Daily Network News

More News →

Oilseeds

Potato seed growers want less herbicide drift
Crops, News, Oilseeds

Potato seed growers want less herbicide drift

By

Sometimes potato plants show no signs of damage, but tuber germination can suffer and only be discovered the following year


When it comes to seed potatoes and herbicide drift, what you can’t see can hurt you. Increased use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest burn-down, as well as increased acreage for Roundup Ready corn and soybeans, has upped the use of the ubiquitous herbicide — and that’s upped the risk for seed potato growers. “If it’s
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

It didn’t just rain, it poured — causing floods

MAFRI crop report for June 24, 2013

Weekly Provincial Summary Many areas of Manitoba received significant amounts of rainfall over the past several days. Impact to crops is being assessed and will depend on the stage of crop development and duration of the excessive moisture conditions. Earlier in the week, crops showed rapid development given the warmer weather conditions. Producers made excellent progress with herbicide
Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Wheat jumps on short-covering; corn, soy also climb

* Wheat becoming more competitive with corn in feed rations * Corn and soybeans firm, led by new-crop contracts * Trade eyes forecasts for hot, drier weather in US Midwest * Little reaction in grains to Fed policy statement (Updates with closing prices) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures climbed
Fencing that once marked pasture land now butts up against the shore of East Shoal Lake.  Photos: Shannon VanRaes
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Milking the benefits of canola meal

By
The Chinese have 7.2 million reasons to switch their dairy cows to canola meal from other protein rations. That’s how many more litres of milk their 12 million cows would produce every day based on a year-long joint Sino-Canadian study conducted by Chinese academics, in co-operation with China’s five largest dairy companies. “Canola meal has
Cereals, Grain Markets, News, Oilseeds

Grain Market Report

The path of least resistance for canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform remained to the downside during the week ended June 14. Declines were influenced by the perception that canola seeding was now complete and that the crop was off to a generally good start, development-wise. Downward price action was augmented by
Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts on US weather

* Forecast for hot weather lifts new-crop corn * Gains in nearby corn capped by farmer selling * Soybeans mixed as long July/short November spread unwinds * Wheat firm on rain delays but world supplies cap gains (Recasts, adds closing prices, analyst comments) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose
Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn falls most in a month as USDA forecasts record output

* USDA estimates 2013/14 corn crop at record 14 billion bushels * U.S. winter wheat production lifted on better yields * Wheat futures plunge 2 percent, soybeans narrowly lower (Updates U.S. market activity to close) By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures fell 2.5 percent for their largest decline in a

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 27, 2026

Sponsored by:
More Videos →

Latest Market News

More Market News →