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U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer August 15, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade corn tumbled to a 10-month low on Tuesday and soybeans fell to a six-week low as rains boosted expectations for bumper U.S. crops, traders said. Some CBOT wheat and K.C. wheat futures dropped to life-of-contract lows on technical selling and as a stronger dollar threatened to make

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Rain falls, but more needed; cereal harvesting, canola swathing begin

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 14

By Manitoba Agriculture August 14, 2017

Warm weather has advanced crops, and also caused some injury in canola. Rainfall occurred throughout the province, but more rainfall is needed in many areas. Harvest has begun in winter cereals, spring cereals, and field peas. Canola is starting to be swathed. Insect monitoring is on-going, but disease incidence remains low. Haying continues, but in

Veggie chips aren’t magically healthy just because they’re made from vegetables.

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Vegetarian junk food panned

Researchers say there are plenty of plant-based unhealthy dietary choices out there

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 14, 2017

Medical researchers have long said plant-based diets are healthier — but it turns out what type of plant-based foods matter a lot. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and other ‘basic’ plant foods can in fact lower the risk of heart disease, result in less obesity and other positive impacts. But a recent study published in

Crops

VIDEO: Fighting herbicide resistance in weeds

Provide a healthy, competitive crop stand to help battle back weed pressures

By Allan Dawson August 14, 2017

“If you don’t put a crop plant there on that spot in the field, a weed’s gonna grow,” says Rob Gulden, professor of weed science at the University of Manitoba. Gulden was referring to one strategy producers can use to help fight herbicide-resistant weeds, and that is by increasing their seeding rates. In this interview with

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer August 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and spring wheat futures pared losses on Monday but still closed lower as technical selling and outlooks for favourable crop weather continued to pressure prices following steep declines last week. Meanwhile, Chicago Board of Trade wheat and corn futures turned higher on a bargain-buying bounce. CBOT November soybean futures

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Canada suggests it could quit NAFTA talks over dispute mechanism

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News August 14, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada laid down a tough line ahead of talks on modernizing NAFTA on Monday, suggesting it could walk away if the U.S. pushed to remove a key dispute-settlement mechanism in the trade deal. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, giving the most substantive outline yet of Canada’s goals, said she was “very optimistic”

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub August 11, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Friday, led lower by a sharp decline in MGEX spring wheat as investors liquidated bullish positions following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for a bigger-than-expected crop in the northern Plains, traders said. The selloff pushed the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat

Ahead of NAFTA talks, Canada says dispute mechanism essential

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 11, 2017

Ottawa | Reuters — An effective dispute settlement mechanism is essential in any trade agreement, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said on Friday, less than a week before the first round of negotiations on the North American trade pact. Canada’s desire to include a dispute settlement mechanism in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Crops

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 11, 2017

A San Francisco company providing farm management software to growers in four provinces and about three dozen states is poised to join the digital arm of DuPont and Dow’s merged agribusiness. DuPont — which as of last week had all regulatory approvals and clearances lined up to complete its merger with Dow Chemical — announced

Crops

CN conductors ratify labour deal

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 11, 2017

An 11th-hour labour deal that averted a strike in late May by conductors and yard crews for Canadian National Railway has been ratified. Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference’s Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons union (TCRC-CTY) have voted in favour of a three-year agreement retroactive to July 23, 2016, CN said Tuesday. The deal “provides

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

U.S. grains: Corn slips to 10-month low on U.S. crop conditions

Rain falls, but more needed; cereal harvesting, canola swathing begin

Vegetarian junk food panned

VIDEO: Fighting herbicide resistance in weeds

U.S. grains: Soy, spring wheat extend losses on technicals, weather

Canada suggests it could quit NAFTA talks over dispute mechanism

U.S. grains: Wheat falls; corn, soy firm

Ahead of NAFTA talks, Canada says dispute mechanism essential

DuPont to buy up farm software firm Granular

CN conductors ratify labour deal

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