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Hallie Shoffner field tests ag tech systems on her farm in Arkansas in exchange for equity in the startups.

Meet the farmers turned venture capitalists

Co-op members trade on-farm data into equity stake in ag tech startups

By Jay Whetter May 9, 2024

When Hallie Shoffner runs a trial on her Arkansas farm, she gets an equity stake in the startup whose product she’s testing. She’s a member of AgLaunch, a non-profit focused on boosting agricultural technology development. The equity is part of her reward for participating in their farmer network. “It has always bothered me that ag

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Markets

Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 9, 2024

Sufficient supplies of domestic barley and wheat along with the ongoing influx of corn from United States, have continued to keep a lid on feed grain prices on the Canadian Prairies. That’s especially so in southern Alberta, according to Darcy Haley, vice-president of Ag Value Brokers in Lethbridge.

Markets

U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports

By Reuters May 8, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm May 8, 2024

A grain rally at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended May 8 has seemed to run out of steam.

News

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

By Mei Mei Chu, Reuters May 8, 2024

China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.

Provincial seeding progress is about four per cent complete and slightly behind the 5-Year average of nine per cent for week 18.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2 (week 18)

By Manitoba Agriculture May 7, 2024

Seeding progress across the province has been delayed with recent rains and currently sits at approximately 4 per cent of the acres being seeded. Producers have begun seeding spring wheat, barley, oats, and corn. The Central region is most advanced with approximately 12 per cent of each of the major cereals planted. Weeds are quickly

Detail from the front of the CBOT building in Chicago. (Vito Palmisano/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data

By Reuters May 7, 2024

Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers program president Danny Penner (left) poses with Marcus and Paige Dueck and their children Sutton (lower right) and Brielle (being held by her mother).

News

Kleefeld couple named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers

Dairy, grain and forage farmers, Paige and Marcus Dueck, named Manitoba 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers

By Don Norman May 7, 2024

Marcus and Paige Dueck of Four Oak Farms near Kleefeld are Manitoba’s newest Outstanding Young Farmers. The eastern Manitoba couple was named the 2024 recipients of the award in March. “It is a great honour. You get into a spot in life where you just focus on what you want to do and what’s coming

File photo of grain bins in Saskatchewan. (Chinaface/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 7, 2024

For many of Canada’s major crops, their holdings came in lower than a year ago, as Statistics Canada released its stocks of principal field crops as of March 31 report. There were declines in all wheat, durum, oats, corn, lentils and peas, but there were increases for barley and canola while soybeans were relatively steady.

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather

May 6, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat, soybean and corn futures soared to multi-month highs on Monday on worries about potentially crop-damaging weather in Brazil and Russia. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July wheat WN24 settled up 26-1/4 cents at $6.48-3/4 a bushel after climbing to $6.50-1/4, its highest level since late December. CBOT July corn CN24 ended up 8-3/4

Daily Network News

U.S. to seek more foreign tariff cuts, CUSMA improvements in 2026

Iran conflict drives up urea prices

Speculative net long position grows in canola

Corn

Meet the farmers turned venture capitalists

Feed Grain Weekly: A bearish market, especially in southern Alberta

U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports

CBOT Weekly: Focus on weather interrupted by USDA report

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall

U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data

Kleefeld couple named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers

Most Canadian grain stocks tighter than a year ago

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather

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