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It doesn’t all make it into the grain cart — and if you’re not measuring harvest loss, the amount left on the ground may be a lot higher than you think.

How much grain are you willing to let fall on the ground?

An ‘acceptable loss’ can be a moving target but those who don’t measure harvest lost may be losing far more than they think

By Alexis Stockford August 12, 2019

Joel McDonald of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute has seen the full spectrum of techniques for minimizing harvest loss. He has seen lead-footed farmers blaze through their acreage, but leave a substantial part of the harvest behind. He has also seen farmers crawl their combine at a mile and a half per hour to avoid

CBOT December 2019 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

By GFM Network News August 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures fell nearly six per cent on Monday, their biggest drop in more than three years, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast a bigger-than-expected harvest. USDA forecast the 2019-20 corn crop at 13.901 billion bushels, above the 13.875 billion bushels expected in July. A Reuters poll of analysts

Crops, Markets

Funds add to canola short position in early August

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola during the first week of the new crop year, 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 canola came in at 69,062 on Tuesday (Aug. 6),

The post-WASDE chart: CBOT September 2019 corn (black), soybeans (yellow) and wheat (orange) and K.C. September 2019 wheat (orange). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 12, 2019

MarketsFarm — With markets largely rangebound since the end of June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited supply and demand report late Monday morning. The initial reaction on the markets was bearish, with corn prices being hit very hard, down 25 cents per bushel for the September and December contracts on the

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Couche-Tard takes stake in cannabis retailer

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 12, 2019

One of Canada’s biggest convenience store operators is moving ahead on its stated goal of getting into the retail cannabis business. Edmonton-based cannabis retailer Fire + Flower announced Wednesday it has issued a $25.99 million debenture, convertible to a 9.9 per cent ownership stake, to Quebec’s Alimentation Couche-Tard. The Laval-based firm said its planned investment

File photo of lentils being moved into bins in Saskatchewan. (Bobloblaw/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Cargill not taking glufosinate-desiccated lentils

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 11, 2019

One of the world’s biggest grain companies has decided not to chance accepting Canadian lentils that were desiccated with a well known herbicide. Cargill announced Friday it will now have a “no tolerance” restriction on glufosinate ammonia in its grain delivery terms for lentils, including lentils that have had the Group 10 herbicide applied in

Crops

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Stempel, Ludwig Burger August 11, 2019

New York/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United States related to the Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg said, dismissing a report to that effect which drove its shares as much as 11 per cent higher. “Bayer has not proposed paying $8 billion

File photo of a green soybean crop south of Winnipeg. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops facing dry conditions

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 10, 2019

MarketsFarm — Varying dry conditions are set to take a toll on Manitoba’s pulse crops this year. Some crops have stunted due to dry conditions throughout the year, said Serena Klippenstein, production specialist with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. Overall, crop conditions are still dependent on the soil type and where they are in the

Crops

Busting nitrogen loss with late in-crop application

If you’re about N loss, you may consider a late boost

By Alexis Stockford August 9, 2019

Corn growers may want to wait on nitrogen application, particularly in a wet year. A nitrogen application at the end of June or early July will help limit nitrogen loss and better time it to when the plant is actually looking for the nutrient, speakers said during a recent field day at the Canada-Manitoba Crop

Rathwell received large hail after a chain of storms hit the region Aug. 1.

Crops, Weather

Hail damage and dry weather hamper grain and forage crops

Looking surprisingly good despite stresses

By Geralyn Wichers August 9, 2019

Severe thunderstorms scattered hail across southern Manitoba on July 31 and mangled a few crops. Crop insurance claims were just beginning to come in on the afternoon of August 1, said David Van Deynze of Manitoba Agriculture Services Corporation. Van Deynze said they were seeing a bank of claims from the U.S. border, ranging up

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Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

Crops

How much grain are you willing to let fall on the ground?

U.S. grains: Corn plunges most in three years on crop estimate surprises

Funds add to canola short position in early August

USDA’s August WASDE report hits commodity markets hard

Couche-Tard takes stake in cannabis retailer

Cargill not taking glufosinate-desiccated lentils

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba crops facing dry conditions

Busting nitrogen loss with late in-crop application

Hail damage and dry weather hamper grain and forage crops

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