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VIDEO: Mini combine an outsized innovation

By Greg Berg February 6, 2024

Inventors are not often the types of people that rest on their laurels for long, so it’s not surprising that Gerry Devloo, inventor of the Canola Crusher, has a new invention that’s attracting attention. Coined the ‘Miniature Combine,’ this battery powered device makes it easier for growers to gauge the moisture content of their crop

Crops

Yield challenge to tap competitive, community spirit

Nutrien Ag Solutions’ puts up $55,000 in prize money for community organization

By Don Norman, GFM Network News February 6, 2024

Farmers could win bragging rights and cash for community organizations in a new yield competition from Nutrien Ag Solutions.

CBOT soybeans ZSH24 on Feb. 5. (Barchart)

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans move higher on technical trading ahead of government reports

Strong dollar weighed heavy on wheat; corn pressured by sluggish exports

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 5, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans futures on Monday rose on technical trading ahead of a slew of key government crop reports, after the most-active contract Sv1 touched the lowest price since December of 2020, traders said.

Cereals, Crops

Technical centre wants farmers to consider barley

AAFC projects higher barley production in 2024

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 5, 2024

As farmers prepare for spring seeding, the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre reminded them to keep barley in mind.

Protesters lead a cow on a street in downtown Milan as people protest against European agricultural policies, next to the Regional Council of Lombardy in Milan, Italy February 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Italy’s farmers head to Rome in tractor convoy protest

Protests in France, Germany eased; farmers blocked Dutch-Belgian border

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 5, 2024

Italian farmers protesting about red tape and cheap imports from outside the EU headed towards Rome in convoys of tractors on Monday, while their colleagues in the north led a cow through the streets of Milan.

Trucks wait for crossing into Poland at the Rava-Ruska border checkpoint in Ukraine’s Lviv region on April 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Roman Baluk)

Ukraine’s farm unions ask government to protect free EU market access

The European Commission has proposed limited Ukrainian imports to pacify protesting farmers

By GFM Network News, Pavel Polityuk, Reuters February 5, 2024

Ukrainian agrarian unions have asked the government to do everything possible to maintain free access to the European market for their food products, the UCAB association said on Monday.

A farmer gestures during a protest against European agricultural policies, in Floriana, Malta February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as anger spreads across Europe

Polish farmers threaten closure of Ukraine border; France promises more farm measures

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 2, 2024

Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border on Friday and occupied roads in Greece while their Polish peers announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine as protests for fairer prices and less red tape spread across Europe.

More grain ships divert from Red Sea as attacks continue

Millions of tons of grain cargo have avoided the area since December, analysts say

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 2, 2024

More ships carrying grain were diverted from the Suez Canal to routes around the Cape of Good Hope this week as attacks on shipping in the Red Sea continued, analysts said on Friday.

The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on disappointing US export data; corn also down

Demand for U.S. soy hampered by strong competition from Brazil, China's economic woes

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters February 1, 2024

U.S. soybean futures fell about 1.5 per cent on Thursday on disappointing weekly U.S. export sales data coupled with strong competition from Brazil, where the soy harvest is expanding, traders said.

Livestock, Markets

Prairie feed market remains under pressure

U.S. corn imports adding to lack of demand for domestic barley

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 1, 2024

Feed grain markets in Western Canada remain under pressure, with end users well covered and farmers still sitting on large amounts of unpriced grain.

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Cereals