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Prairie cash wheat: Depending on variety, bids a mixed bag

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm January 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Wheat bids in Western Canada varied for the week ended Thursday. Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat was mixed, while Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) was stronger, and durum (CWAD) steady to slightly higher. The Canadian dollar lost about a half cent during the week. Average CWRS (13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices

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Fund short-covering continues in canola, soybeans

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — Fund traders continued to exit short positions in soybeans and canola futures during the first week of 2020, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in ICE Futures canola came in Tuesday at 33,243 contracts, a decrease

Morris’ Quantum Air Drill had its first public appearance at Canada’s Farm Progress Show and its formal launch at Ag in Motion in 2018. (Grainews photo by Scott Garvey)

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Ag equipment maker Morris in creditor protection

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff January 11, 2020

Downsizing and staff cuts lie ahead for well known Prairie farm equipment maker Morris Industries as the company enters creditor protection due to a “liquidity crisis.” The Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon on Wednesday approved the Morris Group’s Jan. 3 application, which stays any proceedings or actions against the company until Jan. 18 at

CBOT March 2020 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 10, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybeans were steady to higher on Friday as investors looked past revised U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand projections and focused on improved prospects for exports to China, which is due to sign an interim trade deal with the United States next week. The USDA data, released during

File photo of an Alberta wheat field. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)

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Fraser: The case against carbon pricing for farmers

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News January 10, 2020

The federal government continues to suggest the carbon tax imposed on Prairie farmers is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and may not be causing undue harm to the country’s agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks publicly about “special considerations” for farmers, while at the same time openly questioning carbon pricing’s effect on their

CBOT March 2020 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

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U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume January 9, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped on Thursday in a rebound from the market’s recent slide and soybeans and corn eased as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand report due on Friday. Rising global prices and forecasts for reduced U.S. plantings this season gave wheat

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Feed weekly outlook: Firm undertone to Prairie grains

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Solid demand from cattle feeders and ongoing logistic issues across the Prairies should keep a firm undertone in the feed grain market for the time being, according to an Alberta broker. “The feed market has definitely moved higher,” said Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta., adding “demand is strong through feedlot

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A cover crop cocktail?

Pre-made mixes promise an easy jumping-off point on cover crops, but some worry that they increase the amount at risk

By Alexis Stockford January 9, 2020

Joe Gardiner of Clearwater has spent a lot of effort getting ahead of the curve on cover crops. His cover mixes can include up to 15 species in a season-long cover. He does relay cropping. He picks his seed to include a range of cool- and warm-season plants, legumes, forbs, broadleafs and grasses. He thinks

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On-farm research can best answer producer questions

Good things happen when farmers take field research into commercial farms

By Angela Lovell January 9, 2020

For most people agriculture research starts and ends with the small-plot work of research scientists and plant breeders at places like the Brandon Research Centre. Passing by their fields along the Grand Valley Road during the growing season reveals a patchwork quilt of small plots looking at everything from disease resistance to trait expression. There are some good reasons for the

A GSI grain drying system at Bashaw, Alta. (Grainews photo courtesy Western General)

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Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News January 9, 2020

Ottawa — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government’s carbon pricing program puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the carbon pricing system may not be disadvantaging farmers, questioning the impact of carbon pricing on agriculture, but saying she will continue to seek out more

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Prairie cash wheat: Depending on variety, bids a mixed bag

Fund short-covering continues in canola, soybeans

Ag equipment maker Morris in creditor protection

U.S. grains: Corn, soy shrug off benign USDA data

Fraser: The case against carbon pricing for farmers

U.S. grains: Wheat up, corn and soy down awaiting USDA data

Feed weekly outlook: Firm undertone to Prairie grains

A cover crop cocktail?

On-farm research can best answer producer questions

Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

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