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Mustard crops middling, should fare better than 2017’s

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Kevin Hursh expects he’ll soon hear some good news on his brown mustard crop. “It was probably my only crop that is going to make me a little bit of money,” he said. He’s still waiting to hear about grading based on the samples he shipped off to the lab, but he’s

The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS file photo by Jade Markus)

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Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff September 15, 2018

The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service from the eastern Prairies up to Hudson Bay will involve $117 million over the next 10 years. Ottawa’s pledge follows the Aug. 31 announcement of a deal for a private/public partnership group to buy the Hudson Bay Railway line, which has been closed since

Crops, Markets

Canola crush margins tightest in years

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 15, 2018

CNS Canada — Canola crush margins have fallen to some of their lowest levels in more than a decade, which should keep a lid on any upside in prices. As of Thursday, the canola board crush margin calculated by ICE Futures U.S. was only about $26 above the November contract, which compares with levels a

CBOT December 2018 wheat. (Barchart.com)

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U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on bargain buying, corn follows

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 14, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped three per cent on Friday, rebounding from an eight-week low on a round of technical buying and short-covering ahead of the weekend, traders said. The gains in wheat pulled corn futures slightly higher but expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest stifled rally attempts. Soybeans closed lower on

Crops, Weather

Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Snow and wet weather through a large swath of northern and central Alberta are causing havoc for farmers and will likely put more feed grains into the market. But normal harvest price discounts are still not as great as expected, said Susanne Leclerc of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton. Feed grain prices

Crops, Weather

Prairie harvest window possible next week

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin September 13, 2018

CNS Canada — Cold and wet conditions on the Prairies are expected to clear up over the next week, allowing a window of opportunity for harvest, though the size of that window remains to be seen. “Western and northern parts of Alberta have some serious issues,” said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas

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Crop residue burning down, but not out

Dry weather is one reason, but officials say  there are other factors too

By Allan Dawson September 13, 2018

Fall stubble burning in the Red River Valley used to be as common as spring seeding. But smoke wafting into Winnipeg became such a health hazard in the late 1980s and early 1990s the Manitoba government began regulating crop residue burning in 1992. Now burning permit requests from farmers in the 10 rural municipalities near

Manitoba Agriculture soil management specialist Marla Riekman wants farmers to consider “tillage rotation.”

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Consider tillage rotation for improved soil management

High-speed, aggressive tillage can erode fields, especially in hilly terrain

By Allan Dawson September 13, 2018

There’s crop rotation, herbicide rotation and now Marla Riekman is advocating for tillage rotation. “There is the idea of rotational tillage where you can use some of your tillage options and use them in the most appropriate spots in your crop rotation,” Manitoba Agriculture’s soil management specialist said in an interview Sept. 7. Riekman isn’t

CBOT November 2018 soybeans, with 20-day moving average in purple. (Barchart.com)

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U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 13, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures eased on Thursday, giving up early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was under no pressure to make a trade deal with China, the biggest buyer of the oilseed. Wheat futures, which fell for the seventh time in the last eight

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ADM ramps up ethanol sales in Chicago, irking rivals

By GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw, Michael Hirtzer September 12, 2018

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland has sold unusually high volumes of ethanol into the Chicago market since late last year as export markets dried up, driving down prices in the U.S. Midwest and angering the company’s rivals, according to traders and regulatory data. The Illinois-based global commodities powerhouse, a major ethanol producer,

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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

Crops

Mustard crops middling, should fare better than 2017’s

Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill

Canola crush margins tightest in years

U.S. grains: Wheat rebounds on bargain buying, corn follows

Feed weekly outlook: Downgrades likely for Alberta crops

Prairie harvest window possible next week

Crop residue burning down, but not out

Consider tillage rotation for improved soil management

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall as harvest expectations rise

ADM ramps up ethanol sales in Chicago, irking rivals

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