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Representatives from Growmark and Cofco have signed on for a new grain supply agreement. (Photo courtesy Growmark)
Crops

China’s Cofco to partner with Growmark on U.S. grain supply

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Reuters — China’s state-owned Cofco International Ltd. (CIL) and U.S. farm co-operative Growmark on Friday announced a new grain supply partnership which they say will enhance links between U.S. grain production areas and global markets, including China. The partnership is the latest expansion move by CIL after it invested US$3 billion to buy Noble Group’s
Prairie wheat bids continue descent
Grain Markets, Markets

Prairie wheat bids continue descent

Cash wheat values follow U.S. wheat futures’ loss of altitude

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Wheat bids in Western Canada continued to soften during the week ended Aug. 11, feeling the pull of downward action in U.S. futures. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $14-$16 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to price quotes from a cross-section of delivery points
Field tour attendees July 25 take a closer look at an experimental hemp-legume intercrop plot.
Crops

Pushing the boundaries of intercropping

Flax and soybeans is just one combination under investigation

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There are some unusual crop combinations springing up southwest of Melita. Experimental intercrops are among the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) projects this year, including flax intercropped with soybeans and hemp intercropped with legumes. Pea-canola, an emerging combination already used on some Manitoba farms, and the already established wheat-legume mix are also under the microscope,
BASF’s promotions for pre-harvest use of Heat LQ have until now focused strictly on crops such as soybeans, peas, canola, dry beans and sunflowers. (Agro.basf.ca)
Cereals, Crops

Heat LQ cleared for pre-harvest use in wheat, barley

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Wheat, durum and barley growers have a new pre-harvest herbicide option now that BASF has received Codex maximum residue limits (MRLs) for its product Heat LQ. While “there were probably some wheat acres already harvested,” according to Dan Packer, BASF’s cereals crop manager, this agreement will provide an additional pre-harvest option for farmers who still
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham met Wednesday in Victoria. (Photo courtesy AAFC)
Forages, Livestock, Weather

Options weighed for AgriRecovery in B.C. fire zones

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Officials in British Columbia are now gauging what sorts of damages and expenses can be covered through an AgriRecovery plan for ranchers and farmers affected by wildfires. The federal and B.C. governments announced Wednesday they’re “working together to quickly assess the extraordinary costs farmers are incurring and what additional assistance may be required to recover
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn futures ease, soy firms

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures sank to contract lows on Wednesday as ample global supplies provided overseas buyers with cheaper alternatives to U.S. offerings in export deals, traders said. Corn futures also were lower, pressured by the drop in wheat as well as good weather for crop development across the
Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Harvest weather outlook offers reasons to cheer

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CNS Canada — Farmers on the Prairies can expect decent weather for this harvest season, according to Drew Lerner, meteorologist and founder of World Weather Inc. Most farmers will experience periodic showers, he said, but shouldn’t be subjected to the continual drizzles and sheets of rain that caused heartaches last year. “Most of the Prairies

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