China cancels large Ukrainian corn purchases

It’s the latest cancellation, as China lowers imports in face of low prices

Chinese buyers have cancelled shipments of Ukrainian-origin animal feed corn totalling several hundred thousand tonnes, traders said April 11. The precise volumes were unclear, but some traders spoke of about 300,000 tonnes cancelled in up to five Panamax shiploads that had previously been bought for April/May shipment. Most of the cancellations were in the last






A LENS unit at work in the field.

Quicker tissue test for corn growers

Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology

Glacier FarmMedia – A nutrient testing system first used in potatoes is now moving into corn. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., is promising growers and crop advisers a new, efficient and cost-effective testing method for nutrients. The technology has been used in potato crops for the past three growing seasons, and the company



Letters: Herbicide options for corn-soy intercrop

Letters: Herbicide options for corn-soy intercrop

On Feb. 14, the Co-operator published an article titled “Corn-soybean intercrop put to grazing test.” On our farm, Catt Corn, we produce conventional non-hybrid corn for seed and have been producing, processing and selling this seed for over 15 years. This seed is designated for grazing and silage purposes and we have seen the benefits