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Arkansas Hay Farmers Offered $100 Per Bale

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Cooler weather has arrived in Arkansas but a severe drought lingers, signalling bad news for the state s hay and cattle producers. The Climate Prediction Center recently issued a three-month outlook that showed drought persisting or worsening into eastern Arkansas, meaning that areas that were flooded in the spring now could face drought conditions. Cattle
Crops, News

Cover Crops May Fight Weeds, Fix Nitrogen In Manitoba

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Organic farmers are long-time users of cover crops to control weeds and add fertility, but a University of Manitoba researcher says they may be an option for conventional farmers as well. There are multiple benefits from using plants to manage soils and so I m hoping that my research here will explore what the benefits
News, Oilseeds

Pioneer Plans To Raise Corn, Soy Seed Prices

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Pioneer s seed unit plans to raise prices in the mid-single- digit range next year as it takes U.S. corn and soybean market share from Monsanto and other rivals. The price increase would be in line with a similar move the company undertook for the 2011 North American planting season and comes as corn prices
Crops

DuPont Has Two New Fungicides Coming

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Near Carman DuPont expects two of its new fungicides will commercially available to Manitoba farmers next year, and says more is to come. There s lots new coming from DuPont, Dave Kloppenburg, DuPont s launch manager for new insecticides and fungicides said Aug. 3 at the company s research farm. The message is next year,
Crops, Oilseeds

Small Sunflower Crop Faces Competition

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The size and quality of Manitoba s sunflower crop is still very much up in the air, but the sheer lack of acres planted this spring will keep supplies on the tight side and should underpin the domestic market. Manitoba accounts for nearly all of Canada s sunflower production, and the provincial crop is currently
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 22, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Most of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas. Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and
Cereals, Crops

Seeds Are Sown For Rally In Agricultural Stocks

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Agricultural stocks could outperform the broad Canadian market in coming weeks as bearish crop forecasts and low grain inventories keep prices at record highs and spur increased fertilizer demand. Even with strong grain prices and a surge in crop nutrient prices, shares of Potash Corp., Agrium Inc. and Viterra have had a dismal run over
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 22, 2011

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Sask. harvest ahead of normal:Saskatchewan farmers had harvested 60 per cent of the overall 2011 crop as of Sept. 12, moving ahead of the five-year average of 47 per cent after a week of favourable weather, the provincial government said last Thursday in a weekly report. Harvest progress was the most advanced for this time
Livestock, Oilseeds

Fish Farms To Double Southeast Asia Soy Demand

Soybean imports to Southeast Asia could double over the next 10 years, buoyed by demand from fish farms looking to feed China, the U.S. Soybean Export Council said Sept. 19. China, with the world s largest population, was the largest consumer of seafood last year, after Japan, a research report said. China consumed about 694

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