weed was found on 30 areas planted in a federal conservation program. The weed grows very fast, reaching up to eight feet in height and can hold back commercial […] Read more

Crops

North American sunflowers looking good early

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News June 18, 2016

CNS Canada –– Sunflower crops in key growing regions of North America are in relatively good shape early in the season, according to reports. However, those good conditions have put some nearby pressure on values, with spot pricing expected to take some direction from the weather and acreage reports over the next few weeks. Sunflower […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

PM Beef to shut Minnesota plant, cites tight cattle supply

By Theopolis Waters October 13, 2015

Reuters — PM Beef will close its southwestern Minnesota beef processing plant on Dec. 11, due to tight cattle supplies, the company said Tuesday. The company announced the Windom plant’s closure to employees and owners during meetings Monday, according to local media. Prices for slaughter cattle last year hit record highs in the wake of […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

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U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

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Minnesota corn, soy crop prospects hurt by summer floods – crop tour

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba bean acres depend on soy

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

Second incidence of waterhemp found in Manitoba

Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

Minnesota probes Palmer amaranth’s sudden appearance

North American sunflowers looking good early

PM Beef to shut Minnesota plant, cites tight cattle supply

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