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U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat steadied after a six-session slide

Clinic attendees get into the fine details of combines during a July 13 clinic in Neepawa.

Crops, Equipment

Women take the wheel at combine clinic

Ag Women Manitoba wants to beat back the  preconceptions over female farm equipment operators

By Alexis Stockford August 28, 2018

Tiffany Dancho and Pam Bailey don’t think machinery should just be for men. Two of the lead voices behind Ag Women Manitoba, Dancho and Bailey set off for Neepawa and the group’s inaugural combine clinic July 13 in the hopes of getting women more comfortable in the cab. “I’ve been in equipment for 10-plus years,

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a bilateral trade agreement with Mexico at the White House in Washington on Aug. 27. (File photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Canada rejoins NAFTA talks, deal seen as possible this week

By GFM Network News, Julie Gordon, Sharay Angulo August 28, 2018

Washington | Reuters — Canada’s top trade negotiator joins her Mexican and U.S. counterparts in Washington on Tuesday in a bid to remain part of a revamped trilateral North American trade pact, as U.S. officials expressed optimism a deal could be reached this week. But Ottawa will be under pressure to accept new terms on

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Spring cereals, canola, early soy harvested, dugout levels very low in most areas

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 27

By Manitoba Agriculture August 27, 2018

Southwest Region Another week of dry weather continued harvest progress. Rainfall on Sunday brought some relief from dry conditions, but ground remains very dry and hard. Some areas in the southeast side of region reported hail. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete with average yields reported for both crops. Click here for the

Sierra mix corn variety found in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Did you know?, News

Corn that finds its own nitrogen

Researchers have known about it since the 1980s but were only recently able to analyze it

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 27, 2018

Is it possible to grow cereal crops without having to rely on energy requiring commercial fertilizers? In a new study publishing August 7 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, researchers describe a newly identified corn variety which acquires nitrogen by feeding its sugars to beneficial bacteria, which can in turn take up nitrogen from the

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn hit six-week lows on record crop prospects

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures fell to six-week lows Monday on expectations of large U.S. crops and fears that hog disease in China might hurt demand for feed, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also declined, sliding for a sixth session. CBOT November soybeans settled down seven cents at

Markets

U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal, turning up pressure on Canada

By GFM Network News, Jeff Mason, Roberta Rampton August 27, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact. Auto stocks soared and financial markets firmed on the expectation that Canada

Crops, Local news

Grasshoppers are on the move

When scouting, check farther into the field because sometimes the insect is concentrated in field edges 

By Allan Dawson August 24, 2018

Grasshoppers are on the move looking for green vegetation to eat. The good news is they aren’t much interested in ripe cereal and canola crops, soybeans aren’t their preferred food and corn has so much leaf area it can withstand high populations, says Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski. “It’s not an outbreak,” Gavloski said in

Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announcing the $8.3-million investment in the Organic Federation of Canada. Photo: Supplied

Crops

Federal government to invest $8.3-million in organics

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 24, 2018

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay today announced a federal investment of up to $8.3 million to the Organic Federation of Canada, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. The research investment, which includes an additional $4.4 million in contributions from industry, will help the organic sector enhance productivity through better soil health and

Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids follow U.S. futures higher

Chicago and K.C. September wheat futures rose on the week while Minneapolis wheat slipped

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm August 23, 2018

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada climbed higher during the week ended Aug. 17, taking direction from most of the U.S. futures markets. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up $6-$9 per tonne, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points compiled by PDQ

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

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